Tommy James - Me, the Mob, and the Music: One Helluva Ride with Tommy James & The Shondells (Un-Signed Edition)
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Hardcover Book Details
- 227 Pages
- Hardcover
- Illustrated in B&W
- Released: February 16, 2010
- Originally Released: 2010
- Publisher: Scribner
Authors:
Author: | Tommy James & Martin Fitzpatrick | |
Subject: | Tommy James |
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Description by OLDIES.com:
Then, in 1966, the record was re-discovered by a Pittsburgh DJ who started playing it on heavy rotation, prompting a tremendous response. Soon, every record mogul in New York was pursuing Tommy and the band. And then an even odder thing happened: every offer but one disappeared, and James found himself in the office of Morris Levy at 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. The song went to #1; James went on to do much more; and Levy continued to reign.
Me, the Mob, and the Music 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. It is also the story 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.
Product Description:
Tommy James was discovered in 1966 at the age of nineteen, and was pursued by every record mogul in New York until, inexplicably, every offer but one quickly disappeared. James soon found himself in the office of Morris Levy at Roulette Records, where he was handed a pen and ominously promised “one helluva ride.” Morris Levy, the legendary “godfather” of the music business, needed some hits and Tommy would provide them..
Me, the Mob, and the Music tells the intimate story of the 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. It is also the story of this swaggering, wildly creative era of rock ‘n' roll when payola and the strong arm tactics of the mob were the norm, and the hits kept coming..
Product Info
- Sales Rank: 120,160
- ISBN: 1439128650
- EAN: 9781439128657
- Shipping Weight: 6.6/lbs (approx)
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