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Gerry Polci (born June 9, 1952) is an American singer and musician who was a member of the American rock and pop band The Four Seasons . Polci played and sang in the band variously between 1973 and 1990. He sang lead and played drums on a number of their major hits, including the 1976 and 1994 worldwide hit, "December, 1963 (Oh, What ...
12. Apr. 2023 · Gerry Polci was the drummer-singer who led the Four Seasons' comeback hit in 1975. He tells Rolling Stone how he joined the band, why he was replaced by Frankie Valli, and how he feels about the song's legacy.
I began my professional career at 14 years old, playing drums and singing at private parties and nightclubs throughout the Tri-State area. After high school, I entered Montclair State University as a Music Education major, and also began studying with renowned drummer and technician Joe Morello, becoming my mentor and friend. In February of ...
Vocalist, Drummer, Musical Director, Teacher & Father Gerry Polci is all of these and more. The first singer to have a lead vocal on a Four Seasons recording other than Frankie Valli. That first lead resulted in the biggest hit the group ever had December, 1963 (Oh, What A Night). After his tenure with The Four Seasons Gerry co-created another ...
Former member of Frankie Valli & The Four Seasons Gerry Polci performing the group's multi-platinum hit "December 1963, (Oh, What A Night)
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1. Feb. 2018 · Learn about Gerry Polci's fifty-year career as a drummer, singer, and teacher. He played with Frankie Valli and the Four Seasons, Barry Manilow, and the Hit Men, and studied with Joe Morello.
A member of the group's backing band recruited drummer Gerry Polci, who would eventually take over a large portion of lead vocals to ease the load on an ailing Frankie Valli (who was gradually losing his hearing due to otosclerosis, though eventually surgery restored most of it); Polci, in turn, recruited The Happenings' guitarist ...
