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In Part Two of his JB Oz interview, Frankie Valli explains how he is driven by his love for the audience and praises the JERSEY BOYS Australia cast.

In Part One of the JERSEY BOYS Oz interview with Frankie Valli, he talks about seeing JB for the first few times and the show’s success all over the globe.

While in Australia last week, the legendary Frankie Valli spoke with 666 ABC Canberra music specialist David Kilby about his phenomenal success. Click HERE to listen to this insightful interview.

On March 22, 1975, Frankie Valli hit Number One on the Billboard Hot 100 Chart with “My Eyes Adored You.” The song stayed in the top spot for one week and remained on the chart for 23 weeks. This song, written by the Four Seasons long-time producer and co-writer, Bob Crewe, and Kenny Nolan, was [...]

Frankie Valli with Bobby Fox, the actor who plays him in the Australian production of JERSEY BOYS at the JB Australia press launch in Las Vegas in 2009. The one and only Frankie Valli arrived in Sydney this week to see JERSEY BOYS and meet with the cast on his way to Canberra to perform [...]

Thirty-five years ago today, on March 13, 1976, The Four Seasons had their fifth Number One hit with “December 1963″ (Oh, What a Night),” which was their first hit to top the charts since “Rag Doll” in 1964. “December 1963″ remained in the top position on the Billboard Hot 100 for three consecutive weeks and [...]

Frankie Valli and the Four Seasons will be appearing in concert in Enlighten, at the Canberra Festival, on March 19. Greg Callaghan of The Australian has a fascinating Q&A with the legendary entertainer. Here’s a preview: Q: How does it feel to be immortalized in the musical Jersey Boys – to have your life being [...]

On March 2, 1963–forty-eight years ago today, The Four Seasons had their third chart-topper: “Walk Like A Man”! The song, co-written by Bob Crewe and Bob Gaudio, remained in the Number One position on the Billboard Hot 100 chart for three straight weeks. When asked about the inspiration for “Walk Like A Man,” here’s what [...]

Miami Herald’s Christine Dolen has a terrific feature on the JERSEY BOYS national tour that is previewing Wednesday and Thursday, then opening Friday for a three-week run at Miami’s Adrienne Arsht Center for the Performing Arts, Jersey Boys transcends the “jukebox musical” label to become a compelling, joyous melding of the storytelling power of theater [...]

With the JERSEY BOYS national tour production’s upcoming run in Miami from March 2-20 at Arsht Center for the Performing Arts Ziff House, staff writer Rod Stafford Hagwood has a fun preview with an interview with original Four Seasons member Bob Gaudio, who wrote many of the group’s top hits. Here’s a sneak peek: “Who [...]

Bob Gaudio with son-in-law Jimmy Kasanjian, daughter Danielle Gaudio-Lalehzar, wife Judy, daughter Lisa Gaudio, and granddaughter Brianna Gaudio (Photo by Joe Camporeale) Two years ago today, February 3, 2009, was officially named “Bob Gaudio Day” in Bergenfield in a proclamation by the borough mayor and council. On that day, the Rock and Roll Hall of [...]

In this 1978 clip, Frankie Valli talks to Dick Clark on “American Bandstand” about his phenomenal success as a singer during the 1960s and ’70s and his plans for the future.

In a televised all-star tribute to Billy Joel, Frankie Valli joined Dion DiMucci, Ben E. King, David Ruffin, Dennis Edwards, Graham Nash, Johnny Gill and Keith Sweat to perform Joel’s “The Longest Time.”

Miss New Jersey USA Julianna White met backstage with original Jersey Boy Frankie Valli following his gig with The Four Seasons at Borgata’s Music Box Theatre in Atlantic City on January 1st! (Source: Critical Mass Blog; Photo Credit: Scott Weiner)

The JBB Tech Half wondered why the *$#&%* I posted a YouTube video with a photo of The Three Stooges featuring the amazing Four Lovers’ rendition of “White Christmas”? So, he did his tech half thing and designed a whole new video that includes vintage photos of the group and the “Vivaldi” (clever Jersey Boys’ [...]