What do Dolly Parton, Joan Jett, Prince, Santana, R.E.M. and Billy Idol all have in common? The music of singer/songwriter Tommy James. The Ohio native’s popular songbook – which includes hits such as ...

George Harrison wrote songs for Tommy James and the Shondells after the success of “Mony Mony.” Tommy James rejected the songs for one reason. “Mony Mony” inspired a hit cover by Billy Idol. Tommy ...

Tommy James and The Shodells’ run of hits in the late 1960s was all about the songs. James’ voice was pleasing and his band’s playing good, but his run of more than a dozen Top 30 hits in five years ...

Tommy James and The Shondells, the 1960s pop band that Friday night plays Sands Casino Resort in Bethlehem as part of the Musik at the Sands series, is known for its amazing late 1960s string of hits ...

Best known for hits like “Crystal Blue Persuasion,” “Crimson and Clover,” and “Mony Mony,” legendary artist Tommy James boasts an impressive career with 23 gold singles, 9 platinum albums, and over ...

40 Years contains the A-side of every single James released (with or without the Shondells) on six different labels from 1966 to 2006 (plus an ultra-rare 1962 bonus track) with in-depth liner notes ...

In The Number Ones, I’m reviewing every single #1 single in the history of the Billboard Hot 100, starting with the chart’s beginning, in 1958, and working my way up into the present. God bless garage ...

The F.M. Kirby Center announced today that hitmakers Tommy James and the Shondells will perform at 8 p.m. Nov. 10 at the downtown Wilkes-Barre theater, 71 Public Square. Among James’ 32 Billboard Hot ...

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The Gazette offers audio versions of articles using Instaread. Some words may be mispronounced. Tommy James & The Shondells were a hit machine during the 1960s. The British Invasion had no effect on ...

Tommy James and The Shondells, singers of “Hanky Panky” and “Crimson and Clover” in the 1960s, will perform in central Pa. this summer. The group, along with The Box Tops, will perform at 7:30 p.m.

Tommy James’ rise to fame in the music industry has a lot to do with being in the right place at the right time, combined with serious determination and plain good luck. By age 12, he had been in two ...