Tommy James should be in the Rock and Roll hall of fame. There are a lot of members who haven’t accomplished as much as Tommy has.

My parents listened to this, I have not heard Draggin A line in 55 years, and it floods back instantly.

This guy doesn't get the credit or the respect he and his band deserve, they were great yet none of the so called "classic rock" stations even acknowledge him or his contributions, but the fans know how great he was/is!

@tishgrier

4 жыл бұрын

you're absolutely right! the guy doesn't get the credit and he was an amazing musician. big contributions, too.

@elanawyman-koehling8783

4 жыл бұрын

Yes we do and appreciate the music he and his group made, always!

@lesschoenberger3070

4 жыл бұрын

And just about everytime that I hear Billy Idol's "Mony mony" I say outloud "that should be Tommy James!" on these "classic" rock stations!

@kingslegion1

4 жыл бұрын

what? you must be very young.. because us of the 60s and 70s he and the shondells were as big as it gets.

@lesschoenberger3070

4 жыл бұрын

@@kingslegion1 Read the statement again, I said he doesn't get the credit that he deserves from classic rock radio stations, when was the last time you heard any station playing his music? I know the fans dug him, I'm pushing 60 so I was right there too, but sadly he doesn't get the credit that he deserves anymore except from the fans.

I can’t believe he’s not in the Rock & Roll hall of fame.

@carolgroff591

2 жыл бұрын

He definitely should be!!

@JustMe-ck3xz

2 жыл бұрын

He should be! He is a legend!

@christinamango4021

2 жыл бұрын

Tommy James should be in the ROCK N Roll Hall of Fame Legend

@JoyneFreedom

2 жыл бұрын

He is in MY rock'n roll hall of fame!!!! That's the one that counts!

@williamschlemmer5282

2 жыл бұрын

The reason he's not is they wanted Dolly Parton in

I'm 67 years old and I remember American Bandstand well. One of my favorite shows .Tommy James was quite popular back then .

@rogerburton4880

Ай бұрын

I’m 68 Lonnybackus saw a lot great Rock stars get their start on that show. And the Ed Sullivan sho, remember the first time the Beatles where showed, and Elvis Presley

@Southern_Crafty_Lady

2 күн бұрын

I'm 65 and I remember American Bandstand! I loved that show. .

1968~ Tommy walked in to Kmart asking for a pair of tennis shoes I fit him into a pair he liked. Then he asked where he and his band could soend the night , they still had a long road trip ahead to new york. I said sure my apt is right up the street. So they rolled over , spent half the night jamming on guitars and hit the road in the am Ann Arbor 1968

@johncunningham4902

5 ай бұрын

Seriously??

@carolnelson4433

5 ай бұрын

Yes it was very cool

@seanstoddard6655

5 ай бұрын

Very cool.

@SmooveBee1

4 ай бұрын

That is a cool story and cool encounter with him and his band.

@bonniematthews4941

4 ай бұрын

Lucky u

I’m so happy to have been alive during most of the Dick Clark era.

@lindatimmons3675

Жыл бұрын

I know , good times

@robertsafferstein358

Жыл бұрын

Nothing but lip-synched bull crap. Midnight Special was the real deal.

Tommy James was a bad ass songwriter. This man does not get the recognition he deserves as a true groundbreaker of the 60s and early 70s.

Tommy James is awesome! Tommy’s birthday is April 29!! Happy Birthday 🎂🎊🎈

@melissapugliese2353

2 ай бұрын

So is my birthday

I had the 45rpm. Haven't really heard the song in 50 years, but still remember the words. A true classic.

@stevendphoto

2 жыл бұрын

me to, I was like 13...

@SL-vi4tk

Жыл бұрын

@stevendphoto I was 11 yrs old.

i am 65 and l love that song

@gregnormal55.

Жыл бұрын

Helle!!! How are you doing today, please pardon me for intruding into your privacy but I just wanted to know if you’re a fan ? Have a great day… Stay Safe!!

@cherylfrench943

Жыл бұрын

@@gregnormal55. hi Greg I am doing fine sorry that I did not reply to you earlier today I have been real busy today

@gregnormal55.

