21 Facts About Bob Gaudio

Bob Gaudio wrote or co-wrote and produced the vast majority of the band's music, including hits like "Sherry" and "December, 1963 ".

Bob Gaudio's mother worked for the publishing house Prentice Hall and his father in a paper factory.

Bob Gaudio showed an interest in music and studied piano with Sal Mosca.

Bob Gaudio grew up in more comfortable middle-class surroundings than the other members of the Four Seasons, which caused some tension and differences early on.

Bob Gaudio was a cerebral person, interested in reading and learning.

Bob Gaudio stayed out of trouble and had a mild manner, which proved useful during negotiations throughout his career.

Bob Gaudio rose to musical fame at the age of 15 as a member of The Royal Teens, for whom he co-wrote the hit "Short Shorts".

Wearying of touring, Bob Gaudio left the Royal Teens soon afterward, and the group subsequently dissolved.

One year after he ceased touring, Bob Gaudio joined the Four Lovers.

Bob Gaudio wrote the Seasons' first No 1 hit, "Sherry", 15 minutes before a group rehearsal in 1962.

Pepper's Lonely Hearts Club Band album was released in June 1967, Bob Gaudio saw the pop music market changing, and sought to position the Four Seasons into the trend of socially conscious music.

Bob Gaudio was taken with Holmes' song, "Genuine Imitation Life", and decided to base a Four Seasons album upon it.

In 1975 Bob Gaudio wrote "Who Loves You" and "December 1963 " with his future wife Judy Parker.

Bob Gaudio produced the hit "You Don't Bring Me Flowers" for Barbra Streisand and Neil Diamond, a duet that reached the top of Billboard charts in 1978, for which he received a Grammy Award nomination.

Bob Gaudio lured Neil Diamond to Nashville to record the album Tennessee Moon.

In recent years Bob Gaudio has focused on musical theater, writing the music for the 2001 London West End production of Peggy Sue Got Married.

Bob Gaudio was instrumental in mounting Jersey Boys, a musical play based on the lives of the Four Seasons, which ran at the La Jolla Playhouse through January 2,2005, and then opened on Broadway on November 6,2005, to mostly positive reviews.

Bob Gaudio was inducted into the Songwriters Hall of Fame in 1995.

On February 3,2009, Bob Gaudio received his high school diploma, 50 years after dropping out of Bergenfield High School.

On May 12,2012, Bob Gaudio received the Ellis Island Medal of Honor for his commitment to many humanitarian causes.

On July 1,2014, Rhino Entertainment released Audio with a G, the first compilation of the music composed by Bob Gaudio as performed by the Four Seasons, Frank Sinatra, Diana Ross, The Temptations, Cher, Roberta Flack, Nina Simone, Jerry Butler, Chuck Jackson and others.