By: David Cace

David Cace — Sun, 20 Nov 2011 03:24:53 +0000

Let’s see: Frankie up front, (facing the camera with instruments) Tommy to the left, Nick to the right, and Bob to the left in the back…does this remind anyone of the line-up from the scene in Jersey Boys recreating the 4 Seasons appearance on American Bandstand.

By: Ted Hammond

Ted Hammond — Thu, 17 Nov 2011 14:33:20 +0000

I remember vividly first hearing BGDC on my local stations, and then on my first visit to the Chicago area in November. It was in heavy rotation on both the fulltime Top 40 Station, WLS, and the R & B/Top 40 station, WYNR. I would flip the dial back and forth between 890 and 1390 and hear it sometimes twice an hour.

Vivian Carter, the “Vee” from Vee-Jay Records, began her radio career just before WYNR when 1390 was still WGES, and perhaps played some role in getting the early Four Seasons songs played on R & B stations.

Comments on: Today in Four Seasons History: November 17, 1962

By: David Cace

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