current_members associated_acts years_active label article_title background genre origin name
frankie devito -lrb- vocal , guitar , leader -rrb- henry majewski valli -lrb- vocal , guitar -rrb- nicolas devito -lrb- vocal , -lrb- electric bass -rrb- hugh garrity -lrb- replaced majewski 1958 -rrb- lead nick massi -lrb- né macioci -rrb- -lrb- replaced nicolas devito vocal 1958 , left shortly after , joined again in early , 1960 -rrb- bob gaudio -lrb- added late 1959 -rrb- drums -rrb- tommy the four seasons 1956 -- 1960 rca victor , epic four lovers
 group_or_band rhythm & blues newark , new jersey the four lovers
four lovers

the four lovers was a 1956 musical group that was the result of vocalist frankie valli joining the variatones -lrb- tommy devito , lead guitar ; henry majewski , rhythm guitar ; frank cattone , accordion ; and billy thompson , drums -rrb- in 1954 .
the four lovers ' achieved minor success before a name change to the four seasons in 1960 .
during those five years , group members also included nicolas devito -lrb- vocals , electric bass -rrb- , hugh garrity -lrb- vocals , guitar -rrb- , nick massi -lrb- bass , vocals -rrb- , and bob gaudio -lrb- keyboards , vocals -rrb- .
