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The Four Seasons
is an American
band formed in 1960
in
Newark, New Jersey.
Since 1970,
they have also been
known at times as
Frankie Valli
and
the Four Seasons
They are one of the
best-selling
musical groups
of all time,
having sold an
estimated
100 million records
worldwide.
The band evolved
out of a previous band
called
The Four Lovers,
with
Frankie Valli
on
lead and
falsetto vocals,
Bob Gaudio
on
keyboards
and
tenor vocals,
Tommy DeVito
on
lead guitar
and
baritone vocals,
and Nick Massi
on
bass guitar
and
bass vocals.
The band had
two distinct eras
of widespread success:
the 1960s,
during which Massi
departed in 1965,
and was replaced
initially by
Charles Calello
and more
permanently by
Joe Long,
and the
mid- to late 1970s,
with the lineup
consisting of
Valli,
Don Ciccone
(bass guitar and baritone/soft falsetto vocals),
John Paiva
(lead guitar and harmony vocals),
Gerry Polci
(drums and tenor vocals),
and
Lee Shapiro
(keyboards),
with Gaudio
still working with
the band as a
non-performing
songwriter and producer.
All members are of
Italian heritage.
The legal name
of the organization
is the Four Seasons Partnership,
formed by
Valli and Gaudio,
and was taken
after a failed audition
in 1960.
Valli and Gaudio
who has been a
non-performing member
of the group since 1973
each own 50%
of the act
and its assets,
including virtually
all of its recording catalog.
The current touring lineup
of the group includes
Valli as the
sole remaining
original member
backed by a
separate vocal quartet
and a band
led by musician
Robby Robinson,
who has served as
the group's
music director
since 1984.
The touring version of
The Four Seasons
is slated to end
after Valli's
farewell tour
concludes in 2025.
The band's original lineup
was inducted into
the Rock and Roll
Hall of Fame in 1990,
the Vocal Group
Hall of Fame
in 1999
and the
New Jersey
Hall of Fame in 2017.
The Hollywood
Walk of Fame
awarded a star,
jointly credited to
Valli
and to the group,
in 2024
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