Comments on: Today in Four Seasons History

By: Ted Hammond

Ted Hammond — Tue, 13 Mar 2012 05:29:33 +0000

I just noticed Jim’s Comment #7 about hearing “Will You Still Love Me Tomorrow” on CKLW. I remember going into a department store in 1968 and seeing that they had the CKLW Survey. That song was on that Survey! It was around #24, which is where it peaked on the Hot 100. Music had changed, like the “lights” in “A Day In The Life”, which I feel confortable mentioning around David and Howard because Frankie Valli remade it on the “All This And World War II” LP! Sadly, it would be several years before another FV4S song would crack the Top 30 on Billboard or CKLW.

By: Ted Hammond

Ted Hammond — Fri, 20 Mar 2009 01:06:49 +0000

One more thing (Hope I’m not as irritating as Columbo). As I recall, American Top 40 with Casey Kasem was provided to its affiliates on LPs each week with the AT40 countdown on it. It would be interesting to piece together all the comments that Casey made when playing “December, 1963″ as it went up and down the charts, if anyone archived these shows. Probably would have to get Casey’s permission to do anything official though.

By: Ted Hammond

Ted Hammond — Fri, 20 Mar 2009 00:55:29 +0000

Jim, do you or any other collectors have a copy of Billboard Magazine for the week that “December, 1963″ was reviewed? I’m curious as to what it said. They only predicted that singles would reach 1-30 or 31-100 as I recall. I think they predicted that “Silver Star” would reach the Top 30, but it only reached #38. It was big in the UK though.

By: jim petrecca

jim petrecca — Wed, 18 Mar 2009 04:26:08 +0000

attachment: to above comment” valli, long, and gaudio were the 1960s version of the 4 seasons , all together again singing in a 1976 hit song…..but the only “originals” are the rock & roll hall of famers frankie valli, nick massi,tommy devito and bob gaudio………..

By: jim petrecca

jim petrecca — Tue, 17 Mar 2009 00:52:57 +0000

Personnel FOR “WHO LOVES YOU”
Frankie Valli – vocals
John Paiva – guitar, vocals
Don Ciccone – bass, vocals
Gerry Polci – drums, vocals
Lee Shapiro – keyboards
Bob Gaudio – keyboards, vocals, producer
Joe Long – bass, vocals
THIS WAS THE ROSTER FOR WHO LOVES YOU. THREE OF THE ORIGINAL 4 SEASONS , VALLI, LONG,GAUDIO ALL SANG ON THIS GREAT SONG !