IMPORTANT DATES IN FOUR SEASONS AND JERSEY BOYS HISTORY MONTH DATE YEAR EVENT September 19 1926 Nick Massi birthday June 19 1928 Tommy DeVito birthday November 12 1931 Bob Crewe birthday May 3 1934 Frankie Valli birthday November 17 1942 Bob Gaudio birthday June 16 1956 "You're the Apple of My Eye," The Four Lovers first release, peaks at #62 on Billboard's Top 100 September 15 1962 "Sherry" hits #1 on the Billboard Hot 100, remains #1 for 5 weeks (GOLD) October 13 1962 The Four Seasons on the cover of Cash Box Magazine with "Sherry" November 17 1962 "Big Girls Don't Cry" hits #1 on the Billboard Hot 100, remains #1 for 5 weeks (GOLD) December 9 1962 The Four Seasons appear on the Ed Sullivan Show for the first time The Four Seasons unique cover of "Santa Claus is Coming to Town" released, peaks at #23 on the Billboard December 15 1962 Hot 100 February 22 1963 The Four Seasons appear on American Bandstand March 2 1963 "Walk Like a Man" hits # 1 on the Billboard Hot 100, remains #1 for 3 weeks (GOLD) July 6 1963 "Candy Girl" released, peaks at #3 on the Billboard Hot 100 February 1 1964 "Dawn (Go Away)" released, peaks at #3 and remains at #3 for 3 weeks February 15 1964 "Stay" released, peaks at #16 on the Billboard Hot 100 April 11 1964 "Ronnie" released, peaks at #6 on the Billboard Hot 100 July 18 1964 "Rag Doll" hits # 1 on the Billboard Hot 100, remains #1 for 2 weeks (GOLD) October 1 1964 The Beatles vs. The Four Seasons album released November 7 1964 "Big Man in Town" released, peaks at #20 on the Billboard Hot 100 December 9 1964 The Four Seasons appear on Top of the Pops in the UK January 16 1965 "Bye Bye Baby (Baby Goodbye)" released, peaks at #12 on the Billboard Hot 100 October 9 1965 "Let's Hang On!" released, peaks at #3 on the Billboard Hot 100 (GOLD) January 2 1966 The Four Seasons appear on The Ed Sullivan Show for the second time January 29 1966 "Working My Way Back to You" released, peaks at #9 on the Billboard Hot 100 May 21 1966 "Opus 17 (Don't You Worry 'Bout Me)" released, peaks at #13 on the Billboard Hot 100 October 2 1966 The Four Seasons appear on The Ed Sullivan show for the third time October 4 1966 The Four Seasons make a second appearance on The Ed Sullivan Show March 4 1967 "Beggin" released, peaks at #15 on the Billboard Hot 100 June 10 1967 "C'mon Mariane" released, peaks at #9 on the Billboard Hot 100 July 29 1967 "Can't Take My Eyes Off You" released, peaks at #2 on the Billboard Hot 100 (GOLD) March 22 1975 "My Eyes Adored You" hits #1 on the Billboard Hot 100; Frankie Valli's first number one hit as a solo artist August 23 1975 "Who Loves You" released, peaks at #3 on the Billboard Hot 100 February 21 1976 "December, 1963 (Oh, What a Night)" hits #1 on the UK singles chart March 13 1976 "December, 1963 (Oh, What a Night)" hits #1 on the Billboard Hot 100, remains #1 for 3 weeks August 26 1978 "Grease" by Frankie Valli hits #1 on the Billboard Hot 100 January 17 1990 The Four Seasons inducted into the Rock 'n' Roll Hall of Fame January 3 1995 Frankie Valli appears in an episode of "Full House", playing himself December 24 2000 Nick Massi passed away March 28 2004 Frankie Valli makes his first appearance as Rusty Millio on "The Sopranos" The Jersey Boys Original Broadway Cast cuts the cast album, produced by Bob Gaudio. The album wins August 28 2005 the 2007 Grammy Award for Best Musical Show Album and is certified GOLD. November 6 2005 Jersey Boys opens on Broadway at the August Wilson (formerly Virginia) Theatre June 11 2006 Jersey Boys wins 4 Tony Awards, including Best Musical December 10 2006 Jersey Boys First National Tour opens in San Francisco, CA at the Curran Theatre October 14 2007 Jersey Boys Chicago opens at the LaSalle Bank Theatre Jersey Boys: The Story of Frankie Valli and The Four Seasons, the official behind-the-scenes companion October 16 2007 book to the musical, is released by Broadway Books with an initial printing of 85,000 copies March 18 2008 Jersey Boys London opens at the Prince Edward Theatre May 3 2008 Jersey Boys Las Vegas opens at the Palazzo Hotel-Resort-Casino.