[citation needed], In May 2012, Valli received the Ellis Island Medal of Honor for his commitment to many humanitarian causes.[34]. In 2008, NIAF presented a scholarship in his name to an Italian-American music student during the foundation's East Coast Gala. Harrington, Richard (June 1983).

The musical has touring companies around the world, as well as a version at Paris Las Vegas. Just like a wandering sparrow, [9] His father, Anthony Castelluccio, was a barber and display designer for Lionel model trains; his mother, Mary Rinaldi, was a homemaker and beer company employee. Sorrows I have known, always surround me,

Valli was the original artist to record the Gaudio-Crewe composition "The Sun Ain't Gonna Shine (Anymore)", a performance that was copied nearly note for note when recorded by the Walker Brothers, an American group based in England. To reach my goal. According to an early press release by EMI, "His maverick ways paid off in 1993 when EMI released his self-penned debut Painted Desert Serenade, a collection of introspective story songs including the break-through single "Jessie" and "When A Woman Cries," already covered by legends Joe Cocker and Smokey Robinson. "The Four Lovers".

[28], He also made several appearances in Seasons 5 and 6 of the HBO series The Sopranos as mobster Rusty Millio (once referred to as "The Mayor of Munchkin Land"). He played Frank Doss, a Mafia Boss. In 2005, the musical Jersey Boys opened on Broadway. [14] Much of the previous official publicity surrounding his career used 1937 as the birth year. I walked the straight and narrow, Back in childhood days, One lonely soul. This page was last edited on 13 September 2020, at 01:40. I found in my mother's eyes. Surgery performed by Los Angeles ear specialist Victor Goodhill restored most of his hearing by 1980.[24][25]. I found in my mother's eyes. I found in my mother's eyes. The title track "Delilah Blue" was released as a single in Australia. This musical was adapted into a 2014 film of the same name directed by Clint Eastwood, with Young again appearing as Valli.

That road all paved in gold, [10][11][12][13] He was inspired to take up a singing career at the age of seven after his mother took him to see the young Frank Sinatra at the Paramount Theater in Manhattan, New York City. A real unselfish love, Other sources, such as the Bear Family Records release, titled "The Four Lovers" (BCD 15424), as well as a 1965 mug shot, available through The Smoking Gun,[16] all identify his year of birth as 1934. The Walker Brothers version was a huge success. He is quoted to have said that it was a song written about his father, Ellis Kadison, who had recently died. "Frankie Bayyy-aaa-beee!

The album, released in May 2001, dealt with his disillusionment with the lost values of America.