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Bob Crewe

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Lyricist 1931–2014

Robert Stanley Crewe (November 12, 1930 – September 11, 2014) was an American singer, songwriter, record producer, dancer and manager, best known mainly for co-writing and producing a string of Top 10 singles with Bob Gaudio for the 1960s pop rock band The Four Seasons. As a songwriter, his most successful songs include "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!" (co-written with Sandy Linzer and Denny Randell); and "My Eyes Adored You" and "Lady Marmalade" (both co-written with Kenny…

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Jersey Boys

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  • 20) At the Brill Building in New York, Frankie and Bob receive rejection after rejection. Then Frankie bumps into BOB CREWE, a heavyweight producer. They know one another. Crewe offers Frankie and Bob some work as background singers in exchange for recording some of their songs. “An Angel Cried,” “I Still Care,” and “Trance”ebooks/Cuden, Steve/Beating Broadway_ How to Create Stories for Musicals That Get Standing Ovations - Steve Cuden.txt
  • Walter/Ensemble), Marisa Echeverria (Girl Singer/Frankie's Mom/Nick’s Girlfriend/Miss Frankie Nolan/Angel #2/Francine/Ensemble), Steve Gouveia (Cop/Joey/Dick Clark/Bob Crewe’s Production Assistant/New Season 1/Ensemble), Peter Gregus (Bob Crewe/Vince/ Davis/Ensemble), Christian Hoff (Tommy DeVito), Donnie Kehr (Gyp DeCarlo/Royal Teen/Nick…theatre-pdfs/Theatre World/Theatre World, 2003-04 Season, v. 60 (Willis).txt

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