| Edition |
First Scribner hardcover edition. |
| Description |
vii, 227 pages, 8 unnumbered pages of plates : illustrations ; 24 cm |
| Summary |
Tommy James had been performing locally in Michigan rock bands since the age of 12. His cover of "Hanky Panky" became a minor local hit. Then, in 1966, the record was re-discovered by a Pittsburgh DJ who started playing it on heavy rotation. Soon, every record mogul in New York was pursuing Tommy and the band. And then an odd thing happened: every offer but one disappeared, and James found himself in the office of Roulette Records, where he was handed a pen and ominously promised "one helluva ride." Morris Levy, the legendary "godfather" of the music business, needed a hit and "Hanky Panky" would be his. This book tells the intimate story of the complex and sometimes terrifying relationship between the bright-eyed, sweet-faced blonde musician from the heartland and the big, bombastic, brutal bully from the Bronx, who hustled, cheated, and swindled his way to the top of the music industry.--From publisher description. |
| Contents |
Tuning up -- Hanky panky -- Say I am -- I think we're alone now -- Gettin' together -- Mony mony -- Crimson and clover -- Crystal blue persuasion -- Ball of fire -- Draggin' the line. |
| Subject |
James, Tommy.
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Rock musicians -- United States -- Biography.
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Shondells (Musical group)
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| Added Author |
Fitzpatrick, Martin, 1952-
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| ISBN |
9781439128657 |
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1439128650 |
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