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Headliner
Frankie Valli & The Four Seasons Last time in Fort Wayne: 10 years ago

Venue

Blue Gate Performing Arts Center

760 S. Van Buren St., 46565, Shipshewana, IN, US

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Doors open: 19:30

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Frankie Valli & The Four Seasons biography

The Four Seasons are an American rock and pop band originally from New Jersey currently consisting of original member Frankie Valli and a selection of session musicians.

The Four Seasons are an American pop band who gained international success in the 1960s and are said to have been the world's most popular rock band before The Beatles. Franki Valli as lead singer transformed a band known as The Four Lovers into The Four Seasons and they were a hit from the very beginning.

Their first album 'Sherry & 11 Others' was released in 1962 and peaked at #6 on the US Billboard charts. They enjoyed continued chart success with the release of their albums, and scored a string of hit singles in the States. 'Sherry', 'Big Girls Don't Cry' and 'Walk Like A Man' all topped the charts at the beginning of their career and they went on to have another twelve top ten hits over the years. They also enjoyed success in the UK, with an impressive twelve singles hitting the top 40 with 'Oh, What A Night' topping the chart upon release in 1975.

In 1990 the original line up of The Four Seasons between the years of 1960 and 1966 were inducted into the Rock and Roll Hall of Fame. The band remains one of the best selling groups of all time, having sold over 100 million records worldwide to date. Currently the only remaining original member performing live is Frankie Valli.

Live reviews

Whether you like his voice or not, there is absolutely no denying the absolute talent of Frankie Valli. At the height of his performing with his band The Four Seasons, they produced some of the most iconic songs that any one at any age could recognize and sing along with. While I may have been much too young to truly appreciate my parents’ taking me to see Frankie Valli, having been in the presence of true brilliance, I still have a perfect recollection of the night.
It was just after the release of the newest “Hope and Glory” album, and they had been doing some touring for promotion of the album. For most people it was a family affair, as a lot of kids like me were brought with their parents too. There was a performance that opened up for them, that I don’t remember the name of, but they kept with the style of performance similar to that of The Four Seasons. When it came time for the actual performance, the band was met with a lot of love from the audience. Despite being at a young age, us young kids sung along with the rest of the audience to every single song. Valli, having used his vocal chords so much, wasn’t quite able to hit his iconic falsetto, as we all knew him for, but made the proper adjustment keys changes. They played all the best and made the entire show one of the best that I could have shared with my family.

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