Front man of the 1960's rock legends, Tommy James & The Shondells
Born in Dayton, Ohio on April 29, 1947. He is an American musician, singer, songwriter, and record producer who is widely known as the front man of the 1960s rock band Tommy James & the Shondells, known for their hits, "Mony Mony," "Crimson & Clover," "Hanky Panky," "Crystal Blue Persuasion," "Sweet Cherry Wine," "I Think We're Alone Now," "Mirage," and many others.
Tommy James & The Shondells had two No. 1 singles in the U.S., "Hanky Panky" (July 1966) and "Crimson and Clover" (February 1969). They also charted twelve other top 40 hits, including five in the Hot 100's top ten, and 32 in the Billboard Hot 100 Chart List. They also had 23 Gold Records, 9 Platinum Albums, and have sold over 100 million records worldwide.
The band was inducted into the Michigan Hall of Fame which is where they originated from and their first hit single, "Hanky Panky" was recorded.
Tommy James, a very long time resident of New Jersey, was inducted into the prestigious New Jersey Hall of Fame, and his life-size hologram can be viewed at the N.J. H.O.F. exhibit at Newark Airport, Terminal C, in Newark, N.J. He was also given the Pittsburgh Legend Award and was voted the Juke Box Artist of the year by the Amusement and Music Owners Association of New York.
In February 2018, Tommy James became host of a weekly radio program called "Gettin' Together with Tommy James" on Sirius XM Radio channel 73, 60s Gold.
Tommy James's critically acclaimed autobiography "Me, The Mob and The Music" is on Rolling Stone's "Top 25 Best Music Memoirs" list, and is now in production for a motion picture with producer Barbara De Fina, whose credits include "Goodfellas," "Casino," "Cape Fear," "Color Of Money," "Age Of Innocence and "Silence," and the screenplay is being written by Matthew Stone whose credits include "Intolerable Cruelty," "Man Of The House," and "Big Trouble."
Autographed, 8 x 10, color photograph of Tommy James singing and playing his electric guitar in concert at "The Bitter End" night club in New York City. Boldly signed in black ink at the upper right corner. Choice condition. I obtained this directly from Tommy James. Very popular. |