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Tommy James And The Shondells - Songs. ABOUT. Tommy James and the Shondells had many hits in the late 1960s that included Hanky Panky (1966), Mony Mony (1968), Crimson and Clover (1969), and Crystal Blue Persuasion (1969). Band leader Tommy James went solo in 1971 and the remaining group members went on to record as Hog Heaven.
In addition to his own success, James emerged as a successful songwriter and producer for other artists, such as Teena Marie, The Mary Jane Girls, The Temptations, Eddie Murphy and Smokey Robinson. An addiction to crack hampered his career by the late 1980s.