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Nicholas E. Macioci (September 19, 1927 – December 24, 2000) was an American bass singer, songwriter, and bass guitarist. He is best known for his work as the bassist and bass vocalist for The Four Seasons, for whom he performed under the stage name Nick Massi.
Nick Massi (The Hollywood Playboys, among others [2] [3]) replaced Calello from late 1960 to September 1965.; Several studio albums and over 100 singles.Originally assembled from various New Jersey club groups, over the years, other notable names, including Don Ciccone (The Critters), John Paiva (The Happenings), Jerry Corbetta and session keyboardist Robby Robinson came and went as performers ...
By 1960 The Four Lovers consisted of DeVito, Valli, Gaudio and vocal arranger Nick Massi, and were mainly used as a backup band for producer Bob Crewe under contract. This is the lineup which adopted the name "The Four Seasons" (billed numerically as the 4 Seasons on most of their early albums), named after a bowling alley in Union, New Jersey ...
Nick Massi, Jersey Boys Oct 14, 2005 – September 14, 2008 Succeeded by. Matt Bogart. Preceded by. Brian d'Arcy James but Spencer originated role for Broadway.
This was the last Four Seasons hit to feature bass singer/bassist Nick Massi. The same month "Let's Hang On!" was released, Massi left the group and was temporarily replaced by the band's arranger Charles Calello before Joe Long came in as Massi's full-time replacement. The popularity of "Let's Hang On!"
Nick Massi (1927–2000), bassist and singer of The Four Seasons; Pat Mastelotto, drummer for Mr. Mister and King Crimson; Nick Menza (1964–2016), former drummer of Megadeth; Natalie Merchant, singer and songwriter, father is of Italian descent; Jo Dee Messina, country music artist; Joe Messina, guitarist; Lucia Micarelli, violinist
It included the last contributions from bassist Nick Massi, including a rare original composition, his doo-wop ballad "Living Just for You." [2] In Massi's absence, instrumental arranger Charles Calello filled in on bass for the new material and appears on the album cover, affording the band enough time to hire and onboard Massi's successor ...
The creative team were the same as for the Broadway production. Principal cast were Ryan Molloy as Frankie Valli, Stephen Ashfield as Bob Gaudio, Glenn Carter as Tommy DeVito, Philip Bulcock as Nick Massi, Stuart Milligan as DeCarlo and Tom Lorcan as Donnie/Knuckles. [34] The production won the Laurence Olivier Award for Best New Musical. [35]