Origin: Niles, MI, USA
Tommy James & The Shondells are mostly known for their straightforward pop hits like 'I Think We're Alone Now' and 'Mony Mony', which were then successfully covered by other artists in the 80s. They did however also delve headfirst into psychedelic pop in the late 60s and had even bigger hits in that genre with 'Crimson And Clover' (a #1 smash) and 'Crystal Blue Persuasion' (peaked at #2). The southwestern Michigan outfit started out as the Echoes in 1959 and evolved into Tom & The Tornadoes about a year later with frontman and lead vocalist Tommy James (then known as Tom Jackson) steering the…