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- Birth nameStanley Robert Crewe
- Nickname
- The Boy Genius
- Bob Crewe was an American songwriter, singer, manager, record producer and fine artist. His career is among the most varied, successful and innovative in pop music history. He is probably best known for producing and co-writing with Bob Gaudio a string of Top 10 singles for The Four Seasons. He is equally known for his hit recordings with The Rays, Diane Renay, Mitch Ryder & The Detroit Wheels, Freddie Cannon, Lesley Gore, Michael Jackson, Bobby Darin, Roberta Flack, Peabo Bryson and his own The Bob Crewe Generation.
In his 50+ years in the music industry, some of the Billboard Top Ten hits either co-written or produced by Crewe include "Silhouettes", "Daddy Cool", "Lah Dee Dah", "Big Girls Don't Cry", "Walk Like a Man", "Dawn (Go Away)", "Ronnie", "Rag Doll", "Save It For Me", "Bye, Bye, Baby (Baby, Goodbye)", "Let's Hang On!", "Jenny Take A Ride", "Devil With A Blue Dress On", "Sock It To Me, Baby", "Music To Watch Girls By", "Can't Take My Eyes Off You", "Jean", "Good Morning, Starshine", "Swearin' To God", "My Eyes Adored You" and "Lady Marmalade". His compositions have been heard in numerous motion pictures and television shows. He is portrayed as a character in the international stage musical hit, "Jersey Boys," for which he is credited as lyricist.
Bob Crewe died in Scarborough, Maine, on September 11, 2014.- IMDb Mini Biography By: JA (qv's & corrections by A. Nonymous)
- His association with The Four Seasons began in 1960 when he was looking for a backup band for his demos and singles. He hired a group called The Four Lovers, which included Frankie Valli and keyboardist Bob Gaudio. The vocal group was soon rechristened The Four Seasons.
- Inducted into the Songwriters Hall of Fame in 1985.
- Throughout the 1950s and into the 1960s, he was known as much for his musical talent and drive as for his good looks, with which he achieved success as a top fashion model. Among the young women with whom he did print layouts were actresses-to-be Sandra Dee and Carol Lynley.
- Was a member of The Four Seasons, as well as their producer, arranger and writer of many of their hits.
- He grew up in Belleville, New Jersey, where his parents ran a small grocery. He loved classical and big-band music from a young age.
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