BOB GAUDIO (Composer) wrote his first hit, "Who Wears Short Shorts," at 15, for the Royal
Teens, and then went on to become a founding member of the Four Seasons and the
band’s principal songwriter. He also produced the hit "You Don’t Bring Me
Flowers" for Neil Diamond and Barbra Streisand (Grammy nomination, Record of
the Year) as well as six albums for Diamond, including The Jazz Singer. Other producing credits include albums for Frank
Sinatra, Marvin Gaye, Diana Ross, Michael Jackson and the soundtrack for the
film of Little Shop of
Horrors. Several songs co-written with
Bob Crewe have been cover hits for such artists as the Tremeloes ("Silence Is
Golden"), the Walker Brothers ("The Sun Ain’t Gonna Shine Anymore") and Lauren
Hill ("Can’t Take My Eyes Off You"). With his wife, Judy Parker, Gaudio
produced and co-wrote the Who
Loves You album for the Four Seasons and
one of Billboard’s longest-charted singles (54 weeks), "Oh, What a Night." A
high point in his career came in 1990 when, as a member of the original Four
Seasons, Gaudio was inducted into the Rock and Roll Hall of Fame. In 1995, he
was inducted into the Songwriters Hall of Fame, which hailed him as "a
quintessential music-maker." To this day, Bob Gaudio and Frankie Valli still
maintain their partnership…on a handshake.