Anyone born shortly after World War II would
Happy
Days
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ends. Barry Gibb of the Bee Gees (who wrote
“Grease,” which Valli released in 1978) said
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setto. Brian Wilson of the Beach Boys called
the Four Seasons his favorite group. And Billy
Joel says that “Uptown Girl” was written as
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Heck, you may have heard Valli himself
sing these songs during two previous concerts
in Orlando — in 2016 and 2017 — where
he and a reconstituted version of the Four
Seasons hit all the right notes and wowed
packed houses at the arts center.
In 2017, the Rock & Roll Hall of Famer, at
82, appeared to have retained the three-oc-
to come back to Orlando more often,” he
told the crowd after one of several raucous
standing ovations. “This is a beautiful theater
with a fantastic sound.”