Книга: Tommy James «Me, the Mob, and the Music: One Helluva Ride with Tommy James&The Shondells»
Производитель: "Неизвестный" Everyone knows the hits: a??Hanky Panky,a?? a??Mony Mony,a?? a??I Think Wea??re Alone Now,a?? a??Crimson and Clover,a?? a??Crystal Blue Persuasion. a?? All of these songs, which epitomize great pop music of the late 1960s, are now widely used in television and film and have been covered by a diverse group of artists from Billy Idol to Tiffany to R. E. M. Just as compelling as the music itself is the life Tommy James lived while making it. James tells the incredible story, revealing his complex and sometimes terrifying relationship with Roulette Records and Morris Levy, the legendary Godfather of the music business. Me, the Mob, and the Music is a fascinating portrait of this swaggering, wildly creative era of rock a??na?? roll, when the hits kept coming and payola and the strong-arm tactics of the Mob were the norm, and what it was like, for better or worse, to be in the middle of it. ISBN:1439172889 Издательство: "Неизвестный" (2011)
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Tommy James
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Tommy James (born Thomas Gregory Jackson,
Early life and career
In 1958, when Tommy was eleven, his family moved to Niles,
In 1965, a DJ in
Tommy James and the Shondells
The Shondells had long since broken up, and did not wish to reform in order to travel to Pittsburgh. James flew there solo, and hired a local band named The Raconteurs to become the replacement Shondells. The group needed a follow-up and selected a song called "Say I Am (What I Am)". Although not as successful as "Hanky Panky", it reached #21 on the charts later in the same year.
Roulette assigned songwriters Richie Cordell and Bob King the task of writing songs for
olo
In early 1970 the illegal drugs that Tommy James injected into his system took its toll when, during a concert, James collapsed and was pronounced "dead" at the scene. James cheated his death, however, and refused to perform for a time. He survived by vegetating and moving to the suburbs. Hating the recording studio, James decided that there would be no future for the Shondells after his semi-retirement. Tommy James and The Shondells broke up in 1970. James then went solo and had two further chart hits with "Draggin' the Line" (Writen by Bob King) (#4 in 1971) and "Three Times In Love" (#19 (Adult Contemporary #1) in 1980). James has had twenty three gold singles, and nine gold and platinum albums. He also wrote and produced the million-selling 1970 hit "Tighter, Tighter" for the group
In October 2007, Tommy James and the original Shondells reunited in a New Jersey studio to record once again.
Miscellany
The song "Mirage" uses the chords and structure of "I Think We're Alone Now" in reverse. It was created when the original was played backwards during a writing session.
The song "Smokey Roads" on their 1968 album
Tommy James and the Shondells' "It's Only Love"
Tommy James and the Shondells declined an invitation to play at the
Several bands have covered James' hits.
In 1987, "Hanky Panky" resurfaced in the parody "
More recently, in 2006 Finnish
When James went solo in 1970, Shondells bass player Mike Vale and Shondells drummer Pete Lucia formed Hog Heaven, and released one
olo discography
1970 "Tommy James"
1971 "Christian of the World"
1972 "My Head, My Bed & My Red Guitar
1976 "In Touch"
1977 "Midnight Rider"
1980 "Three Times in Love"
1989 "Tommy James - The Solo Years"
1990 "Hi-Fi"
1993 "Discography: Deals and Demos"
1996 "A Night in Big City"
1997 "Tommy James Greatest Hits Live!"
2005 "Sweet Cherry Wine" (CD single)
2005 "Isn't that the Guy" (CD single)
2006 "Lupe & Joe" (MP3 single)
2006 "Love Words" (CD Single)
2006 "Hold the Fire"
James himself had thirteen charting solo singles, with the three highest-charting being 1971's "Draggin' the Line" (#4), 1980's "Three Times in Love" (#19), and 1971's "I'm Comin' Home" (#40).
External links
* [http://www.tommyjames.com Official Website]
Источник: Tommy James
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