Tommy Roe

Tommy Roe, born May 9, 1942 is an American pop music singer/songwriter.

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May 9 - 1942 - Pop music

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Born Thomas David Roe in Atlanta, Georgia, United States, he was raised in Alpharetta, Georgia where he was part of a high school band. Greatly influenced by the sounds of the late Buddy Holly, Tommy Roe developed a unique style that, combined with his All-American clean-cut image, made him a popular musical performer throughout the 1960s.

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Atlanta, Georgia - United States - Alpharetta, Georgia - Buddy Holly

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Roe had a Billboard No.1 hit record hit in the United States and in Australia in 1962 with the song, "Sheila" and the following year scored two Top 10 hits with "Everybody" and the critically acclaimed "The Folk Singer" written by Merle Kilgore. Following the enormously successful tour of the United Kingdom by friend Roy Orbison, Tommy Roe toured there and then moved to England where he lived for several years. In 1965, he and Jerry Lee Lewis combined with Orbison to create an LP for the Pickwick International label. During the 1960s, he had several more top forty hits. In 1969, his song "Dizzy" went to No.1 on the UK Singles Chart as well as to Billboard's No.1 in the USA. His final Top 40 single was "Jam Up and Jelly Tight" in 1970.

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Billboard No.1 hit record - Australia - Merle Kilgore - United Kingdom - Roy Orbison - Jerry Lee Lewis - No.1 - UK Singles Chart - Billboard's No.1 - 1970

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A resident of Beverly Hills, California, Roe is married to Josette Banzet, an actress from France who won a Golden Globe Award for best supporting for her performance in the 1976 television mini-series, Rich Man, Poor Man.

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Beverly Hills, California - Josette Banzet - France - Golden Globe Award - