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Tommy James & The Shondells is tagged as: 60s, classic rock, oldies, rock, psychedelic

Tommy James and the Shondells is an American rock and roll group that was most active in 1960s. They had two number one singles in the U.S. — “Hanky Panky” (1966) and “Crimson and Clover” (1968) — but also released five other top ten hits, including “I Think We’re Alone Now,” “Mony Mony,” and “Crystal Blue Persuasion”.
The band initially formed in 1959 as Tom and the Tornadoes, with the then only 12-year-old James as lead singer. In 1963, he renamed the band The Shondells, after one of James’s idols, guitarist Troy Shondell. Later in 1963, they recorded the Jeff Barry/Ellie Greenwich song “Hanky Panky” (originally by The Raindrops), which failed to chart. The Shondells disbanded thereafter, until James reformed them early 1966 with Gray, Vale, Rosman and Lucia. Their first single was a re-recording of “Hanky Panky”, which surprisingly became a national number one hit in June 1966. At first, Tommy James and his Shondells played straightforward rock and roll (as their first hit proves) but soon became involved in the budding bubblegum music movement. One of their main songwriters these days was Ritchie Cordell who gave them the hits “I Think We’re Alone Now” (lat...
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Top 10 Tommy James & The Shondells Songs
Crimson And Clover
Mony Mony
Crystal Blue Persuasion
I Think We're Alone Now
Hanky Panky
Crimson & Clover
Draggin' The Line
Sweet Cherry Wine
Do Something To Me
Mirage
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Crimson & Clover
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Tommy James And The Shondells: Anthology
Hanky Panky
Mony Mony
Crimson & Clover/Cellophane Symphony
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