Lee Shapiro is an American musician/arranger who was a member of the band The Four Seasons and the founder of The Hit Men, a brand of supergroups featuring session and touring musicians from other bands.
In interviews, Shapiro has stated an early favorite band of his was The Beatles, but that he soon became a bigger fan of The Four Seasons when he noticed it had a dedicated keyboard player, Bob Gaudio, which the Beatles did not at the time. As a member of the band for seven years, he played on records such as their 1975 worldwide hit, "December, 1963 (Oh, What a Night)". == Later career ==
Later career
In the 1980s, after leaving the Four Seasons, Shapiro collaborated on song writing with L. Russell Brown, Sandy Linzer and Irwin Levine. In 2023, he launched a second band under The Hit Men brand, The Hit Men of Country, which features country musicians. == Personal life ==
Personal life
Shapiro was married in 1977 to Georgia and they have one daughter, Ariel. As of 2024, Shapiro is no longer a performing member of the group but remains its manager. == Awards and accolades ==