Tommy DeVito, one of the founding members of iconic doo-wop group The Four Seasons has died from COVID-19. He was 92.
Actor Alfred Nittoli, a friend of DeVito’s, posted the news on Facebook. DeVito, a Belleville native, had recently been hospitalized after contracting coronavirus.
DeVito began performing with Newark native Frankie Valli in The Four Lovers and The Variatones in 1954 and founded The Four Seasons in 1960, leading to a decade of chart-topping hits like “Big Girls Don’t Cry” and “Sherry.” The group inspired the 2005 Broadway musical “Jersey Boys” which was eventually made into a feature film.
DeVito and the other original Four Seasons members were inducted into the Rock and Roll Hall of Fame in 1990. DeVito left the group in 1971 and in 2007 released a solo instrumental album.
Bobby Valli, brother of Frankie, posted about DeVito’s passing as well.
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