Homecoming
Tommy James & the Shondells at the Community Arts Center
Sep 25
Saturday, September 25, 2021
6:33–6:33 AM
Tommy James' road to superstardom began when a nightclub DJ in Pittsburgh discovered a two-year-old record by "The Shondells" and played it at his weekend dances. The crowd response was so overwhelmingly positive that radio deejays started spinning it and an enterprising record distributor bootlegged it, selling 80,000 copies in ten days. By May of 1966, "Hanky Panky" was the number one record in Pittsburgh, and Tommy James was a sensation.
To learn more or purchase tickets: https://www.caclive.com/events/tommy-james-and-the-shondells/
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