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Origins. Tommy James and the Shondells in 1967. Left to right: Ron Rosman, Peter Lucia, Tommy James, Mike Vale and Eddie Gray. The band The Echoes formed in 1959 in Niles, Michigan, then evolved into Tom and the Tornadoes, with 12-year-old Tommy James (then known as Tommy Jackson) as lead singer.
Tommy James was on a roll! Not only did the total sales of his four 1969 hits top those of the Beatles that year, his second volume of greatest hits - The Best Of Tommy James and The Shondells (featuring "Ball of Fire") – also appeared and ultimately sold over 10 million copies.
Jan 28, 2023 · Tommy James says the Shondells' success with hits like 'Hanky Panky' and 'Mony Mony' was based on a lot the band 'had to pretend we didn't see.'
Tommy James (born Thomas Gregory Jackson; April 29, 1947) is an American musician, singer, songwriter, and record producer, widely known as frontman of the 1960s rock band Tommy James and the Shondells, who were known for their hits including "Mony Mony" and "Crimson and Clover", and "I Think We're Alone Now".
Apr 16, 2024 · Tommy James was a 19-year-old from Dayton, Ohio with a No.1 regional hit in Pittsburgh called Hanky Panky when he entered Levy’s orbit in 1966. Over the next six years James and his band The Shondells would give Roulette 23 gold singles and nine platinum albums.
Story by Tommy James & the Shondells released in 2000. Find album reviews, track lists, credits, awards and more at AllMusic.
Apr 29, 2022 · Tommy James, who hits the 75-year-old mark April 29, has many stories to tell and four years ago he told me a few. These are stories of gain, stories of loss, stories of conflict, and, yes, stories of survival. There’s the string of hits he and his band the Shondells had in the mid-late ‘60s.
