GGACP Classic: Tommy James

Gilbert Gottfried's Amazing Colossal Podcast

Starburns Audio

Visual Arts, Tv & Film, Comedy, Arts

4.8 • 3.9K Ratings

🗓️ 27 April 2023

⏱️ 85 minutes

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Summary

GGACP celebrates the birthday (April 29) of rock 'n' roll legend Tommy James by revisiting this entertaining interview from 2017. In this episode, Tommy serenades Gilbert and Frank with some of his biggest hits ("I Think We're Alone Now," "Crystal Blue Persuasion") and discusses his turbulent, decades-long relationship with notorious music mogul/mob associate Morris Levy. Also, "Sgt. Pepper" changes the game, Gene Krupa hits hard times, Hubert Humphrey calls in a favor and Tommy reveals the strange origin of "Mony Mony." PLUS: Alan Freed! Vincent "The Chin" Gigante! "Hanky Panky" tops the charts! Tommy pens "Tighter, Tighter"! And Ed Sullivan presents "Tony Jones and the Spondells"! Learn more about your ad choices. Visit megaphone.fm/adchoices

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1:06.0	This is Gilbert Gottfried's amazing colossal podcast with my co-host, Frank Santopadre,
1:22.0	where once again recording at Nutmeg with our engineer Frank Ferdarosa.
1:28.0	Our guest this week is a musician, songwriter and record producer
1:34.0	and one of the most popular and versatile and successful recording artist of his generation.
1:42.0	As both the solo artist and the lead singer of the 60s group, Tommy James and the Chandels.
1:52.0	He recorded 14 top 40 hits including the top 10 singles.
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