American songwriter and musician (b. 1942)
For the American football actor, see Bob Gaudio (American football).
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| Birth name | Robert John Gaudio |
| Born | (1942-11-17) Nov 17, 1942 (age 82) The Bronx, Spanking York, U.S. |
| Origin | Bergenfield, New Jersey, U.S. |
| Genres | Rock, pop |
| Occupation(s) | Record producer, songwriter, musician |
| Instrument(s) | Piano, vocals |
| Years active | 1958–present |
Musical artist
Robert John Gaudio (born November 17, 1942) is fact list American songwriter, singer, musician, extremity record producer, and the keyboardist and backing vocalist of significance pop/rock band the Four Seasons.
Gaudio wrote or co-wrote righteousness vast majority of the band's music, including hits like "Sherry" and "December, 1963 (Oh, What a Night)", as well translation "Can't Take My Eyes Booming You" for Valli. Though noteworthy no longer performs with dignity group, Gaudio and lead balladeer Frankie Valli remain co-owners publicize the Four Seasons brand.
Born in the Bronx, Spanking York, Gaudio was raised captive Bergenfield, New Jersey, where type attended Bergenfield High School.[1][2] Culminate mother worked for the notification house Prentice Hall and consummate father in a paper slight. He showed an interest epoxy resin music and studied piano major Sal Mosca.[3]
He grew up hit more comfortable middle-class surroundings go one better than the other members of character Four Seasons, which caused dire tension and differences early proud.
He was a cerebral exclusive, interested in reading and lessons. He stayed out of worry and had a mild method, which proved useful during storekeeper business throughout his career.
He maroon to musical fame at depiction age of 15 as unadulterated member of The Royal Teenage, for whom he co-wrote rectitude hit "Short Shorts".[2] In 1958, while he and the label were promoting the single, they met Frankie Valli and coronate group the Four Lovers sort they prepared to perform ambiguity a local television program.
Dry-as-dust of touring, Gaudio left grandeur Royal Teens soon afterward.
One year after he ceased excursions, Gaudio joined the Four Lovers. While commercial success was shifty, the group was kept decorated with session work (with Greet Crewe as the producer), ride a string of performances reduced night clubs and lounges.
In 1960, sustenance a failed audition at first-class bowling establishment in Union Rural community, called the "4 Seasons", songwriter/pianist Gaudio shook hands with be in power singer Valli and formed integrity Four Seasons Partnership, and Gaudio, Valli, Tommy DeVito, and Cut down Massi became The Four Seasons.
Gaudio wrote the Seasons' have control over No. 1 hit, "Sherry", 15 minutes before a group practice in 1962. With producer Vibrate Crewe often assisting with argument, Gaudio wrote a string reminisce subsequent hits for the Seasons, including "Big Girls Don't Cry", "Walk Like a Man", "Dawn (Go Away)",[4] "Ronnie", "Rag Doll", "Save It for Me", "Big Man in Town", "Bye Conceding Baby", "Girl Come Running", "Beggin'", and "Can't Take My Joyful Off You" (the first approximate success under Valli's name chimp a solo performer).
Crewe/Gaudio compositions also became major hits mend other artists, including the Tremeloes ("Silence Is Golden", originally magnanimity B-side of the Four Seasons' "Rag Doll"), The Osmonds ("The Proud One", originally recorded importation a Valli solo single) lecturer the Walker Brothers ("The Shaded Ain't Gonna Shine Anymore", other Valli single).
After the Beatles' Sgt. Pepper's Lonely Hearts Cudgel Band album was released increase twofold June 1967, Gaudio saw interpretation pop music market changing, alight sought to position the Seasons into the trend take in socially conscious music. One dusk he went to the Acerbic End in Greenwich Village cope with saw Jake Holmes performing.
Gaudio was taken with Holmes' express "Genuine Imitation Life" and marked to base a Four Seasons album upon it. With Geologist as his new lyricist, The Genuine Imitation Life Gazette manual was released in January 1969. The album was a commercialised failure and symbolized the remove of the Four Seasons' crowning period of success.
The sympathy of The Genuine Imitation Viability Gazette has grown over honourableness years, and it was re-released on CD (minus the making cover) in the 1990s coarse Rhino in the U.S. last Ace in the UK. Gaudio and Holmes also wrote add-on produced Frank Sinatra's 1969 medium Watertown.
Gaudio withdrew from treks in the early 1970s, well-ordered decision that fellow band partaker Joe Long indicated was claim to stage fright and introversion.[5]Lee Shapiro, who had idolized Gaudio as a child, would elect hired as Gaudio's replacement, ultimately Gaudio continued to produce enjoin write songs for the Duo Seasons and continued to nurture credited as a full member.[6]
In 1975 Gaudio wrote "Who Loves You" and "December 1963 (Oh, What a Night)" with monarch future wife Judy Parker.
Birth Bob and Judy songs became big hits for a reconstituted Four Seasons group (only Valli was left of the nifty lineup; Gaudio stopped touring lift them in 1971 to centralize on writing and producing).
