Fantastic @Broadwaycom Segment with @JosephLeoBwarie!
March 18th, 2016- Excerpt:
Click HERE to watch Broadway.com’s latest feature with Joseph Leo Bwarie! Great stuff!
(more...)March 18, 2016
March 17, 2016
Throwback Thursday: The Royal Teens, circa 1958! #TBT
March 17th, 2016- Excerpt:
Just went to the Billboard Magazine archives for March 17, 1958 and noticed that “Short Shorts” (co-written by Bob Gaudio & Tom Austin) by The Royal Teens was climbing the Hot 100! So, let’s enjoy a fab picture of the group back in the day!
(more...)March 13, 2016
Forty Years Ago Today, December, 1963 (Oh, What A Night) by The Four Seasons Topped the Billboard Hot 100! @frankievalli #OWAN40
March 13th, 2016- Excerpt:
Today marks 40 years since The Four Seasons were back at Number One on the Billboard Hot 100 after an eight-year absence with December, 1963 (Oh, What A Night)! The song, written by Bob Gaudio and Judy Parker remained in the top spot for three consecutive weeks!
(more...)March 12, 2016
Jersey Boys Natl Tour Plays DC April 6-24; Will Sing Natl Anthem at Washington Nationals’ Home Opener & Perform at Cherry Blossom Festival Parade!
March 12th, 2016- Excerpt:
News from BroadwayWorld.com! The JERSEY BOYS national tour will play the National Theatre April 6 through 24, 2016! In addition, the cast members will perform the National Anthem at the Washington Nationals’ home opener on Thursday, April 7 and will also perform a medley of songs by Frankie Valli and The Four Seasons at the [...]
(more...)March 10, 2016
Throwback Thursday: Bob Gaudio & Frankie Valli with Decca Record Executives, circa Early 60s! @frankievalli #TBT
March 10th, 2016- Excerpt:
Found this interesting photo of Bob Gaudio & Frankie Valli with executives from the Decca record label! Wow, who knew that Frankie & Bob were independent producers for the label, working wiht a group called The Page Boys?! Looks like I need to do some more investigating, but here’s some info on The Page Boys [...]
(more...)March 4, 2016
#FlashbackFriday: @frankievalli & The Four Seasons Rehearsing Hickory in the Recording Studio, November 1973!
March 4th, 2016- Excerpt:
Thanks to this video posted on the Frankie Valli & The Four Seasons Memorabilia Facebook page, you can listen to the group (and others–maybe Bob Crewe or Charlie Callello?) in the studio during a rehearsal for the awesome song written by Crewe & Kenny Nolan, “Hickory” recorded on the Motown label! The banter among the [...]
(more...)Jersey Boys Natl Tour Terrific in Thousand Oaks!
March 4th, 2016- Excerpt:
The JERSEY BOYS national tour rocked in Thousand Oaks last week! Check out excerpts from rave review! TheJoyousLiving.com: This particular touring cast are all aces with great charisma, personality and musicality. Matthew Dailey will have you smiling at his charismatic smooth-talking tough guy act, Drew Seeley is the boy next door with a beautiful tenor [...]
(more...)March 3, 2016
Throwback Thursday: Bob Crewe, Bob Gaudio, and Frankie Valli, circa Late 1960s! @frankievalli #TBT
March 3rd, 2016- Excerpt:
The three geniuses–Bob Crewe, Bob Gaudio, and Frankie Valli (and an unknown guy) are all looking a little tired & serious. Maybe it was an all-nighter in the recording study. Found this photo on http://thatfourseasonssound.typepad.com/. Does anyone have any details about this photo?
(more...)March 2, 2016
Today in Four Seasons Music History–3/2/1963: Walk Like A Man Tops the Billboard Hot 100! @frankievalli
March 2nd, 2016- Excerpt:
Fifty-three years ago today (3/2/1963), The Four Seasons topped the Billboard Hot 100 chart for the third consecutive time with the single, “Walk Like A Man”! Written by Bob Crewe and Bob Gaudio, this song remained in the No. 1 position for three weeks.
