Happy Birthday Robert John Bob Gaudio (born November 17, 1941). He is an American singer, songwriter, musician, and record producer, and was the keyboardist vocalist for The Four Seasons. He wrote the Seasons first #1 hit, Sherry, in 15 minutes before a group rehearsal in 1962. With producer Bob Crewe often assisting with lyrics, Gaudio wrote a string of subsequent hits for the Seasons, including Big Girls Dont Cry, Walk Like a Man, Dawn (Go Away), Ronnie, Rag Doll, Save It for Me, Big Man in Town, Bye Bye Baby, Girl Come Running, Beggin (Timebox also), Cant Take My Eyes Off You, (Frankie Vaili, Andy Williams) Who Loves You and December 1963 (Oh, What A Night). He also wrote and/or produced big hits for Nancy Sinatra, Diana Ross, Michael Jackson, Barry Manilow, Eric Carmen, Peabo Bryson and Roberta Flack, Frank Sinatra, Neil Diamond, The Walker Brothers (The Sun Aint Gonna Shine Anymore, originally recorded by The Four Seasons as a Valli solo single) & many other. As a member of the Four Seasons he was inducted into the Rock and Roll Hall of Fame in 1990. He was instrumental in mounting Jersey Boys, a Grammy award musical play based on the lives of The Four Seasons. https://youtube/watch?v=yrp9RLVAUgs
Posted on: Mon, 17 Nov 2014 21:50:12 +0000
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