Bob Crewe

Robert Stanley Crewe (November 12, 1930 – September 11, 2014) was an American songwriter, dancer, singer, manager, and record producer. Crewe co-wrote and produced a string of Top 10 singles with Bob Gaudio for the Four Seasons.

As a songwriter, his most successful songs include "Silhouettes" (co-written with Frank Slay); "Big Girls Don't Cry", "Walk Like a Man", "Rag Doll", "Silence Is Golden", "The Sun Ain't Gonna Shine (Anymore)", "Can't Take My Eyes Off You" and "Bye, Bye, Baby" (all co-written with Gaudio); "Let's Hang On!" (written with Sandy Linzer and Denny Randell); and "My Eyes Adored You" and "Lady Marmalade" (both co-written with Kenny Nolan). 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, Barry Manilow, and his own Bob Crewe Generation.

Birth and Death Data: Born Newark (city in Essex County, and largest city in New Jersey, United States), Died September 11, 2014 (Scarborough (town in Cumberland County, Maine, United States) )

Date Range of DAHR Recordings: 1955 - 1957

Roles Represented in DAHR: vocalist, songwriter

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Recordings

Company Matrix No. Size First Recording Date Title Primary Performer Description Role Audio
Herald H-1182 10-in. approximately 1955 Certainly baby Charlie and Ray songwriter  
Herald H-1354 10-in. approximately 1957 Sassafras Mello-Kings songwriter  
Decca 100132 6/14/1956 Torn and tattered heart Bob Crewe vocalist, songwriter  
Decca 100133 6/14/1956 I can't shake the blues Bob Crewe vocalist  
Decca 100134 6/14/1956 Melody for lovers Bob Crewe vocalist  
Decca 100135 6/14/1956 Can't get away from it all Bob Crewe vocalist  

Citation

Discography of American Historical Recordings, s.v. "Crewe, Bob," accessed January 21, 2026, http://adp.library.ucsb.edu/names/310165.

Crewe, Bob. (2026). In Discography of American Historical Recordings. Retrieved January 21, 2026, from http://adp.library.ucsb.edu/names/310165.

"Crewe, Bob." Discography of American Historical Recordings. UC Santa Barbara Library, 2026. Web. 21 January 2026.

DAHR Persistent Identifier

URI: http://adp.library.ucsb.edu/names/310165

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