Talk:Bob Crewe

Frankie Valli solo?

Frankie Valli did not have a real solo career for some time. He was still with the Four Seasons group. Marcus 11:21, 21 October 2006 (UTC)

Regardless, he had several songs released under his name. Again, unless you can provide actual sourcing for this claim, it seems that label credit is the best way to go. GassyGuy 11:24, 21 October 2006 (UTC)

The other thing I will point out is that it is not unheard of for an artist to achieve success both solo and as a member of a group without actually leaving the group. Valli's solo songs, such as "(You're Gonna) Hurt Yourself," feature arrangements that have little prominence of background vocals; compare to the harmonies which are characteristic of Four Seasons songs. GassyGuy 11:26, 21 October 2006 (UTC)

The career of The Four Seasons and the career of Frankie Valli are one and the same, for he is half-owner (with Bob Gaudio owning the other half) of the group after a handshake with Gaudio and a name change (from The Four Lovers) in 1961. Excluding his very first commercial recording, the first record that Valli recorded without the group (or not in a session scheduled for the group) didn't occur until "Our Day Will Come" - as "My Eyes Adored You" was recorded for an aborted Four Seasons album for Motown. "Hurt Yourself", "The Sun Ain't Gonna Shine Anymore" and the earlier "solo" recordings were, in fact, made either in Four Seasons recording sessions or with the active participation of the Four Seasons in them. And sources are abundant - I supplied at least three of them in The Four Seasons (group) and related articles. B.Wind 21:21, 14 September 2007 (UTC)

Cleanup

Cleaned up a lot of unencyclopedic bragging, a lot of uncited claims, and a lot of wandering off on subordinate topics (the successes of acts he produced, or of groups that covered his songs). DavidOaks (talk) 03:13, 10 December 2009 (UTC)

Birth year 1930 or 1931?

The only source that has 1930 is the Bob Crewe Foundation, and it's possible that they're wrong – all other sources have 1931. Let's get this settled. We shouldn't have the November 12 article and the 1931 article at odds with this article. Chris the speller ^yack 13:49, 14 September 2014 (UTC)

His family obituary here also says 1930. There is also a 1940 US census record for Robert S. Crewe (see below) at 6 Orleans St., Newark - giving his age as 9 as at April 8, 1940, again indicating 1930. I suspect those sources are more likely to be accurate, and that - early in his career - he, like many other performers, shaved a year off his age to appear that little bit younger than he actually was. Ghmyrtle (talk) 14:53, 14 September 2014 (UTC)

Thanks. I'll fix 'em. Chris the speller ^yack 15:55, 14 September 2014 (UTC)

Full name

His family obituary says "Robert S. Crewe", and BMI says "Bob S. Crewe" - not "Stanley Robert...". Looking at Ancestry.com, there is a 1940 census record for Robert S. Crewe, son of Stanley and Mabele, in Newark. There is also a city directory record for Robert S. Crewe, clerk, in Belleville, New Jersey, in 1950. All these suggest his name was Robert Stanley Crewe, rather than Stanley Robert Crewe, which is only sourced from this somewhat dubious site. Ghmyrtle (talk) 14:53, 14 September 2014 (UTC)

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Bisexual, not gay.

Bob Crewe was bisexual, not gay/homosexual. This should be changed in the article.

https://www.wisconsingazette.com/entertainment/stage/back-story-the-gay-backstage-story-of-jersey-boys/article_21045f53-2ffb-557b-be42-11517b13d3fd.html — Preceding unsigned comment added by 100.14.40.216 (talk) 19:58, 13 August 2020 (UTC)