Judy Parker obit

Judy Gaudio, Co-Writer of Four Seasons Hits, Dies

 She was not on the list.

The death of Judy Parker Gaudio (age 79), the co-writer of several Frankie Valli and the Four Seasons singles, including the 1976 #1 hit “December, 1963 (Oh, What a Night),” was revealed on Sept. 19, 2017. Parker Gaudio died on her 79th birthday, Sept. 14, 2017, at Vanderbilt University Hospital, from respiratory complications.  Her husband, ‪Bob Gaudio, the longtime Four Seasons keyboardist, backup vocalist, and co-writer of that song, and many others, confirmed her death. Her songwriting credits also includes 1975’s “Who Loves You,” a #3 pop hit for the popular singing group.

Judy Parker was introduced to ‪Bob Gaudio, a founding member of the Four Seasons, in 1973 at the Motown Studios in Los Angeles, while Gaudio was recording a ‪Marvin Gaye/Diana Ross duet. They dated for eight years and were married in 1981. In their 45 years together, they collaborated on many other songs, some of which were featured in the Tony- Grammy- and Olivier Award-winning musical, Jersey Boys, which became the 12th longest-running musical in Broadway history.

Born on September 7, 1938 and raised in Michigan, Parker was one of seven children and the daughter of an Army Colonel; she also attended Michigan State University. Before her songwriting career began, Judy pursued a career in acting and modeling.

When she moved back to the U.S. in the late 1960’s, she secured small roles in a number of television series, including Batman, Bonanza and My Three Sons. A songwriting breakthrough came for Judy when she co-wrote, with Bob Gaudio, the title song for ‪Neil Diamond’s 1977 NBC TV special, “Glad You’re Here with Me Tonight.”

While the couple had homes in New York City and Montauk, NY, their primary residence in Nashville, TN. Bob Gaudio, who will turn 75 on November 17, is a member of the Songwriters Hall of Fame. He wrote or co-wrote such Four Seasons hits as “Big Girls Don’t Cry,” “Rag Doll” and “Dawn (Go Away).”

Actress

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5.2

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1972

 

Bonanza (1959)

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7.3

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1967

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1966

 

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7.5

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1966

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8 episodes

 

Winter A-Go-Go (1965)

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4.4

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1965

 

Kraft Suspense Theatre (1963)

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7.7

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1964

1 episode

 

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1963

 

Composer

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2016

 

Soundtrack

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3.2

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2026

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6.6

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2026

1 episode

 

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7.6

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writer: "Who Loves You"

2025

1 episode

 

Stars 80 vs Stars 90: La Grande Battle

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writer: "Ces Soirées Là (Oh, What a night)"

2025

 

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8.1

TV Series

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2025

1 episode

 

Rob Lowe and Gina Torres in 9-1-1: Lone Star (2020)

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7.3

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2021

1 episode

 

Maya Erskine and Anna Konkle in PEN15 (2019)

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8.1

TV Series

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2020

1 episode

 

Jason Nash, Alex Ernst, Todd Smith, Carly Incontro, David Dobrik, Gabbie Hanna, Zane Hijazi, Heath Hussar, Scotty Sire, Erin Gilfoy, Matt King, and Kristen McAtee in David's Vlog (2015)

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8.1

TV Series

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2020

1 episode

 

The Sara Cox Show (2019)

The Sara Cox Show

3.9

TV Series

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2019

1 episode

 

Les enfants de la télé (1994)

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4.7

TV Series

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2019

1 episode

 

Beat Shazam (2017)

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6.1

TV Series

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2017

1 episode

 

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8.1

TV Series

writer: "December, 1963 (Oh, What a Night)"

2017

1 episode

 

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6.1

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2016

2 episodes

 

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8.4

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2016

1 episode

 

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2016

1 episode

 

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7.2

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writer: "December, 1963 (Oh, What a Night)"

2016

1 episode

 

The 69th Annual Tony Awards (2015)

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5.9

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writer: "December 1963 (Oh What a Night)"

2015

 

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6.3

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2014

 

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6.8

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2014

 

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9.0

TV Series

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2014

1 episode

 

The Footy Show (1994)

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5.8

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writer: "Who Loves You" (uncredited)

2012

1 episode

 

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4.6

TV Series

writer: "Ces soirées là"

2012

1 episode

 

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6.9

writer: "Cette Année-là" (December 1963)

2012

 

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5.9

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writer: "December, 1963 (Oh, What a Night)"

2011

1 episode

 

Huckabee (2008)

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3.6

TV Series

writer: "Who Loves You", "December, 1963 (Oh, What a Night)" (uncredited)

2010

1 episode

 

Lisa McCune, James Stewart, Shane Crawford, Nikki Osborne, Nova Peris, Samantha Jade, Ben Cousins, Julie Goodwin, Hayden Quinn, Adam Dovile, Nadia Bartel, and Ant Middleton in Dancing with the Stars (2004)

Dancing with the Stars

4.3

TV Series

writer: "Who Loves You"

2009

1 episode

 

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7.8

TV Series

writer: "December, 1963 (Oh, What a Night)" (uncredited)

2009

1 episode

 

The 63rd Annual Tony Awards (2009)

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8.0

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writer: "December 1963" (Oh, What a Night!)

2009

 

The Billy Goat Caller

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2008

 

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8.6

TV Series

writer: "December, 1963 (Oh, What a Night)" (uncredited)

2007

1 episode

 

TV Land Confidential (2005)

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7.4

TV Series

writer: "December 1963 (Oh, What a Night)"

2007

1 episode

 

The 61st Annual Tony Awards (2007)

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6.8

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2007

 

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5.3

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writer: "Who Loves You"

2006

 

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5.0

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writer: "December 1963 (Oh, What a Night)"

2006

1 episode

 

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5.1

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2005

 

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4.2

TV Series

writer: "December, 1963 (Oh, What a Night)"

2004

1 episode

 

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6.4

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2004

 

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6.4

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2003

 

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3.8

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TV Series

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2001

1 episode

 

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5.1

writer: "December 1963, Oh What a Night"

1999

 

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4.8

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1998–1999

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6.5

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1998

 

Brad Pitt, Robert De Niro, Dustin Hoffman, and Jason Patric in Sleepers (1996)

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7.5

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1996

 

Mystery Science Theater 3000 (1988)

Mystery Science Theater 3000

8.6

TV Series

writer: "December 1963 (Oh, What a Night)" (uncredited)

1993

1 episode

 

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6.9

TV Series

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1991

1 episode

 

Jade Calegory in Mac and Me (1988)

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3.4

lyrics: "You're Not a Stranger Anymore"

1988

 

Top of the Pops (1964)

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6.9

TV Series

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1976–1981

6 episodes

 

The Sonny and Cher Comedy Hour (1971)

The Sonny and Cher Show

6.9

TV Series

writer: "December, 1963 (Oh, What a Night)"

1976

1 episode

Parker was born on September 14, 1938 in the USA. She was an actress and composer, known for Sleepers (1996), Jersey Boys (2014) and Giacobbe, l'uomo che lottò con Dio (1963). She was married to Bob Gaudio and Steven Bernhardt. She died on September 14, 2017 in Nashville, Tennessee, USA.