One of the most enduringly popular hit bands of the 1960s, The Four Seasons -
and particularly the arresting falsetto vocals of Frankie Valli - scored 29 Top
40 hits and were the biggest band of the pre-Beatles era. Yet they adapted their
style to retain their appeal in subsequent decades until their story was
immortalised in the hit show Jersey Boys. The son of a hairdresser from an
Italian family in New Jersey, Frankie Valli was initially inspired to sing after
seeing Frank Sinatra at the age of seven and was mentored by the female
hillbilly singer Texas Jean Valli, from whom h...