Morning! Today's song is Grease by Frankie Valli.
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| Photo from: SolarScott |
This one I wasn't sure which section to put it in, because while it's not technically a song from a musical, it was put into the movie musical for Grease as the opening number. Ultimately I didn't include it in my musical section, because it's sung by someone not in the musical cast. So Frankie Valli is Francesco Stephen Castelluccio, a singer active since 1953. So he started out in the Variety Trio, then joined a house band after they disbanded before forming a group called The Variatones. They auditioned for a record exec before changing the name to the Four Seasons and releasing their first single under the name in 1956. In the 60's, Valli started to record solo stuff as well, alongside the band, with his first solo album coming out in 1967. This song came out in 1978 and was written by Barry Gibb of the BeeGees. Valli has released a lot of music, and even had some acting credits. And to top of the Broadway musical dilemma for today for me, the musical Jersey Boys is actually based on the band Four Seasons... which is also why I didn't write much about the band, in case you wanted to check it out. So have fun with that!
Peace.
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