You may not know his name, but you know his lyrics. Bob Crewe wrote songs for Frankie Valli and the Four Seasons, as well as other music legends. His lyrics marked our rites of passage. Boomers remember.

Bob Crewe died last week at the age of 83, in Scarborough, Maine.

When asked about Crewe’s inspiration for many of his songs, his brother, Dan Crewe, replied, “…he had an intense love affair with words. He told stories.”

What a wonderful legacy.

(S-R photo: John Lloyd Young as Frankie Valli in Warner Bros. Pictures' musical "Jersey Boys.")

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