Жыл бұрын

@@cherylfrench943 Hey! That’s very good to know, I just can’t stop myself from listening to this song anytime am alone! If I may ask which of all his songs is your favorite? Have a great day…. Stay Safe

@cherylfrench943

Жыл бұрын

@@gregnormal55. yes can ask what my favorite song is I love listening to dragging the line it's a great song

@gregnormal55.

Жыл бұрын

@@cherylfrench943 Hey! I’m truly move by your love and passion for lovely song’s and I would love to know more about you because you seem nice and worth talking too but it’s public here, can we chat off here if you don’t mind? You take care and be safe

I am so glad I grew up in the 70’s. Life is good. ♥️ I didn’t realize how many songs Tommy did. Wow.

Oh how I wish I could go back to those cool days of the 70's!! 😢😢

@gregnormal55.

Жыл бұрын

Helle!!! How are you doing today, please pardon me for intruding into your privacy but I just wanted to know if you’re a fan ? Have a great day… Stay Safe!!

@user-ml5oo8jy6p

5 ай бұрын

Me too

I remember all this mans hits. Once you heard his songs on the radio there is no way you could forget them.

I don't think Tommy James ever wrote a bad song, so how is it that he isn't inducted into the Rock and Roll Music Hall of Fame yet?? Everytime a radio station plays 1 of his songs, it gets everyone singin and a groovin, not to mention how TJ's songs (especially Mony Mony) make you feel sooo Young again... Thank You Tommy James and the Shondells for making some awesome and greatest music of all time! I think it's high time I write to The Rock and Roll Hall of Fame and mention Tommy James and his Shondells and hope that they will see how Great Tommy's songs are and finally induct him into the Rock and Roll Music Hall of Fame...

@moonytheloony6516

11 ай бұрын

I understand your enthusiasm but him not being in the Rock n Roll Hall of Fame really doesn't matter. Hear me out... There's a lot of musicians who have provided their opinion about getting inducted and it's not all it's cracked up to be, this is known fact about that HOF. It's a strange HOF anyway. They induct Jazz musicians, RAP, C & W....it's weird and the inductees are clearly not always Rock artist, so I don't get it. It would be like the NFL Hall of Fame inducting Hank Aaron...but i digress. The HOF is a very superficial accolade. Awards are rather superficial. Elvis in his lifetime won 2 or 3 Grammy Awards...2 or 3 for probably the greatest single music talent to ever walk across the American stage. And if you think he wasn't the greatest, he was certainly the most impactful if not the most influential. Good luck finding a corner of the world who does not know who he is.... Two Grammys. That's it, and it does not matter. My point is this, induction is an award, and we like to see the artists we enjoy get recognition that they earned l, so I do get what you're saying, but that's not why they're artists, is it? Not at all. They record for people to listen which is what you are doing right here. Every generation discovers Tommy James, and Elvis, and Led Zeppelin, and AC/DC and KISS and Johnny Rivers and Johnny Cash and whoever....the genre matters not. Their music is what re-introduces them to every generation, long after they're dead, not the awards or inductions. That's not why any of them came here. They came to play and the played well..and we gathered a listened. Or in the case of the Beatles, we screamed, cried and fainted but I digress yet again. If it means that much to you (it really shouldn't) then have at it but the reward you're really enjoying, the one that matters, the award or really the reward you've enjoyed, is the same one you've been enjoying since you can first remember the very first time you heard Tommy James, or Santana or anyone....you can keep returning to that moment as many times as you wish, for as long as your alive, and listen to their music as if it was the hat yesterday a long time ago, and I promise you that deep down, means much more to any musician than an award or an induction because awards and inductions don't listen to their recordings or share them to new generations. The trophies can be nice but the relevance with each generation is what makes them immortal, and that's the greatest award of all time.

@Mondayman622

11 ай бұрын

Rrhof is a joke

@samf9634

7 ай бұрын

Madonna is in the Rock and Roll Hall of Fame that should pretty much answer your question. Sad as it is to say.

@casinosnoopy9900

7 ай бұрын

Mony Mony is one of the worst songs ever written.

@billdesinger8604

5 ай бұрын

⁠@@casinosnoopy9900you must be associated with Rolling Stone Rag, sorry, Mag. They are the self-appointed authorities on the best/worst anything musically related, and wrong 99.9% of the time according to the majority consensus.

