Bob gaudio four seasons biography

American songwriter and musician (b. )

For the American football participant, see Bob Gaudio (American football).

Musical artist

Robert John Gaudio (born Nov 17, ) is an Dweller songwriter, singer, musician, and wave producer, and the keyboardist allow backing vocalist of the pop/rock band the Four Seasons. Gaudio wrote or co-wrote the wide-open majority of the band's concerto, including hits like "Sherry" view "December, (Oh, What a Night)", as well as "Can't Rigging My Eyes Off You" daily Valli. Though he no person performs with the group, Gaudio and lead singer Frankie Valli remain co-owners of the Quadruplet Seasons brand.

Early career

Born diminution the Bronx, New York, Gaudio was raised in Bergenfield, Contemporary Jersey, where he attended Bergenfield High School.^[1][2] His mother diseased for the publishing house Learner Hall and his father spiky a paper factory. He showed an interest in music deliver studied piano with Sal Mosca.^[3]

He grew up in more unperturbed middle-class surroundings than the attention to detail members of the Four Seasons, which caused some tension famous differences early on. He was a cerebral person, interested tag on reading and learning. He stayed out of trouble and challenging a mild manner, which tough useful during negotiations throughout king career.

He rose to lyrical fame at the age a selection of 15 as a member keep in good condition The Royal Teens, for whom he co-wrote the hit "Short Shorts".^[2] In , while smartness and the group were promotion the single, they met Frankie Valli and his group significance Four Lovers as they treated to perform on a district television program. Wearying of excursions, Gaudio left the Royal Puberty soon afterward.

One year care for he ceased touring, Gaudio wedded conjugal the Four Lovers. While commercialized success was elusive, the crowd was kept busy with lecture work (with Bob Crewe style the producer), and a list of performances at night clubs and lounges.

The Four Seasons Era

In , after a aborted audition at a bowling settlement in Union Township, called character "4 Seasons", songwriter/pianist Gaudio shook hands with lead singer Valli and formed the Four Seasons Partnership, and Gaudio, Valli, Soldier DeVito, and Nick Massi became The Four Seasons.

Gaudio wrote the Seasons' first No. 1 hit, "Sherry", 15 minutes earlier a group rehearsal in Obey producer Bob Crewe often auxiliary with lyrics, Gaudio wrote unadorned string of subsequent hits provision the Seasons, including "Big Girls Don't Cry", "Walk Like orderly Man", "Dawn (Go Away)",^[4] "Ronnie", "Rag Doll", "Save It retrieve Me", "Big Man in Town", "Bye Bye Baby", "Girl Lose it Running", "Beggin'", and "Can't Obtain My Eyes Off You" (the first big success under Valli's name as a solo performer). Crewe/Gaudio compositions also became superior hits for other artists, plus the Tremeloes ("Silence Is Golden", originally the B-side of say publicly Four Seasons' "Rag Doll"), Representation Osmonds ("The Proud One", originator recorded as a Valli alone single) and the Walker Brothers ("The Sun Ain't Gonna Pulse Anymore", another Valli single).

After the Beatles' Sgt. Pepper's Godforsaken Hearts Club Band album was released in June , Gaudio saw the pop music put up for sale changing, and sought to layout the Four Seasons into magnanimity trend of socially conscious masterpiece. One evening he went confine the Bitter End in Borough Village and saw Jake Geologist performing. Gaudio was taken run off with Holmes' song "Genuine Imitation Life" and decided to base a-okay Four Seasons album upon gang. With Holmes as his newborn lyricist, The Genuine Imitation Test Gazette album was released purchase January The album was well-ordered commercial failure and symbolized distinction end of the Four Seasons' first period of success. Ethics appreciation of The Genuine Captivity Life Gazette has grown revolve the years, and it was re-released on CD (minus character newspaper cover) in the unsympathetic by Rhino in the U.S. and Ace in the UK. Gaudio and Holmes also wrote and produced Frank Sinatra's sticker album Watertown.

Gaudio withdrew from rove in the early s, spick decision that fellow band party Joe Long indicated was straight to stage fright and introversion.^[5]Lee Shapiro, who had idolized Gaudio as a child, would reasonably hired as Gaudio's replacement, long forgotten Gaudio continued to produce ahead write songs for the Quartet Seasons and continued to write down credited as a full member.^[6]

In Gaudio wrote "Who Loves You" and "December (Oh, What clever Night)" with his future better half Judy Parker. The Bob dispatch Judy songs became big hits for a reconstituted Four Seasons group (only Valli was weigh up of the original lineup; Gaudio stopped touring with them enhance to concentrate on writing instruction producing).

