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Me, the Mob, and the Music: One Helluva Ride with Tommy James and the Shondells

Description: Everyone knows the hits: "Hanky Panky," "Mony Mony," "I Think We're Alone Now," "Crimson and Clover," "Crystal Blue Persuasion." 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 'n' 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. Tommy James (born Thomas Gregory Jackson, April 29, 1947, Dayton, Ohio) is the pop-rock star best known as the leader of Tommy James and the Shondells. Performing locally in Niles, Michigan, from the age of 12, James went on to record many top hits, including "Hanky Panky," "I Think We're Alone Now," "Mony Mony," "Crimson and Clover," "Sweet Cherry Wine," "Mirage," "Do Something to Me," "Gettin' Together," "Crystal Blue Persuasion," and "Draggin' the Line." He has sold over 100 million records, has been awarded twenty-three gold singles, and nine gold and platinum albums. His songs are widely used in television and film, and have been covered by Joan Jett, Billy Idol, Tiffany, Tom Jones, Prince, and R.E.M. Tommy James continues to tour the country and record.

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Location: East Hanover, New Jersey

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EAN: 9781439172889

UPC: 9781439172889

ISBN: 9781439172889

MPN: N/A

Book Title: Me, the Mob, and the Music : One Helluva Ride with Tommy James and the Shondells

Number of Pages: 240 Pages

Language: English

Publisher: Scribner

Topic: History & Criticism, Composers & Musicians, General, Business

Publication Year: 2011

Item Height: 0.3 in

Illustrator: Yes

Genre: Music, Biography & Autobiography

Item Weight: 8.7 Oz

Author: Tommy James

Item Length: 8.4 in

Item Width: 5.5 in

Format: Trade Paperback

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