 Born on November 17 th 1942 in Bronx, New York  Talented in music, said to be a musical prodigy  Moved to Bergenfield, New Jersey  Attended high school at Bergen field New Jersey  Formed a band called the Royal Teens

 He co-wrote and released “Short Shorts” in 1957 Short ShortsShort Shorts  Dropped out of high school at the age of 16  Toured with the Royal teens  Quit the Royal Teens when he was 17

 Gaudio was introduced to the Four Lovers (Tommy Devito, Frankie Valli, Nick Massi)  Name was changed to the Four Seasons  Gaudio co-wrote, played keyboard, vocals for the group  Back up singing until a hit was written

 Song was needed to show Valli’s voice  Number one hit on billboard  Took less time to write this song then to produce it  Name before Sherry was Terry, then Jackie (Jackie Kennedy)  Released in 1962

 0:00 listen for the instruments  0:18 listen for the solo voice of Frankie Valli  0:48 the start of the first verse of the song. Listen for the baritone voice.  2:33 the tenor voice does a solo again as the others mimic  Sherry Sherry

 Released after Sherry in October 1962  Reason behind the song was a John Payne Movie  Can be heard in movies such as:  Dirty Dancing  The Main Event

 0:00- Drums start the beat. Clapping starts through out the song. Tempo is fast  0:02- Chorus begins with the singers in unison  0:10 Key board plays starting the melody  0:20 Tenor is in the same octave as bass  2:04- Chorus begins vocals and only the clapping  Big Girls Don't Cry Big Girls Don't Cry

 Released in March 1963  Song written for Frankie Valli’s Voice  Written for break ups  The third single to hit number one

 0:00- Drums start the beat. Tempo is moderato with a quadruple meter.  1:01 Chorus: Tenor breaks off and sings higher part of the song  1:33- Coda: The chorus is repeated as the previous choruses  Walk Like A Man Walk Like A Man

 Written by Bob Gaudio and wife Judy Parker  Was supposed to be December 5 th 1933: Prohibition Law  Made as a love song  Miss-leading information in Broadway show “Jersey Boys”

 0:00 – Drums set the meter, tempo is allegretto  0:50- Chorus begins  1:47- instrumental part one, trumpet like sound  3:00- Repetition of “Oh What A Night”  December 1963 (Oh What A Night) December 1963 (Oh What A Night)

 Song written after a little girl  Wrote song in a basement in Manhattan  Used on the tour that started that next week

 0:00- Drums start, moderate tempo, quadruple meter  0:06- Vocalists sing “Ooh”, the tambourine is introduced  0:44-Verse one begins, chords emphasize words  2:28- Tenor sings a high note, clapping begins

 Co-wrote all songs for “Rag Doll LP” album  Released in July of 1964  Next single, “Save it For Me”  “Big Man In Town” October 1964  “Big Man In Town” top 20 billboard

 Bob Gaudio and Bob Crewe wrote the song  “I Can’t Take My Eyes Off Of You”  Number two on billboard charts April 1967  Continued to write for the Four Seasons

 1968 notice only singles were being sold  Songwriting partnership with Jake Holmes  Nick Massi quit the Four Seasons  Wrote songs for Frankie’s album Timeless  Signed deal with Columbia Records  Gazette Records

 1970 Four seasons left Phillip Records  Motown Records 1972  Tommy Devito left the group  Gaudio decided to focus on writing  Produced for Broadway  Pippin

 Less involvement in Four Seasons  Wrote “Fallen Angel” for Valli 1976  Produced for Neil Diamond  Platinum album “I Am Glad You Are Here with Me Tonight”  “Jazz Singer” Sound Track  Worked with Barry Manilow

 Inducted into the Hall of Fame  Released Four Seasons Album Hope + Glory  Inducted to the Songwriters Hall of Fame 1995  Gaudio and Valli wrote Grammy Award winning Broadway show “Jersey Boys”

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 Ruhlmann, William. All Music October  Wiser, Carl. Song Facts September  Wordpress. Jersey Boys Blog. 2 March October 2011.