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"Dawn (Go Away)", by American rock and pop band The Four Seasons in 1964, climbed to the Billboard Hot 100 chart #3 spot. Two then-omnipresent Beatles hits kept the song from reaching the top. The song was originally written as a folk song but was changed to an up-beat tempo at the suggestion of the band's lead vocal Frankie Valli. In 1960, the band was known as the Four Lovers and was not very successful on the charts. However, that changed after they failed an audition for a lounge billing at a New Jersey bowling establishment and then ironically they decided to change the group's name to that of the bowling alley...The Four Seasons. That proved to be the turning point for the band. The Four Seasons along with The Beach Boys were the only two bands to enjoy major chart success before, during, and after the "British Invasion". Both bands were inducted into the Rock and Roll Hall of Fame. Later The Four Seasons re-branded as Frankie Valli & the Four Seasons and subsequently enjoyed international success in the 1960's and 1970's. The band's legacy continued with the opening the Broadway jukebox musical "Jersey Boys" in 2005. The musical ran for 12 years and is presented in a documentary-style format that dramatizes the formation, success and eventual break-up of the band. It toured nationally and internationally winning four 2006 Tony Awards including Best Musical, and the 2009 Laurence Olivier Award for Best New Musical.
"Dawn (Go Away)", by American rock and pop band The Four Seasons in 1964, climbed to the Billboard Hot 100 chart #3 spot. Two then-omnipresent Beatles hits kept the song from reaching the top. The song was originally written as a folk song but was changed to an up-beat tempo at the suggestion of the band's lead vocal Frankie Valli. In 1960, the band was known as the Four Lovers and was not very successful on the charts. However, that changed after they failed an audition for a lounge billing at a New Jersey bowling establishment and then ironically they decided to change the group's name to that of the bowling alley...The Four Seasons. That proved to be the turning point for the band. The Four Seasons along with The Beach Boys were the only two bands to enjoy major chart success before, during, and after the "British Invasion". Both bands were inducted into the Rock and Roll Hall of Fame. Later The Four Seasons re-branded as Frankie Valli & the Four Seasons and subsequently enjoyed international success in the 1960's and 1970's. The band's legacy continued with the opening the Broadway jukebox musical "Jersey Boys" in 2005. The musical ran for 12 years and is presented in a documentary-style format that dramatizes the formation, success and eventual break-up of the band. It toured nationally and internationally winning four 2006 Tony Awards including Best Musical, and the 2009 Laurence Olivier Award for Best New Musical.
