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Bob Crewe (born November 12, 1931 in Newark, New Jersey) is an American songwriter and music producer, probably best known for co-writing a number of Top 10 singles for The Four Seasons. Events 764 - Tibetan troops occupy Chang'an, the capital of the Chinese Tang Dynasty, for fifteen days Year 1931 ( MCMXXXI) was a Common year starting on Thursday (link will display full 1931 calendar of the Gregorian calendar. Newark is the largest city in New Jersey, United States and the County seat of Essex County. The United States of America —commonly referred to as the A songwriter is someone who writes the Lyrics to songs the Musical composition (chords or Melody to songs or both In the Music industry, a record producer or music producer has many roles among them controlling the recording sessions coaching and guiding the musicians organizing The Four Seasons (known off and on since 1967 as Frankie Valli and The Four Seasons - although not shown that way on any of their hit records is an American

Crewe began his career in the early 1950s. The 1950s Decade refers to the years of 1950 to 1959 inclusive He and then-partner Frank Slay wrote several hit songs which were recorded by a variety of artists, including "Silhouettes" and "Daddy Cool" for The Rays; "Lah Dee Dah" and "Lucky Ladybug" for Billy and Lillie; and "Tallahassee Lassie" and "Okefenokee" for Freddy Cannon. "Daddy Cool" was a song by US doo-wop group The Rays and was released on Cameo Records as the B-side of their 1957 single "Silhouettes" The Rays was an American musical group formed in New York in 1955 and active in the 1950s Billy & Lillie were an American pop vocal duo comprised of Billy Ford (b Freddy "Boom Boom" Cannon (born Frederick Anthony Picariello December 4 1940, in the North Boston suburb of Lynn,

In the early 1960s Crewe began writing with Bob Gaudio. The 1960s decade refers to the years from the beginning of 1960 to the end of 1969 Robert John "Bob" Gaudio (born November 17, 1942) is an American Singer, Songwriter, and Record producer. Their first collaboration, "Sherry," became a #1 hit single for The Four Seasons (fronted by Frankie Valli) in 1962. " Sherry " is a song written by Bob Gaudio and originally recorded by The Four Seasons. Frankie Valli (born May 3, 1934 as Francis Stephen Castelluccio) is an American musician most famous as frontman of The 4 Seasons. Events January 1 - The Beatles and Brian Poole and the Tremeloes both audition at Decca Records, a company which has the option The pair wrote many other songs for the band, including "Big Girls Don't Cry," "Rag Doll," "Ronnie," "Walk Like a Man," "Bye, Bye, Baby (Baby, Goodbye)" and "Connie O. " Big Girls Don't Cry " is a song written by Bob Crewe and Bob Gaudio and originally recorded by The Four Seasons. "Rag Doll" is a popular song written by Bob Crewe and Bob Gaudio. " Walk Like a Man " is a song written by Bob Crewe and Bob Gaudio and originally recorded by The Four Seasons and featuring the Counterpoint "Bye Bye Baby (Baby Goodbye" is a popular song written by Bob Crewe and Bob Gaudio, a member of the The Four Seasons whose version " Crewe & Gaudio also wrote Frankie Valli's solo hit "Can't Take My Eyes Off You," and Crewe collaborated with Sandy Linzer and Denny Randell on The Four Seasons hit "Let's Hang On!. "Can't Take My Eyes Off You", written by Bob Crewe and Bob Gaudio, was a 1967 single by Frankie Valli. Sandy Linzer and Denny Randell are American Songwriters who wrote numerous pop-rock songs in the 1960s generally working together " Let's Hang On! " osed by Bob Crewe, Sandy Linzer, and Denny Randell that was popularized by The Four Seasons in 1965 " In addition to his work with The Four Seasons, Crewe also cowrote "Navy Blue" (with Bud Rehak and Eddie Rambeau) and produced it for Diane Renay; her recording made the Top Ten in early 1964, and #1 on the Adult Contemporary charts. Eddie Rambeau (born Edward Cletus Fluri 30 June 1943, Hazleton, Pennsylvania) is an American Singer, Songwriter Diane Renay (born Renee Diane Kushner, South Philadelphia, Pennsylvania) is an American pop Singer, best known for her

