Stanley Robert "Bob" Crewe was an American songwriter, dancer, singer, manager, record producer and fine artist. He was known for producing, and co-writing with Bob Gaudio, a string of Top 10 singles for the Four Seasons. As a songwriter, his most successful songs included "Silhouettes"; "Big Girls Don't Cry", "Walk Like a Man", "Rag Doll", "Silence Is Golden", "The Sun Ain't Gonna Shine", "Can't Take My Eyes Off You" and "Bye, Bye, Baby"; "Let's Hang On!"; and "My Eyes Adored You" and "Lady Marmalade". He also had hit recordings with the Rays, Diane Renay, Mitch Ryder and the Detroit Wheels, Freddy Cannon, Lesley Gore, Oliver, Michael Jackson, Bobby Darin, Roberta Flack, Peabo Bryson, Patti LaBelle, and his own Bob Crewe Generation. [More at Wikipedia]

November 12th, 1931 in Newark  /  Died:   Sep 11th, 2014