It was 1962, and the studio walls were sweating. Not from the heat, but from the sound. Frankie Valli’s voice was climbing into that stratospheric, glass-shattering register on “Sherry,” and the engineer was frantically pushing faders, trying to keep the tape from distorting.
Bass Vocalist, Vocal Arranger, Guitarist. Tenure: 1960 – 1965 (Left the group formally in 1965, though he had joined and left previously).
While Frankie Valli was the falsetto angel and Bob Gaudio was the musical genius, was the soulful anchor. As the bass singer and vocal arranger, Massi provided the thick, doo-wop texture that allowed Valli’s high notes to soar.