I was born in 1966 and my mom loved your music the most 1972 at n22 she died. Tommy I now love your music

My childhood memories....Thank you Tommy!!!❤ I was 2 years old in 1972. Your music reminds me of my Mom & Dad 🥰

My sister had stacks & stacks of 45's. "Draggin' the line" was one of those 45's I often heard. Ahh... the good old days.

What a time to live in 60’s and 70’s

Still one of my favorite songs. 14 years old in 72.

@Patriot-oi7mj

2 жыл бұрын

So was I, great song.

@toyman81

2 жыл бұрын

10 years old for me, Remember hearing this on the radio while on vacation summer in Ocean City Md.

@chriswesterfield2042

2 жыл бұрын

same age here. I saw a really good cover band do this live in the 90s. They were outstanding but the Shondell's backup singer that sings "draggin the line" in a deep baritone voice is hard to duplicate. With the band I saw, the drummer "sang" this part. During their break I asked the drummer how he could get his voice that low. He said, "are you kidding me?" That wasn't me, I was just faking it. That part was sampled into the music with a pre-recording." Apparently, there are not too many singers that can duplicate that voice.

@cindypena9131

2 жыл бұрын

@@chriswesterfield2042 I found a guy on KZread that does great covers. His name is Russ Willoughby. You might want to check it out.

@jimrankin5413

2 жыл бұрын

I was somewhere between 9 and 10 then still love the song

He deserves to be in the Rock &Roll Hall of fame.Hes the best .👍

@lemurianchick

4 ай бұрын

Fuck that entity. Stop being in the MATRIX!!!!!

I saw him before a concert. He was waiting to go on stage and I was lucky enough to talk to him. He was down to earth talking about growing up in Niles Michigan and driving through towns he wanted to see again. He is down to earth and a prince of a man!!

Canada loves Tommy James.

My daughters send my videos of them rocking out in their cars to his songs! I raised them right and they pass it on to their kids!!!

Always listened to Tommy James since the late 60's. Memories of line dancing at the pool.

@gregnormal55.

Жыл бұрын

Helle!!! How are you doing today, please pardon me for intruding into your privacy but I just wanted to know if you’re a fan ? Have a great day… Stay Safe!!

Tommy needs to be put in the rock and roll hall of fame! Period!

@CHRISRepAZ

Жыл бұрын

Should have been 25 years ago

I ❤️ love Tommy I don't know if he would remember me;l went to school with his wife 'sister Jodi. Whenever his wife and him were in Mars PA visiting her parents they would come to church ⛪️. This was great 👍. I have such a wonderful experience on one Christmas eve, he shook my hand and talked to me. 😊❤ thanks for being such a great guy and he still is❤ love ya Tommy 😊

I, too cannot believe this amazing band didn't make it to the Rock and Roll Hall of Fame!!!!!

@garyrichards9680

2 жыл бұрын

At least Dolly Parton got in.

@chriswesterfield2042

2 жыл бұрын

I can believe it after watching this cheesy lip synch.

@12floz67

2 жыл бұрын

The hall of fame is a joke. It’s full of non rock and roll artists and some real ones are ignored.

@adriennerobinson1180

Жыл бұрын

Terrible SMH

1971 and I'm 10 years old and this song has stuck with me all these years!

@francesrubis5220

2 жыл бұрын

Me too! They just don't rock the way they used to and it is such a shame.

@canlib

2 жыл бұрын

you're an old man

Crystal blue persuasion one of my all time favorites 👊

What a great groove.One of those songs where you can’t help bouncing your head along to the beat.

Recently got the opportunity to see them live, I will say that Tommy is spot on! His voice hasn’t aged at all.❤

Timeless ! he's still doing shows , unbelievable.

I'm 71 and I love all of the music now

American Bandstand, Soul Train, Don Kirshners Rock Concerts and others were GREAT in the 70's

I love this song, saw Tommy in Vernon Hills IL about 20 years ago

I remember listening to you when I was a kid and you deserve the Rock and Roll hall of fame! 👏

He deserves to be in the Hall of Fame not only for his music but surviving his years working for Morris Levy at the mob-run Roulette records.

@siobob1

4 ай бұрын

I interviewed Tommy James in 1986 and asked him why the hits dried up in the Seventies. He lit up and railed against the mob- how the record industry changed, not for the better.

From Mishawaka IN, You keep it rockin' Tommy !!!

I grew up listening to him. Graduated in 74. I admit it, I have his Greatest hits CD!!

@WesleyScantlin-d2b

9 ай бұрын

hello, how are you doing it is nice meeting you here

I was 22 in1972. When I hear this song in2023, I'm still 22. Peace to you and all. Ricardo Elizalde

Tommy and the shondels kick some serious musical ass. This is my favorite by them.

@gregnormal55.

Жыл бұрын

Helle!!! How are you doing today, please pardon me for intruding into your privacy but I just wanted to know if you’re a fan ? Have a great day… Stay Safe!!

@lovrevia7638

9 ай бұрын

Where are the Shondels?

@siobob1

4 ай бұрын

Tommy was solo for this record. His final hit.

And he is present even in 2022, we love you Tommy

@ericsmith8708

Жыл бұрын

What a good singer songwriter. I love listening to his songs. How are you Olga ?

I always loved the way this song sounds

One of the greatest "Hippie Songs" ever recorded, just a great sing-a-long tune....

Folks, read Tommy's book. If you're a musician you'll learn a lot about the goings on in the recording industry back then.

@petunia210

4 жыл бұрын

Read his book, I'm just waiting and waiting for the movie. Any word on the movie?

@tonypiacenta

4 жыл бұрын

I'm actually reading his book right now....about 1/2 way through it. I've also watched a lot of interviews of him on you tube during the last few weeks which is was what caused me to get curious and seek out the book ! When is the movie coming out ? Did things stall with that project ?

@raddmann336

3 жыл бұрын

Was a great book

@prokeds8371

2 жыл бұрын

It didnt take a rocket scientist to figure out how music industry goes.

@stephengispanski2206

2 жыл бұрын

Yep when Tommy was doing his thing, rock and roll 🎸 was taking off. If you where able to change with the music that was changing so fast, you would be a survivalist that change also. Artist come and go. Yes, Tommy had some jamming songs, I listen to him on the radio in my pre-teen years. He was all over Panama City Beach Florida. Some of my preteen years were the best. That was life. Jam on Tommy J. and you should be in the Hall of Fame.

Hey youngsters. This was rock & roll when I was a kid. We could even understand the words they were singing (as we listened on our record player). And then!!! A NEW INVENTION! This miracle thing call an 8 track player and these boxes that had brown tape that had music. My first 8 track was in an old pickup that I wired in with one speaker. Oh the memories. No internet and no social media. I even grew up poor but worked hard to have things. God Bless our Country🇺🇸

Thank you Dick Clark and American Bandstand for all the memories. Saturday with American Bandstand from the sixties to the ninety’s we were tuned in for Dick Clark’s hour of music.

I am so happy to have been here when so much great music came out in the 70s and 80s. Love Tommy James with "Draggin The Line." I never missed the Dick Clark show.

@theresasummers7387

10 ай бұрын

Dragging the line

@theresasummers7387

10 ай бұрын

Lyrics to dragging the line

I have over 1200 songs in my iTunes library, and the song with the most plays out of all of 'em is this song! The beat is truly addictive... One of the best songs of the 60s-70s rock era, IMHO

He has had enough hits to warrant a movie bio on his life. The soundtrack to my life. ❤

Tommy James is still rocking stages @ age 76 and on April 29th he becomes 77 woohoo! 🎶

I'm 67 & Enjoyed them for years. Always good

Now THAT"S a haircut! Tommy was a hit machine! Lip sync television. His songs really brings me back to summers at the beach surfing and partying when we were all kids. Fun music!

@jonbenjisnomore7935

2 жыл бұрын

His early look has similarities to a young Roger Daltrey from the Who

@jaxflfreebird

2 жыл бұрын

@@jonbenjisnomore7935 Who?

@pamelageorge8275

2 жыл бұрын

Birds nest or cotton candy? Get a new hair dresser! 😬

@jonbenjisnomore7935

2 жыл бұрын

@@jaxflfreebird are you? Who who 😆

@urbanurchin5930

2 жыл бұрын

actually, the lip syncing doesn't bother me all that much. I would be interested in seeing the other (session?) musicians and the guy with the deep voice singing the accompanying chorus.

