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Al Kooper Celebrates a Half-Century of Super Sessions
Guess the two-word answer to a most enlightening list of questions. Who, in 1958 at the age of 14, joined the Royal Teens (Top Five hitmakers with "Short Shorts")? Who, in 1960, began his career as a BMI songwriter with a number called "My Kinda Love," which was recorded by Anastasia? Who has written hundreds of songs, all part of his BMI catalog?…
From MusicWorld, posted 1.11.08
Broadway Dazzled by BMI Writers
by Frank Evans The current Broadway season has theatre-goers scrambling for seats to shows from BMI’s ever-growing list of writers from the Tony-honored BMI Lehman Engel Musical Theatre Workshop. A CHORUS LINE A revival of A Chorus Line opened Oct. 5, 2006, at the Schoenfeld Theatre in New York. The ground-breaking and record-breaking musical features lyrics by…
From News, posted 1.17.07
Oh, What a Night for ‘Jersey Boys’
Congratulations to BMI Broadway smash Jersey Boys, named Best Musical at the 60th Annual Tony Awards, held June 11 at Radio City Music Hall in New York. The popular jukebox musical about the rise of pop icons Frankie Valli & the Four Seasons went home with the top trophy and three others, including the lead actor nod for John Lloyd Young's…
From News, posted 6.11.06
‘Purple,’ ‘Jersey Boys’ Get Tony’s Attention
Hit musicals The Color Purple and Jersey Boys lead the list of BMI-represented Broadway shows nominated for the 60th Annual Tony Awards, announced May 16 from New York's Lincoln Center. Both are up for Best Musical. With a total of 11 nominations that…
From News, posted 5.16.06
Jersey Boys
They could have called it “Big Girls Don’t Cry” or “Can’t Take My Eyes Off of You” or “Oh What a Night.” But, instead, the new hit Broadway musical about the tortured rise of Frankie Valli & the Four Seasons honors their roots, not their records. Why? Some would call it an attitude, that irrepressible Jersey something that has a lot to do with survival. Some would call it just…
From MusicWorld, posted 3.09.06
Jersey Boys
They could have called it “Big Girls Don’t Cry” or “Can’t Take My Eyes Off of You” or “Oh What a Night.” But, instead, the new hit Broadway musical about the tortured rise of Frankie Valli & the Four Seasons honors their roots, not their records. Why? Some would call it an attitude, that irrepressible Jersey something that has a lot to do with survival. Some would call it just…
From MusicWorld, posted 2.22.06
‘Jersey Boy’ Bob Gaudio Lauded for Airplay
Prolific songwriter and producer Bob Gaudio was presented with three BMI Million-Air certificates, noting the major success of two hit songs he co-wrote with former Four Seasons bandmate Bob Crewe. "Can't Take My Eyes Off Of You" earned two certificates acknowledging both seven and eight million broadcast performances of the 1967 Frankie Valli classic, also recorded by a slate of other artists. "The Sun Ain't Gonna Shine…
From News, posted 8.16.05
Bob Gaudio
Bob Gaudio, prolific songwriter and former member of the famed harmony-blending rock-n-roll act The Four Seasons, was recently awarded a BMI Million-Air Certificate for "Can't Take My Eyes Off You," which has received over 6 million broadcast performances. The song was co-written with Bob Crewe, also of the Four Seasons. Based on an average length of three minutes, six million airplays is the equivalent…
From News, posted 12.12.01
BMI Announces Top 100 Songs of the Century
'You've Lost That Lovin' Feelin' ' Is Number One BMI today announced the Top 100 Songs of the Century, listing the most played songs on American radio and television. Leading the list is the anthemic "You've Lost That Lovin' Feelin'," written by Barry Mann, Phil Spector and Cynthia Weil, which recently passed the historic 8 million performance plateau. It was…
From News, posted 12.13.99
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