Bob Gaudio

Gaudio is a member of the Songwriters' Hall of Fame. The big difference with the common singer-songwriters, however, is the fact that he uses a lot of computer generated music to accompany his voice and guitar play. He lured Neil Diamond to Nashville to record the album "Tennessee Moon." In recent years Gaudio has focused on musical theater, writing the music for the 2001 London production of "Peggy Sue Got Married." Gaudio was instrumental in mounting "Jersey Boys," a musical play based on the lives of The Four Seasons, which is running at the La Jolla (California) Playhouse through January 2, 2005 and is headed for Broadway. David Gray's music can best be described as singer-songwriter. He sings while playing guitar. In the 1990s Gaudio moved to Nashville and produced recordings for Canadian country artist George Fox, among others. After a few marginally-successful releases through the 1990s, Gray's breakthrough came with the worldwide release in 1999 of the album White Ladder; this album was a critical and commercial success and included his most famous songs: "This Years Love" and "Babylon". He produced the movie soundtrack albums for Diamond's "The Jazz Singer" and "The Little Shop of Horrors.". His musical career got early support from a dedicated Irish fan base. At an early gig in Ireland where at his first gig Gray was introduced by comic playwright Pat Ingoldsby.

In particular, he produced six complete albums for Neil Diamond. Gray was born 13th June 1970 in Manchester, England and grew up in Wales; he later attended the University of Liverpool. In addition to his work for the Seasons and Sinatra, he wrote and/or produced for Diana Ross, Michael Jackson, Barry Manilow and Roberta Flack. David Gray is a British singer-songwriter. Gaudio had stopped touring with the Seasons in 1971 so that he could focus on writing and producing. Be Mine (2003). The original Four Seasons were inducted into the Rock and Rock Hall of Fame in 1990. The Other Side (2002).

The songs became big hits for a reconstituted discofied version of the Four Seasons (Valli was the only original left). Say Hello Wave Goodbye (2001). Later in the 1970s Gaudio wrote "Who Loves You" and "December 1963 (Oh What a Night)" with his future wife Judy Parker. Sail Away (2001). Gaudio and Holmes also wrote and produced Frank Sinatra's 1970 album "Watertown.". This Year's Love (re-issue) (2001). and Ace in the U.K. Please Forgive Me (re-issue) (2000).

Appreciation of "The Genuine Imitation Life Gazette" has grown over the years, and it was released on CD (minus the newspaper cover) in the 1990s by Rhino in the U.S. Babylon (re-issue) (2000). The album was a commercial failure and marked the end of the Four Seasons' first period of success, but the album's quirky newspaper-style cover influenced the covers of subsequent albums by Jefferson Airplane, Jethro Tull, and John Lennon. Please Forgive Me (1999). With lyricist Jake Holmes, Gaudio sought to join the trend toward more socially conscious pop music by writing and producing the album "The Genuine Imitation Life Gazette," released by the Four Seasons in 1969. Babylon (1999). Gaudio-Crewe compositions also became major hits for other artists, including the Tremeloes ("Silence is Golden") and the Walker Brothers ("The Sun Ain't Gonna Shine Anymore"). This Year's Love (1999).

Together with producer Bob Crewe, Gaudio wrote a string of subsequent '60s hits for the Seasons, including "Big Girls Don't Cry," "Walk Like a Man," 'Ronnie," "Save It For Me," "Bye Bye Baby" and "Can't Take My Eyes Off You" (the first big success under Valli's name as a "solo artist"). Wisdom (1993). Gaudio played keyboards and wrote the Seasons' first hit, "Sherry," in 1962. Shine (1993). He shot to musical fame at the age of 15 as a member of the Royal Teens when he wrote the hit "Short Shorts." For years afterward he seemed destined to be a one-hit wonder until he met Frankie Valli, Tommy DeVito, and Nick Massi, all from Newark, New Jersey, forming the group that became the Four Seasons. Birds Without Wings (1992). Bob Gaudio (born November 17, 1942) is an American singer and songwriter from the Bronx, New York. A New Day At Midnight (2002); eastwest (UK)/RCA (USA).

The EP's 1992-1994 (2001); Hut. Lost Songs 95-98 (2000); Iht (UK)/ATO Records (USA). White Ladder (1999); Iht (UK)/ATO Records (USA). Sell Sell Sell (1996); EMI.

Flesh (1994); Hut. A Century Ends (1993); Hut(UK)/Caroline (USA).