So many memories are flowing back to me from this song. Tommy's music will live on thru me, my children and Grandchildren.

24 gold records and no Hall of Fame.

@tommyterrell6005

3 ай бұрын

That’s because The Rock and Roll Hall of Fame is a joke.

@DaveWarpony

3 ай бұрын

WTF!!!??? Rock and Roll Hall of Shame. Tommy James and The Shondells had SO MANY GREAT SONGS.❤

@user-ob6bh8dr8f

2 ай бұрын

Tommy James , The Shondels definitely needs too be in The Rock , Roll Hall Of Fame ❤❤️

@cunit80

2 ай бұрын

Not liberal enough. It's a democrat ran organization so they discrimate against anyone that's not liberal enough. Pretty disgusting.

@joelcampbell1491

2 ай бұрын

I agree the HOf is a joke

In 69 I was 9 years old, and my big sister helped me pick out my first 3 albums (Saved up for 2 years), and they were: Diana Ross and the Supremes, The Fifth Dimension and Tommy James and the Shondells.

Love this song....classic!

Awesome version of song and lots of talent on that stage

They were one of the best groups ever!!

Man I was 7 yrs old when this hit the airwaves. I remember it like it was yesterday!

@oldskool4612

2 жыл бұрын

Same here...I was 10.

@ritadaniels3175

2 жыл бұрын

9yrs old.... OH can we PLEASE GO BACK❣️SOMEBODY PLEASE INVENT THE TIME MACHINE SO I CAN SEE MY MOTHER & HUG HER & GET A REDO???❣️✨🙏🤓🤠🤩😎🥳🌎🇺🇸

@garysmith8098

2 жыл бұрын

I was 16 and on Saturday we all got together and watched American Bandstand. Thanks Dick Clark for all the memories.

Tommy was beyond awesome - music pouring out of him like GOLD! MUSICALITY & TOMMY JAMES GENIUS!

This was one of my favorite songs when I was really young my brother had a crappy old radio with an 8 track player and he taught me the words to so many songs and this was one of them. Some of that faded away as I got older, years and years later when I was in High School I was in the Movies to see Don’t Tell Mom The Babysitter’s Dead and this song kept playing in it and it all came back to me. Now it’s almost 30 years from that my brother is dead in a shipwreck in Hurricane Joaquin and I’m showing this to my daughter on KZread. It’s kind of funny, No matter where you go there you are.

I still have the 45 record ‼️ CLASSIC 🔥👍❤️

@Douglas-zd7mz

7 ай бұрын

......."dragging' the VIN(YL)....!!

Us’t to play this song as a constant.🤙♥️2023 still enjoying .Thanks.

American Bandstand! Those were the days!

Met Tommy at the Peppermint Tiger in Indianapolis in 1977. Really nice guy.

Tommy has always been one of my favorites❤❤❤

This is my favorite Tommy James song. We kids used to sit in front of the box fans and sing at them to make our voices sound like his on "Crystal Blue Persuasion". This clip takes me back to me being eleven years old and having my own radio in my room. Thanks for posting this one.

@wilsondave8569

Жыл бұрын

Hi gorgeous how are you doing today hope you have a great day and your family??

@tats7859

Жыл бұрын

Do you mean crimson and clover???

@robertgodhard3248

Жыл бұрын

I still do the box fan thing,funny.

@dennisroberts708

Жыл бұрын

OMG,bittersweet childhood memories "the best of days" .!!!!

@IdahoRanchGirl

8 ай бұрын

Haha we did same thing with Crimson and Clover and the fans! Sang Iron Man with the fans as well. Well the first line anyway.

Tommy James man thank you so much. U-shaped and colored my world. Very cool

@TheRealSlickRick63

2 жыл бұрын

His hair is U-shaped

I can’t be the only one? I discovered this song (and a lot of music from my parents and older sister) on one of those K-tel greatest hits albums in the mid-70s. I’d sit downstairs on our yellow shag carpet next to our stereo. Headphones on. Turntable spinning a black, slightly wobbly, shiny disk. Something to watch when my eyes weren’t closed. Simpler times. Great music and great memories. I keep this song and quite a few others from this era on my active playlists just to take me back. This one in particular has such a cool vibe and I never skip it.

