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Frankie Valli & The Four Seasons with guests: Stewie Stone 
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The Four Seasons were one of the very biggest rock & roll groups of the 1960s. A big factor is their most distinguishing trademark, the shrill falsetto vocals of their lead singer, Frankie Valli. No other white American group of the time save the Beach Boys boasted such intricate harmonies, though the Four Seasons were much more firmly in the Italian-American doo wop tradition. Their uptown production values were contemporary and, in certain respects, innovative. The R&B influence in their music was large, and some of their early singles enjoyed success with the R&B audience. They were immensely successful, making the Top Ten thirteen times between 1962 and 1967 with hits like "Sherry," "Big Girls Don't Cry," "Dawn," "Rag Doll," and "Let's Hang On."
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