Frankie Valli Born: The Falsetto Behind Four Seasons
He sang falsetto for a decade before anyone thought it was a valid musical choice. Frankie Valli was born in Newark, New Jersey, in 1934 and formed the Four Seasons in the early 1960s. They had three number-one singles in their first year. Big Girls Don't Cry, Sherry, Walk Like a Man. Their story became a Broadway musical called Jersey Boys that ran for 11 years. Valli continued performing into his 80s. His falsetto was still intact. Nobody else sounds like that.
May 3, 1934
92 years ago
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