The hitmaker behind songs like 'Hanky Panky,' 'Crimson and Clover' and 'I Think We're Alone Now' celebrated in his Jersey town.

LIMA — Tommy James was born in Dayton and moved up I ... James, who fronted the band the Shondells, is set to perform his hits including “Mony,” “Crimson and Clover,” “Hanky Panky ...

For Tommy James, it was a match made in music. The lead singer of the band Tommy James and The Shondells, who shot to fame as a teen in the 1960s and went on to have a solo career, is a newlywed.