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Bob Crewe was an American songwriter, singer, manager, record producer and fine artist. His career is among the most varied, successful and innovative in pop music history. He is probably best known for producing and co-writing with Bob Gaudio a string of Top 10 singles for The Four Seasons. He is equally known for his hit recordings with The Rays, Diane Renay, Mitch Ryder & The Detroit Wheels, Freddy Cannon, Lesley Gore, Michael Jackson, Bobby Darin, Roberta Flack, Peabo Bryson and his own The Bob Crewe Generation.
In his 50+ years in the music industry, some of the Billboard Top Ten hits either co-written or produced by Crewe include "Silhouettes", "Daddy Cool", "Lah Dee Dah", "Big Girls Don't Cry", "Walk Like a Man", "Dawn (Go Away)", "Ronnie", "Rag Doll", "Save It For Me", "Bye, Bye, Baby (Baby, Goodbye)", "Let's Hang On!", "Jenny Take A Ride", "Devil With A Blue Dress On", "Sock It To Me, Baby", "Music To Watch Girls By", "Can't Take My Eyes Off You", "Jean", "Good Morning, Starshine", "Swearin' To God", "My Eyes Adored You" and "Lady Marmalade". His compositions have been heard in numerous motion pictures and television shows. He is portrayed as a character in the international stage musical hit, "Jersey Boys," for which he is credited as lyricist.
Bob Crewe died in Scarborough, Maine, on September 11, 2014.
