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Donald Joseph Ciccone (February 28, 1946 – October 8, 2016) was an American singer, songwriter and musician. He was a founding member of the pop group the Critters , singing their biggest hits "Younger Girl" and "Mr. Dieingly Sad".
14. Okt. 2016 · Don Ciccone, the lead singer of the rock group the Critters and the writer of the group’s biggest hit, “Mr. Dieingly Sad,” died on Saturday in Ketchum, Idaho. He was 70.
The group formed in Plainfield, New Jersey, United States, in 1964 when singer-guitarist Don Ciccone (February 28, 1946 – October 8, 2016) went to see the band in which a friend of his, saxophonist Bob Podstawski, was a member.
12. Okt. 2016 · KETCHUM, Idaho (AP) — Don Ciccone, the lead singer and songwriter of The Critters, died last week in Ketchum, Idaho. He was 70. Ciccone wrote the group’s hit, “Mr. Dieingly Sad,” which reached the Billboard Top 25 in 1966.
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Before The Four Seasons
Frankie Valli's first commercial release was "My Mother's Eyes" (as Frankie Valley) in 1953. The following year, he and guitarist Tommy DeVito formed The Variatones (with Hank Majewski, rhythm guitar, Frank Cottone, accordion, and Billy Thompson, drums), which between 1954 and 1956 performed and recorded under a variety of names before settling on the name The Four Lovers, based upon a Latin lover gimmick and playing country music. The same year, the quartet (DeVito, his twin brother Nick, Ma...
Rise
The Four Seasons signed as artists to Crewe's production company, and they released their first Crewe-produced single under their new name in 1961 ("Bermuda"/"Spanish Lace" on Gone Records). The single did not chart. The band continued working with producer Bob Crewe as background vocalists and sometimes leads under different names, for productions on Crewe's own Topix label. As a follow-up, Bob Gaudio wrote a song that, after some discussion between Crewe and Gaudio, was titled "Sherry". Aft...
From Vee-Jay to Philips
Despite the band's success, Vee-Jay Records was in financial distress. The label had released several early Beatles singles in America. When the Beatles became hugely popular, Vee-Jay was swamped with orders, and they shipped more than two million Beatles records in a single month. The demands of mass production, the cash-flow problems involved, and the loss of the Beatles when Trans-Global (a firm licensed by EMI to distribute its products) canceled Vee-Jay's contract on August 3, 1963, due...
From 1956 until "My Eyes Adored You" in 1975, records which the Four Seasons recorded had the following artist credit (a sampling):
Studio albums
This is not a complete list of album releases. These recordings have been reissued on a variety of labels, some of which are noted here. This list includes only those Frankie Valli solo albums (the first two) that were recorded as Four Seasons productions.
Compilation and live albums
The peak position on the BillboardTop 200 albums chart follows the album title.
Selected singles
The US chart position on the Billboard Hot 100singles chart follows the song title. Only singles that reached a position of #30 or higher on the Hot 100 are listed.
Jersey Boys, a musical play based on the lives of the Four Seasons and directed by Des McAnuff (The Who's Tommy, 700 Sundays), premiered at his La Jolla Playhouse and opened on November 6, 2005, to generally positive reviews. It subsequently won multiple Tony Awards after its move to Broadway. The original cast included John Lloyd Young as Frankie ...
The Four Seasons at IMDbThe Four Seasons at the Internet Broadway Database27. Jan. 2017 · Don Ciccone may never have achieved the fame of Frankie Valli, but he was a vital member of the Four Seasons, and sang on some of their biggest hits. That is his catchy voice on tastier sections...
10. Okt. 2016 · Don Ciccone, who was a member of the Four Seasons, the Shondells, and the Critters, died in 2016 at age 70. He wrote and performed songs such as "December 1963 (Oh, What a Night)" and "Younger Girl".