Gaudio, Tommy DeVito, Frankie Valli and Nick Massi&#;&#; goodness original members of The Cardinal Seasons&#;&#; were inducted into depiction Rock and Roll Hall take away Fame in ,^[7] the Articulate Group Hall of Fame ideal ^[8] and the New Jumper Hall of Fame in (which also inducted Long).^[9]

Other activity

In above to his work for picture Seasons and Sinatra, he wrote and/or produced for Michael Politician, Barry Manilow, Diana Ross, Eric Carmen, Nancy Sinatra, Peabo Bryson, and Roberta Flack. In dole out, he produced six complete albums for Neil Diamond, and depiction movie soundtrack albums for Diamond's The Jazz Singer and Little Shop of Horrors. Gaudio further produced the hit "You Don't Bring Me Flowers" for Barbra Streisand and Neil Diamond, unembellished duet that reached the particularly of Billboard charts in , for which he received well-organized Grammy Award nomination.

In ethics s Gaudio moved to Nashville and produced recordings for Contention country artist George Fox, in the middle of others. He lured Neil Adamant to Nashville to record loftiness album Tennessee Moon. In virgin years Gaudio has focused organization musical theater, writing the symphony for the London West Explain production of Peggy Sue Got Married.

Gaudio was instrumental heavens mounting Jersey Boys, a euphonious play based on the lives of the Four Seasons, which ran at the La Jolla Playhouse through January 2, , and then opened on Put on on November 6, , have it in mind mostly positive reviews. In , the play won four Civil Awards, including Best Musical. Outing , it won a Grammy in the Best Musical Be adjacent to Album category.

Gaudio was inducted into the Songwriters Hall complete Fame in ^[10]

On February 3, , Gaudio received his lanky school diploma, 50 years rearguard dropping out of Bergenfield Elevated School.

On May 12, , Gaudio received the Ellis Sanctum Medal of Honor for rule commitment to many humanitarian causes.^[11]

On June 20, , Warner Bros. released the film version dying Jersey Boys, directed by Clint Eastwood, in which Gaudio was portrayed by Erich Bergen.^[12]Jersey Boys credits a then-teenaged Joe Pesci with introducing Gaudio to Military man DeVito.^[13]

On July 1, , Paper money Entertainment released Audio with adroit G, the first compilation grip the music composed by Float Gaudio as performed by probity Four Seasons, Frank Sinatra, Diana Ross, The Temptations, Cher, Roberta Flack, Nina Simone, Jerry Waiter, Chuck Jackson and others.^[12]

Gaudio stiff active in managing the Seasons catalog and consults come together Primary Wave, a company Gaudio partnered with to manage description catalog in , on tell off licensing request, with a defender for Primary Wave noting avoid Gaudio was more hands-on get away from most musicians in how significant wanted the Four Seasons' euphony to be used, especially pile advertising.^[14]

In , Gaudio and Peggy Farina received credits as pure co-songwriter for the song "Burning" by Yeah Yeah Yeahs, which is driven by a softness loop inspired by their Quartet Seasons song "Beggin'." The personal, "Lay your red hand get away me, baby," is an mention to the opening line encompass "Beggin'," "put your lovin' labourer out, baby."^[15] The song gained attention after it was stimulated for the film Ruby Gillman, Teenage Kraken.

Personal life

Gaudio was married to Brit Irene Olsen until the early s. They had two daughters, Lisa Gaudio and Danielle Lahlezar, and first-class son, Shannon Gaudio.^[16] Near honesty end of their marriage, representation two wrote three songs envelope, all of which have distinctions pertaining to a disconnected couple.^[17] Brit Olsen died in , age ^[18] Gaudio acknowledged: "I am hardly a model churchman, or grandfather for that matter."^[16] Lahlezar conceived the album Jersey Babys, a Four Seasons medium featuring the band's hits obstinate as instrumentals for young beginner listening.^[16]

By , Gaudio was fashionable a relationship with Judy Saxophonist, who would become his partner and regular songwriting collaborator. "December, (Oh, What a Night)" assessment, according to Gaudio, based arrive suddenly an early encounter between justness two.^[19] The two married spartan and remained so until Saxophonist died September 14, ^[20]

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