Bob Crewe
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| Background information | |
| Birth name | Robert Stanley Crewe |
| Born |
November 12, 1930 Newark, New Jersey, U.S. |
| Died | September 11, 2014 (aged 83) Scarborough, Maine, U.S. |
| Genres | Pop, rock |
| Occupation(s) | Record producer, songwriter, singer |
| Associated acts | Frankie Valli, The Four Seasons, Disco-Tex and the Sex-O-Lettes |
Robert Stanley "Bob" Crewe (November 12, 1930 – September 11, 2014) was an American songwriter, dancer, singer, manager, and record producer. He was known for producing, and co-writing with Bob Gaudio, a string of Top 10 singles for the Four Seasons.
As a songwriter, his most successful songs included "Silhouettes" (co-written with Frank Slay); "Big Girls Don't Cry", "Walk Like a Man", "Rag Doll", "Silence Is Golden", "The Sun Ain't Gonna Shine (Anymore)", "Can't Take My Eyes Off You" and "Bye, Bye, Baby" (all co-written with Gaudio); "Let's Hang On!" (written with Sandy Linzer and Denny Randell); and "My Eyes Adored You" and "Lady Marmalade" (both co-written with Kenny Nolan). He also had hit recordings with the Rays, Diane Renay, Mitch Ryder and the Detroit Wheels, Freddy Cannon, Lesley Gore, Oliver, Michael Jackson, Bobby Darin, Roberta Flack, Peabo Bryson, Patti LaBelle, Barry Manilow, and his own Bob Crewe Generation.
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