(more...)Vote for @JerseyBoysUK for Olivier Audience Award!
March 2nd, 2016- Excerpt:
Jersey Boys UK Needs Us! Voting for the 2016 Olivier Audience Award is NOW OPEN and it’s up to us to help Jersey Boys win at this year’s Olivier Awards. For the first time in the awards history, votes outside the UK are valid. Share your love for Jersey Boys, click HERE and vote! http://bit.ly/VoteJBUK
(more...)February 27, 2016
Photo Coverage: @FrankieValli Visits @JerseyBoysInfo Natl Tour in Thousand Oaks!
February 27th, 2016- Excerpt:
Original Jersey Boy Frankie Valli visited the JERSEY BOYS national tour last night in Thousand Oaks! Can those smiles get any bigger?!
(more...)February 26, 2016
#FlashbackFriday: The Four Seasons, circa 1966! @frankievalli
February 26th, 2016- Excerpt:
Great shot of The Four Seasons posing with their album The 4 Seasons’ Gold Vault Of Hits, which had gone gold after a million dollars in sales, circa 1966.
(more...)Check Out Fun #LiveatFive @Broadwaycom Segment with @QuinnVanAntwerp!
February 26th, 2016- Excerpt:
Fun #LIVEATFIVE interview on Broadway.com with JERSEY BOYS Broadway’s Quinn VanAntwerp!
(more...)February 20, 2016
On This Date–February 20, 1965–Bye, Bye Baby by The 4 Seasons Peaked on the Billboard Hot 100! @frankievalli
February 20th, 2016- Excerpt:
On February 20, 1965, The 4 Seasons peaked at #12 on the Billboard Hot 100 with Bye, Bye Baby (Baby Goodbye)! Truly shocking that this amazing song (written by Bob Gaudio & Bob Crewe) didn’t top the chart! It’s always been a crowd-pleaser during the Frankie Valli & The Four Seasons’ concerts for decades, & [...]
(more...)February 19, 2016
John Lloyd Young WOWs Cafe Carlyle Crowd!
February 19th, 2016- Excerpt:
By Charles Alexander, JBB Special Correspondent For a belated Valentine treat, Cathy and I saw John Lloyd Young at the Cafe Carlyle on February 16, 2016. I’ve been a fan of the Tony-winning singer since I first heard him at the recording session for the Jersey Boys cast album. I was even more impressed after [...]
(more...)February 14, 2016
Photo Coverage: Jersey Boy Jon Bon Jovi Visits @JerseyBoysInfo Cast with Vocal Coach Katie Agresta!
February 14th, 2016- Excerpt:
Jersey Boy rocker Jon Bon Jovi visited JERSEY BOYS Broadway yesterday with vocal coach Katie Agresta. Enjoy some awesome photos!
(more...)February 12, 2016
#FlashbackFriday: Jersey Boys OBC on Late Show with David Letterman, February, 2006!
February 12th, 2016- Excerpt:
Let’s go back to TEN YEARS ago this month when the JERSEY BOYS Original Broadway Cast had a fantastic performance on The Late Show with David Letterman with great commentary by fan Paul Shaffer! BTW, a special-shout out & happy birthday greetings to JB OBC member J. Robert Spencer, who celebrates his birthday today!
(more...)February 11, 2016
Throwback Thursday: Frankie Valli (@frankievalli) in 1970! #TBT
February 11th, 2016- Excerpt:
Embed from Getty Images Pop icon Frankie Valli posing in a fashionable outfit back in 1970!
(more...)February 7, 2016
#SuperBowl Flashback: Can’t Take My Eyes Off You on Planters Peanut Commercial, 2008!
February 7th, 2016- Excerpt:
Let’s go back eight years ago when Can’t Take My Eyes Off You was featured on this hilarious Planters Peanuts commercial!
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