Frankie Valli
Francesco Stephen Castelluccio (born May 3, 1934), better known by his stage name Frankie Valli, is an American singer, known as the frontman of the Four Seasons beginning in 1960. He is known for his unusually powerful lead falsetto voice. Valli scored 29 top 40 hits with the Four Seasons, one top 40 hit under the Four Seasons alias the Wonder Who?, and nine top 40 hits as a solo artist. As a member of the Four Seasons, Valli's number-one hits include "Sherry" (1962), "Big Girls Don't Cry" (1962), "Walk Like a Man" (1963), "Rag Doll" (1964) and "December, 1963 (Oh, What a Night)" (1975). Valli's recording of the song "Can't Take My Eyes Off You" reached number two in 1967. As a solo artist, Valli scored number-one hits with the songs "My Eyes Adored You" (1974) and "Grease" (1978). Valli, Tommy DeVito, Nick Massi and Bob Gaudio – the original members of the Four Seasons – were inducted into the Rock and Roll Hall of Fame in 1990 and the Vocal Group Hall of Fame in 1999. |
Birth and Death Data: Born May 3, 1937 (Newark)
Date Range of DAHR Recordings: 1959
Roles Represented in DAHR: vocalist
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Recordings
Company | Matrix No. | Size | First Recording Date | Title | Primary Performer | Description | Role | Audio |
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Decca | 107690 | 6/29/1959 | Please take a chance | Frankie Valli | vocalist | |||
Decca | 107691 | 6/29/1959 | Cornme si bella | Frankie Valli | vocalist | |||
Decca | 107692 | 6/29/1959 | It may be wrong | Frankie Valli | vocalist | |||
Decca | 107693 | 6/29/1959 | Real, this is real | Frankie Valli | vocalist |
Citation
Discography of American Historical Recordings, s.v. "Valli, Frankie," accessed November 23, 2024, https://adpprod1.library.ucsb.edu/names/348560.
Valli, Frankie. (2024). In Discography of American Historical Recordings. Retrieved November 23, 2024, from https://adpprod1.library.ucsb.edu/names/348560.
"Valli, Frankie." Discography of American Historical Recordings. UC Santa Barbara Library, 2024. Web. 23 November 2024.
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LCNAR: Valli, Frankie - http://id.loc.gov/authorities/names/n88619772
Wikidata: Frankie Valli - http://www.wikidata.org/entity/Q465632
VIAF: http://viaf.org/viaf/7578239
MusicBrainz: Frankie Valli - https://musicbrainz.org/artist/3c714102-94d8-42f4-9005-fb8a75c2766d
ISNI: 0000 0000 7838 9969 - http://www.isni.org/isni/0000000078389969
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