BOB GAUDIO - Rock & Roll Hall of Fame member of The Four Seasons

Bob Gaudio was inducted into the Songwriters, Rock and Roll, and the New Jersey Hall of Fame.  He was the principal writer & an original member of The Four Seasons, as in Frankie Valli and The Four Seasons. He wrote and/or co-wrote “Sherry,” “Big Girls Don’t Cry,” “Walk Like a Man,” “Can’t Take My Eyes Off You” and numerous others. He produced a number of songs for Marvin Gaye, Diana Ross, Michael Jackson, Roberta Flack & others. He co-produced the Frank Sinatra album Watertown His longtime association with Neil Diamond yielded seven albums.  

It seems like almost everything Bob was involved with was wildly successful. Born in da Bronx and moved to New Jersey, he created the music for the hit Tony Award winning Broadway musical Jersey Boys, in which he was also portrayed. He is now the co-Lead producer of the sensational Neil Diamond Broadway musical A Beautiful Noise. In this exclusive interview, Bob discusses:

-How his upbringing led him down his musical path

-How his immersion in music and confidence from an early age helped his meteoric level of success starting in his teens

-The main secret behind his success that is also the secret behind all success

-What about his career he is most proud of and why? 

 -How the original band The Four Lovers evolved into the Four Seasons in 1960

 -How the evolution occurred where he ended up becoming The Producer of The Four Seasons

 -Bob's favorite songs

-What inspired the song Cheri? 

-Was Can’t Take My Eyes Off of You inspired by anyone?

-How he feels about the streaming business today in a contemporary world

 -Of all of the acts he worked with outside of The Four Seasons, which one intrigued him most. 

 -How it was like producing the Neil Diamond / Barbra Streisand duet You Don’t Bring Me Flowers and the Neil Diamond Album of the same name

 -His role as co-lead producer of the Neil Diamond Broadway musical A Beautiful Noise.

-What Bob expects audiences to feel during the musical and how he wants audiences to feel after they leave the show

-What about the show he is most proud of?   

-What he thinks makes Neil Diamond & his music able to transcend the usual fading plateau of success & instead be as strong as ever in now a remarkable 7 decades of musical success where his classic songs like Sweet Caroline still resonates today & even where Gen Z can sing the lyrics of.

 -What would Bob Gaudio want to be most remembered for considering his breath of work and life has had so many highpoints?