The 88-year-old icon grew up in Newark's Stephen Crane Village Housing Project and on Thursday the community sang his praises.
Frankie Valli returned to his old neighborhood in Newark, where the city dedicated a street in his honor.The city of Newark honored a hometown music legend on Thursday as the community sang the praises of Frankie Valli.The 88-year-old icon grew up in Newark's Stephen Crane Village Housing Project before becoming the high falsetto voice of the Four Seasons.
"It was family but they were the East Coast Beach Boys so it was just wonderful as a kid watching him on the Ed Sullivan Show," said Nick Massi Jr., whose father was a member of the Four Seasons."It's something to remember forever, it's just one of the greatest moments of my life, I can't believe they named a street after me," Valli said.
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