I bet he will be in the hall of Fame

Tommy should be in the Rock and Roll Hall of Fame! Especially with this badass song!

Impressed with his resilience and ability to write so many hits after being ripped off and coerced by thugs in the"biz." I hope he made back most what he deserved.

@seed_drill7135

2 жыл бұрын

He said he had to go into hiding when some of Mort's "associates" were looking to cut off his revenue stream, aka, Tommy.

@ericstrunck3611

2 жыл бұрын

much like John Fogherty, fighting the anti-christs for his own material

@atombomb31458

2 жыл бұрын

@@seed_drill7135 yikes--frightening...

@jonathanpearl5379

Жыл бұрын

@Eric Strunck The record business is crooked no matter skin color or religion of label owners. That is why there are one-hit wonders. Artists sign disadvantagous contracts out of desperation. I met a Motown songwriter who was beat up badly when he tried to negotiate an opt out on his 7-year contract.

I played my 45 of Crimson & Clover, over and over.

One of my favorite songs ever. ❤❤❤

The keyboard player for the shondells works out at my gym. Real cool guy and lots of great rock stories.

Love all his songs. 😍my dog Sam eats purple flowers...what a fun lyric. Lol

@ericsmith8708

Жыл бұрын

What a good singer songwriter. I love listening to his songs. How are you Shari ?

think i was 6 years old the very first hippy song i learned and loved 47 years later, luv n light to you

Tommy James Nevef heard of him but I never will forget what a great year 1972 was I wish I could go back sometimes

Dick Clark MADE American bandstand ! ❤

Man, this sounds just like the studio version! [wink-wink]

I always loved Dick Clark. Bandstand was one of my favorite shows.

A brilliant musician that deserves the highest recognition. Like now

@WesleyScantlin-d2b

9 ай бұрын

hello, how are you doing it is nice meeting you here

This man is a legend❤️👍

@gregnormal55.

Жыл бұрын

Helle!!! How are you doing today, please pardon me for intruding into your privacy but I just wanted to know if you’re a fan ? Have a great day… Stay Safe!!

This song just doesn’t age- just love it forever! Im just glad I was alive when !!… TJ is in that immortal class that we call “Rock Star” … There’s just no doubt about it…

Tommy James as a pilot flew Cobra Gunships in Viet Nam. The guys a stand up American hero. Imagine flying & listening to your songs on AFVN radio from a helmet.

This is a legend to all you 60s babies 😮😮😮😮 " Dragging the line"

Now we know where Gene Simmons got his look.

Love the artist love the band love the song Love the video

Still one of the coolest songs ever 😎

I have the record with this song and crystal blue persuasion on it one of my favorite records.

As a little kid i thought this song was called " Dragon, The Lion". Giggle...I was singin away.... "Dragonnnnnn, the Liooooon"

@fayeyother7336

3 жыл бұрын

As a child that probably makes more sense right.

@RobertsAutomotive

3 жыл бұрын

@@fayeyother7336 Maybe. But as a kid I wondered, Why did "Big Ol Jed have that light on" You know, that Steve Miller song,,, "Big 'ol Jed Had A Light On"

@JustaGirlinCleveland

3 жыл бұрын

@@RobertsAutomotive hahahaha I love that song!

@drlock978

3 жыл бұрын

Dragon,The Lion.Ha,Ha,He,He.That’s Classic. I can hear that.

@kenkirkpatrick193

Жыл бұрын

Or how about the Rascals” you and me and Leslie” vs endlessness. I mention it to Felix and he said he never thought of that.

Tommy James is a music God!

I love this song dragging the line

@WesleyScantlin-d2b

9 ай бұрын

hello, how are you doing it is nice meeting you here

Really Great Song!!!

I was 11 when this was on the radio, one of the coolest songs ever!

Crimson and Clover was a huge hit

@davidv1880

2 жыл бұрын

The sky is blue!

@jameskennedy721

2 жыл бұрын

His best in my opinion .

This a great song

Ever time i hear this song it takes me back to the summer of (71 I thought) I guess 72 on the boardwalk in Ocean City Md. A great time to be young.🌞