Tommy James

With his backing band the Shondells, Tommy James created truly classic pop-rock hits in the late 1960s. “I Think We’re Alone Now,” which broke Top 40 radio ground for its suggestive lyrics, and psychedelic masterpiece “Crimson & Clover” would be hits again much later via respective covers from Tiffany and Joan Jett. James’ 1968 album titletrack “Mony, Mony,” meanwhile, later became a signature song for Billy Idol.

Key songs in the James catalog include “Crimson And Clover,” “Crystal Blue Persuasion,” “Draggin’ The Line, “I Think We’re Alone Now” and “Mony, Mony.”

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