Frankie Valli and The Four Seasons

While perhaps not as influential as Brian Wilson, Frankie Valli’s iconic tenor is one of the few American voices of the ‘60s that held its own during the onslaught of Beatlemania. Along with the songwriting prowess of Bob Gaudio and the rest of the Four Seasons, Valli scored a string of hits such as “Sherry,” “Big Girls Don’t Cry,” “Can’t Take My Eyes Off You,” and the classic ‘70s banger, “December 1963 (Oh What a Night).” —Sam Haw