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Jersey Boys: The Story of Frankie Valli & the Four Seasons
by David Cote

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Synopses & Reviews

Publisher Comments:

How did four blue-collar kids become one of the greatest successes in pop music history? You ask four guys, you get four different answers. Have we got a story for you!

Everyone knows their songs. Few know their story. Named for a bowling alley that refused to book them, The Four Seasons—Frankie, Tommy, Bob, and Nick—were four high school dropouts who emerged from New Jersey to become true American Idols: one of the biggest American pop music sensations of all time. With a shiny doo-wop sound highlighted by lead singer Frankie Valli’s stratospheric falsetto, they wrote their own songs, invented their own sounds, and sold 175 million records worldwide—all before they were thirty.

Jersey Boys, Broadway’s 2006 Tony Award® Winner for Best Musical, is the electrifying tale of the Seasons’ rise, the moment they established their signature sound with their breakout hit “Sherry”; becoming a sensation on American Bandstand, of being young and full of hope and dreams and promise; of riding the rocket of success against the irresistible pull of the Jersey mob and the old neighborhood. Like the show itself, this gorgeous, full-color companion book captures the magic and the original excitement of the band’s life and times through all-new interviews with the band members. It also features the show’s libretto; interviews with the show’s writers, director, and cast; and over 200 photos from the band members’ personal collections of rarely seen memorabilia. For anyone who's ever sung along or danced to "Oh, What a Night!", “Walk Like a Man” or “Big Girls Don’t Cry”, and for those just discovering the timeless sound of The Four Seasons, Jersey Boys is the ultimate keepsake. 

Synopsis:

Jersey Boys," Broadways 2006 Tony) Award Winner for Best Musical, is the electrifying tale of the rise American pop sensations, The Four Seasons. This gorgeous, full-color companion book captures the magic and the original excitement of the band s life and times through all-new interviews with the band members, and features interviews with the shows cast.

About the Author

DAVID COTE is the theater editor and chief drama critic for Time Out New York. His writing has appeared in The New York Times, Opera News, and Maxim. In 2005, he wrote Wicked: The Grimmerie, the lavish companion book to the hit Broadway musical Wicked.

Product Details

ISBN:
9780767927581
Subtitle:
The Story of Frankie Valli & the Four Seasons
Author:
Cote, David
Photographer:
Marcus, Joan
Designed:
Headcase Design
Publisher:
Broadway Books
Subject:
Theater - General
Subject:
Rock musicians
Subject:
Musicals
Subject:
Rock music
Publication Date:
October 2007
Binding:
Hardcover
Language:
English
Illustrations:
Y
Pages:
173
Dimensions:
12.26x9.20x.87 in. 2.90 lbs.