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record men. One of the two record men, Peter Paul, was suitably impressed enough to become their manager. A week later, they were themselves auditioning for RCA. RCA signed them up that day and the group selected a new name, The Four Lovers. The group which ended up recording as The Four Lovers was
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By the end of the contract, the Four Lovers had become a complete outfit with an "in-house" composer (Gaudio) and an associated producer (Crewe) and arranger (Massi). They were no longer dependent on outside songwriters to provide them with hits. In mid-1960, as the contract was expiring, a failed
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American Singing Groups: A History from 1940 to Today
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1481:Jersey Boys
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954:Lee Shapiro
949:Don Ciccone
944:Gerry Polci
511:Night Train
430:rock'n'roll
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414:Lloyd Price
333:Night Train
278:Discography
1506:Categories
1400:I Need You
1120:Candy Girl
926:Nick Massi
919:Bob Gaudio
650:References
596:"Cimarron"
375:Bob Gaudio
300:Honey Love
257:Bob Gaudio
162:Bob Gaudio
158:Nick Massi
120:Bob Gaudio
115:Nick Massi
1483:(musical)
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1330:The Night
1183:Sincerely
1011:Chameleon
560:"Joyride"
231:Bob Crewe
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204:Billboard
62:1956–1960
1162:Rag Doll
939:Joe Long
515:Cimarron
467:"Joyride
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179:New York
156:(bass),
140:joining
1436:Members
1288:Beggin'
1078:Bermuda
1070:Singles
1019:Closeup
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545:Joyride
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1148:Ronnie
1085:Sherry
1062:(2002)
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1446:Songs
1035:Valli
1141:Stay
851:ISBN
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798:ISBN
751:2020
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