Discover more music, concerts, videos, and pictures with the largest catalogue online at. An excellent collection of tommy james and the shondells. Shop for vinyl, cds and more from tommy james at the discogs marketplace. Tommy james began making music in 1962, but the band really got its start in 1968 in pittsburgh, pa.
Radio stations soon followed suit, and a sensation was born. Not sure what tommy and the shondells were smoking to produce crimson and clover but pretty sure it wasnt banana peels. The original shondells were tommy james teenage band, based in niles, mi, in the early 1960s. Stream adfree with amazon music unlimited on mobile, desktop, and tablet. They crafted and mastered a unique form of 50s themed dowhop music, but integrated experimental phase techniques and sharp interspersions of distortion into an otherwise very conventional mix. Tommy james and the shondells tickets tommy james and. In this bands case, the classification might just be a matter of their looking like cleancut guys and having been so popular the biggest singlesselling act anywhere in the late 60s to qualify as mainstream entertainers rather than obscure onehit. In 1963, james renamed the band the shondells after one of his idols, guitarist troy shondell. The cd shows the different styles that tommy james sings there are many songs that i had no idea who i was listening to. The best of tommy james and the shondells at discogs. Its a very fun video tribute to breaking bad, complete with the two leads from the show making cameo appearances as their characters, all set to crystal blue persuasion by tommy james and the shondells.
Tommy james and the shondells the very best of tommy. Tommy james and the shondells lyrics, songs, and albums. Christian of the world 1971 christian of the world. Tommy james and the shondells are a classic example of 1960s american rock n roll. Tommy james and the shondells draggin the line youtube. 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 are an american rock band, formed in niles, michigan in 1964. Well remastered and contains their most famous material. Tommy james recorded hanky panky at wnil, an am radio station in niles, michigan, when he was in high school. In accordance with the directives of government and health authorities, we have temporarily suspended operations. Download tommy james discography fast and for free. Even if you own most of disc 1, it it well worth the price for disc 2 with includes solo work that i had not heard. Five years later, hanky panky became a surprise hit when a radio dj discovered it in a stack of old singles. Over 100 million records sold worldwide 24 top 40 hits, including.
Tommy james and the shondells sort by album sort by song. Tom james, tommy, tommy jackson, tommy jones, tomy james, y. Listen to your favorite songs from tommy james and the shondells. Discography 320kbps 1 week ago too old to rock 1 week ago. Always a sure sellout, tommy james and his shondells are still rockin, performing their many timeless hits including the 1966 smash hanky panky plus crystal blue persuasion, mony mony, crimson and clover and more. Thanks a lot for this discography and especially for the earlier albums. The band the echoes formed in 1959 in niles, michigan, then evolved into tom and the tornadoes, with 12yearold tommy james then known as tommy jackson as lead singer.
And a interdiction to youre children and grandchildren to the golden age of rocknroll. Tommy james discography tommy james and the shondells. Led by the multitalented singersongwriter tommy james, their debut recording of hanky panky would prove to become a huge catalyst for things to come for these popular rockers. Complete your tommy james and the shondells collection. April 29, 1947 also known as tommy tadger, is an american pop rock musician, singer, songwriter, and record producer, widely known as leader of the 1960s rock band tommy james and the shondells.
While attending niles public high school in niles mi the group released its first single, long pony tail, in 1962. Tommy james and the shondells 40 years the complete singles collection 19662006 aura records rhino custom products 2008. Tommy james and the shondells lyrics 72 song lyrics sorted by album, including hanky panky, crimson and clover, mony mony. Come and experience your torrent treasure chest right here. Tommy james and the shondells tend to be remembered as bubblegum rather than garage rock, but the distinction has always been fuzzy.
The next year, they recorded the jeff barryellie greenwich song, hanky panky originally a bside by the raindrops 1. The band initially formed in 1959 as tom and the tornadoes, with the then only 12yearold tommy james as lead singer. A 45 was distributed in the midwest by snap records. They made one single, hanky panky, for a small label niles records and broke up. Gettin together with tommy james siriusxm sundays 5 8pm est. As budgetline collections go, this isnt bad, especially since it contains the original versions of these tracks, but better collections are available for not much more money and will be.
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