<P> In 1962, the band released their first album, featuring the single "Sherry", which was not only their first charted hit but also their first number - one song . Under the guidance of Bob Crewe, the Four Seasons followed up "Sherry" with several million - selling hits, generally composed by Crewe and Gaudio, including "Big Girls Don't Cry" (their second #1 hit), "Walk Like a Man" (their third #1), "Candy Girl", "Ain't That a Shame", and several others . In addition, they released a Christmas album in December 1962 and charted with a unique rendition of "Santa Claus Is Coming to Town". </P> <P> From 1962 to early 1964, the Beach Boys were the only band to match the Four Seasons in record sales in the United States, and their first three Vee - Jay non-holiday single releases (i.e., ignoring their version of "Santa Claus Is Coming to Town") marked the first time that a rock band hit #1 on the Billboard singles charts with three consecutive entries . </P> <P> In 1962, they were invited to perform their hit "Big Girls Don't Cry" on the show American Bandstand . </P> <P> Despite the band's success, Vee - Jay Records was in financial distress . The label had released several early Beatles singles in America . When the Beatles became wildly popular, Vee - Jay was swamped with orders, and they shipped more than two million Beatles records in a single month . The huge demands of mass production, the cash - flow problems involved, and the loss of the Beatles when Trans - Global (a firm licensed by EMI to distribute its products) canceled Vee - Jay's contract on August 3, 1963, due to non-payment of royalties, found Vee - Jay hard - pressed to stay afloat . Vee - Jay continued to produce one Beatles album (in various forms) in defiance of the cancellation . After over a year of legal negotiations, Capitol Records was finally able to stop Vee - Jay, effective October 15, 1964 . </P>

Where are the original members of the four seasons now