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16 apr 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. In 1968 James’s sales outstripped The Beatles in US.
Tommy James' road to superstardom began when a nightclub DJ in Pittsburgh discovered a two-year-old record by "The Shondells" and played it at his weekend dances. The crowd response was so overwhelmingly positive that radio deejays started spinning it and an enterprising record distributor bootlegged it, selling 80,000 copies in ten days.
Tommy James and the Shondells are an American rock band best known for their series of hit records in the late 1960s, culminating with their famed singles, “Mony Mony” and “Crimson
Tommy James and the Shondells est un groupe américain de rock, populaire pendant les années 1960. Ils ont eu deux 45 tours classés en tête des charts aux États-Unis ( Hanky Panky en 1966 et Crimson and Clover en 1968) et cinq autres dans le 'Top 10" dont I Think We're Alone Now , Mony Mony et Crystal Blue Persuasion .
Tommy James & The Shondells. Garage pop rock psychedelic band fronted by Tommy James, formed in 1960 in Niles, Michigan, USA, and disbanded in 1970. They had 2 no. 1 singles in the U.S., viz. Hanky Panky (July 1966) and Crimson And Clover (February 1969). They also charted 12 other top 40 hits, including 5 in the Hot 100's top 10, viz.
CRYSTAL BLUE PERSUASION, CRIMSON & CLOVER, MONY MONY, I THINK WE’RE ALONE NOW, SWEET CHERRY WINE, HANKY PANKY, MIRAGE, THREE TIMES IN LOVE and DRAGGIN’ THE LINE are just a few of the many hits….23 gold singles, 9 platinum albums and over 100 million records sold worldwide….32 BILLBOARD HOT 100 CHART HITS…BMI lauded Tommy for his success with the presentation of a FIVE MILLION-AIR ...