In 1965 Crewe formed his own record label, DynoVoice Records, which found early success with the R&B trio The Toys. DynoVoice Records was an American Record label, founded in 1965 by songwriter/producer Bob Crewe. The Toys were an American pop Girl group from Jamaica, New York, which was formed in 1961 and disbanded in 1968 Crewe himself (recording as The Bob Crewe Generation) released the 1967 instrumental single "Music to Watch Girls By" (originally composed as a Diet Pepsi commercial jingle) on DynoVoice. The year 1967 was an important year for Psychedelic rock, with releases from The Beatles ( Sgt Diet Pepsi is a Low - Calorie carbonated Cola, introduced in 1964 as a variant of Pepsi-Cola with no sugar Crewe also discovered an unknown band called Billy Lee and The Rivieras, renamed them Mitch Ryder and The Detroit Wheels, and arranged several of their songs including the hit "Devil With A Blue Dress On. Mitch Ryder (born William S Levise Jr, February 26 1945, in Hamtramck Michigan) is " In 1967, Bob Crewe was responsible for producing and writing seven of the songs sung by Lesley Gore on her California Nights album. Lesley Gore (born May 2, 1946 as Lesley Sue Goldstein) is an American Singer-songwriter of the " Girl group era" The Bob Crewe Generation also recorded "Barbarella" for the film Barbarella (1968) starring Jane Fonda. Barbarella is a 1968 erotic sci-fi film directed by Roger Vadim and based on the French Barbarella comics Jane Fonda (born December 21 1937 is an American Academy Award winning Actress, Writer, political activist, former Fashion

The Bob Crewe Generation reappeared briefly in the mid-1970s, recording disco material. Disco is a Genre of dance-oriented music whose origins are hard to define In 1975 he wrote and produced disco material for The Eleventh Hour who had disco success with at least three releases on 20th Century Records: "Hollywood Hot" (45 rpm single, number: TC-2215), "Bumper to Bumper" and "Sock It To Me/It’s My Thing"[1]. 20th Century Records, also known as 20th Fox Records and 20th Century-Fox Records, began in 1958 was a subsidiary of film studio 20th Century Fox. In 1977, Crewe recorded a solo album at the insistence of producer Jerry Wexler. Gerald "Jerry" Wexler ( January 10 1917 &ndash August 15 2008) was a music journalist turned music producer and was regarded The album, entitled Motivation, was a showcase for his singing voice. Although the album did not become popular, it included a great ballad called "Marriage Made In Heaven" -- a collaboration between Crewe and Kenny Nolan. Kenny Nolan is a Los Angeles, California based Singer-songwriter. The song later became popular with Carolina Beach bands. Carolina Beach is a town in New Hanover County, North Carolina, United States.

Crewe had previously written two other hit singles with Nolan, which were back-to-back #1 records in 1975: Frankie Valli's "My Eyes Adored You," and Patti LaBelle's "Lady Marmalade". Events January 2 - New York City US District Court Judge Richard Owen rules that former Beatle John Lennon and his lawyers " My Eyes Adored You " (original working title "Blue Eyes in Georgia" is a popular song written by Bob Crewe and Kenny Nolan. Patricia Louise Holte (born May 24 1944) best known as her stage name Patti Labelle, is an American R&B and soul " Lady Marmalade " is a 1974 song written by Bob Crewe, who co-wrote many of the hits recorded by The Four Seasons, and by Kenny Nolan. The latter song was rerecorded by Christina Aguilera, Lil' Kim, Mya and Pink for the soundtrack of the movie Moulin Rouge!, and this version also reached #1 in 2001. Christina María Aguilera (born December 18 1980 is an American pop / R&B Singer and Songwriter. Mýa Marie Harrison, professionally known as Mýa or Mýa Harrison, is an American Grammy award Winning R&B and Alecia Beth Moore (born September 8 1979 known professionally as P!nk is a two-time Grammy -winning American Singer-songwriter who gained prominence This article is about the 2001 Motion picture. For other uses see Moulin Rouge (disambiguation Moulin Rouge! is a 2001 Musical film See also 2001 in music (UK Musical groups established in 2001 Record labels

Bob Crewe was inducted into the Songwriter's Hall of Fame in 1985. The Songwriters Hall of Fame is an arm of the National Academy of Popular Music. Events January January 28 - Various artists, under the group name USA For Africa, including Ray Charles

In 2005, Crewe was featured as a supporting character (played by Peter Gregus) in the new Broadway musical Jersey Boys, based on the story of Frankie Valli & The Four Seasons. Jersey Boys is a documentary -style musical based on the lives of one of the most successful 1960s Rock 'n roll groups the Four The Crewe character is portrayed as a flamboyant producer and talented musician in his own right, and one of the driving forces behind the success of the group. Although his songwriting contributions are downplayed in the stage production, Crewe is still credited as the show's lyricist.

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  1. ^ ELEVENTH HOUR - Hollywood Hot. Retrieved 2 September, 2007. Elektra Records is a now-dormant American Record label owned by Warner Music Group (WMG and from 2004 on operating under WMG's Atlantic Records Elektra Records is a now-dormant American Record label owned by Warner Music Group (WMG and from 2004 on operating under WMG's Atlantic Records

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The Songwriters Hall of Fame is an arm of the National Academy of Popular Music.
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