Tommy James
from Rock & Roll High School With Pete Ganbarg
This week singer, songwriter, and producer Tommy James takes us from leading The Shondells through their unlikely breakout hit “Hanky Panky” to his complicated relationship with mobster Morris Levy, who launched his career while swindling him out of millions at the notorious Roulette Records. Listen to hear more about how his iconic track “Crimson and Clover” was leaked and the inspiration for “Mony Mony.”
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Tommy James takes us from unlikely breakout hit “Hanky Panky” to his complicated relationship with mobster Morris Levy at the notorious Roulette Records. Listen to hear about how “Crimson and Clover” was leaked + the inspiration for “Mony Mony.”
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