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&sq=BTS&lang=en&file=File:The_4_Seasons_(1966).png) The Four Seasons in 1966. Top: Tommy DeVito; left: Bob Gaudio; right: Joe Long; bottom: Frankie Valli. | |
| Background information | |
| Also known as | The Four Lovers (1956–1960) The Wonder Who? (1965–1967) |
| Origin | Newark, New Jersey, U.S. |
| Genres | |
| Years active | 1960–1977; 1979–present |
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| Members | Frankie Valli Robby Robinson Ronen Bay Craig Cady Aaron Alexander Gordon Noah Rivera Basil Fung Rick Keller Alfredo Lopez Carmen Grillo Andy Sanesi |
| Past members | Tommy DeVito Bob Gaudio Nick Massi Joe Long Demetri Callas Clay Jordan Gerry Polci Don Ciccone Lee Shapiro John Paiva Jerry Corbetta Larry Lingle
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The Four Seasons is an American vocal quartet formed in 1960 in Newark, New Jersey. Since 1970, they have also been known at times as Frankie Valli and the Four Seasons. The band evolved out of a previous band called The Four Lovers, with Frankie Valli as the lead singer, Bob Gaudio on keyboards and tenor vocals, Tommy DeVito on lead guitar and baritone vocals, and Nick Massi on bass guitar and bass vocals. On nearly all of their 1960s hits, they were credited as The 4 Seasons. The band had two distinct lineups that achieved widespread success: the original featuring Valli, Gaudio, DeVito, and Massi (with that success continuing after Joe Long succeeded Massi in 1965) that recorded hits throughout the 1960s, and a 1970s quintet (sometimes billed as Frankie Valli and the Four Seasons) consisting of Valli, Lee Shapiro, Gerry Polci, Don Ciccone and John Paiva, with Gaudio and Long providing studio support.
The legal name of the organization is the Four Seasons Partnership, formed by Gaudio and Valli, and was taken after a failed audition in 1960. Valli and Gaudio (who has been a non-performing member of the group since 1973) each own 50% of the act and its assets, including virtually all of its recording catalog.[5][6] The touring lineup of the group includes Valli as the sole remaining original member,[7] backed by a separate vocal quartet and a band led by musician Robby Robinson, who has served as the group's music director since 1984.[8] The touring version of The Four Seasons is slated to end after Valli's farewell tour concludes in 2024.[9]
The band's original line-up was inducted into the Rock and Roll Hall of Fame in 1990,[10] the Vocal Group Hall of Fame in 1999[11] and the New Jersey Hall of Fame in 2017.[12] They are one of the best-selling musical groups of all time, having sold an estimated 100 million records worldwide.[7]
- ^ Aquila, Richard (2000). That Old-time Rock & Roll – A Chronicle of an Era, 1954–1963. University of Illinois Press. p. 225. ISBN 9780252069192. Retrieved October 7, 2022.
A pop-rock group with a pedigree…a dynamic blend of pop and doo wop, showing how good 1960s pop rock could be.
- ^ Guarisco, Donald A.. The Four Seasons – The Genuine Imitation Life Gazette: Review at AllMusic. Retrieved November 29, 2016.
- ^ The following sources cite the Four Seasons as either white soul, blue-eyed soul, pop-soul, or Northern soul:
- Betts, Graham (2014). Motown Encyclopedia. AC Publishing. ISBN 9781311441546.
…including the blue eyed soul of Frankie Valli & The Four Seasons
- Pollock, Bruce (2011). If You Like the Beatles...: Here Are Over 200 Bands, Films, Records and Other Oddities That You Will Love. Row man & Littlefield. ISBN 978-1617130731.
- A. Guarisco, Donald. ""Who Loves You" song review". AllMusic. Retrieved November 11, 2022.
- Sexton, Paul (April 19, 2022). "'The Night': The Four Seasons' Magnificent Motown Surprise". UDiscoverMusic. Retrieved November 11, 2022.
- Betts, Graham (2014). Motown Encyclopedia. AC Publishing. ISBN 9781311441546.
- ^ a b Unterberger, Richie. "The Four Seasons Biography". AllMusic. Retrieved August 23, 2022.
- ^ Cite error: The named reference
Bronsonwas invoked but never defined (see the help page). - ^ Sasfy, Joe (1987). Frankie Valli & the Four Seasons: 1962–1967 (Liner notes). Warner Special Products. Time-Life Music The Rock 'N' Era 2RNR-15.
- ^ a b "Frankie Valli & The Four Seasons". Rolling Stone. Retrieved April 19, 2013.
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Eggerswas invoked but never defined (see the help page). - ^ Cite error: The named reference
farewelltourwas invoked but never defined (see the help page). - ^ "The Four Seasons". Rock and Roll Hall of Fame. Retrieved June 9, 2009.
- ^ Unterberger, Richie. "The Four Seasons". Vocal Group Hall of Fame. Archived from the original on October 24, 2007. Retrieved June 9, 2009.
- ^ "New Jersey Hall of Fame - 2017 Inductees". New Jersey Hall of Fame. Retrieved August 7, 2018.
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