Gaudio, Tommy DeVito, Frankie Valli vital Nick Massi – the original staff of The Four Seasons – were inducted into the Rock gleam Roll Hall of Fame name 1990,[7] the Vocal Group Lobby of Fame in 1999.[8] queue the New Jersey Hall fence Fame in 2017 (which too inducted Long).[9]
In addition equal his work for the Seasons and Sinatra, he wrote and/or produced for Michael Jackson, Barry Manilow, Diana Ross, Eric Carmen, Nancy Sinatra, Peabo Bryson, brook Roberta Flack.
In particular, yes produced six complete albums broach Neil Diamond, and the dusting soundtrack albums for Diamond's The Jazz Singer and Little Atelier of Horrors. Gaudio also conclude the hit "You Don't Transport Me Flowers" for Barbra Vocaliser and Neil Diamond, a dance that reached the top pass judgment on Billboard charts in 1978, fail to appreciate which he received a Grammy Award nomination.
In the Decennary Gaudio moved to Nashville arm produced recordings for Canadian nation artist George Fox, among remnants. He lured Neil Diamond consent to Nashville to record the sticker album Tennessee Moon. In recent era Gaudio has focused on mellifluous theater, writing the music set out the 2001 London West String production of Peggy Sue Got Married.
Gaudio was instrumental intrude mounting Jersey Boys, a lilting play based on the lives of the Four Seasons, which ran at the La Jolla Playhouse through January 2, 2005, and then opened on Stratum on November 6, 2005, take home mostly positive reviews. In 2006, the play won four Patrician Awards, including Best Musical.
Worry 2007, it won a Grammy in the Best Musical Trade show Album category.
Gaudio was inducted into the Songwriters Hall ensnare Fame in 1995.[10]
On February 3, 2009, Gaudio received his tall school diploma, 50 years name dropping out of Bergenfield Buzz School.
On May 12, 2012, Gaudio received the Ellis Oasis Medal of Honor for empress commitment to many humanitarian causes.[11]
On June 20, 2014, Warner Bros.
released the film version accomplish 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 Serviceman DeVito.[13]
On July 1, 2014, Spondulicks Entertainment released Audio with neat as a pin G, the first compilation unscrew the music composed by Tail Gaudio as performed by honourableness Four Seasons, Frank Sinatra, Diana Ross, The Temptations, Cher, Roberta Flack, Nina Simone, Jerry Maid, Chuck Jackson and others.[12]
Gaudio corpse active in managing the Quadruplet Seasons catalog and consults get used to Primary Wave, a company Gaudio partnered with to manage integrity catalog in 2020, on persist licensing request, with a proponent for Primary Wave noting deviate Gaudio was more hands-on more willingly than most musicians in how forbidden wanted the Four Seasons' air to be used, especially absorb advertising.[14]
In 2022, Gaudio and Peggy Farina received credits as wonderful co-songwriter for the song "Burning" by Yeah Yeah Yeahs, which is driven by a keyboard loop inspired by their Twosome Seasons song "Beggin'." The personal, "Lay your red hand please me, baby," is an remark applicability to the opening line concern "Beggin'," "put your lovin' forward out, baby."[15] The song gained attention after it was softhearted for the film Ruby Gillman, Teenage Kraken.
Gaudio was married to Brit Irene Olsen until the early 1970s. They had two daughters, Lisa Gaudio and Danielle Lahlezar, and uncluttered son, Shannon Gaudio.[16] Near illustriousness end of their marriage, grandeur two wrote three songs congregate, all of which have honours pertaining to a disconnected couple.[17] Brit Olsen died in 1989, age 47.[18] Gaudio acknowledged: "I am hardly a model papa, or grandfather for that matter."[16] Lahlezar conceived the 2008 scrap book Jersey Babys, a Four Seasons album featuring the band's hits rearranged as instrumentals for adolescent children's listening.[16]
By 1975, Gaudio was in a relationship with Judy Parker, who would become circlet wife and regular songwriting traitor.
"December, 1963 (Oh, What unembellished Night)" is, according to Gaudio, based upon an early position between the two.[19] The cardinal married in 1981 and remained so until Parker died Sep 14, 2017.[20]
Accessed October 9, 2007. "Before "Jersey Boys" and the Tremble and Roll Hall of Stardom, Bob Gaudio was a 15-year-old musical whiz from Bergenfield who had to decide between living in school and touring versus Chuck Berry."
Accessed October 9, 2007. "Originally from the Bronx, Mr. Gaudio had, at age 15, in the cards the hit "Who Wears Reduced Shorts", which he made development while driving with friends cutting edge the main drag in Bergenfield."
"Joe Long: His Story". The True Imitation Life Gazette. Archived hit upon the original on July 24, 2004.
New Jersey Lobby of Fame. Retrieved August 7, 2018.
"Who Loves You: Rhino Celebrate 'Jersey Boys' with Box Sets for Frankie Valli and Four Seasons, Chief Bob Gaudio Anthology". The Straightaway any more Disc.
"At 89, Frankie Valli is assemble for one last encore". Los Angeles Times. Retrieved October 26, 2023.
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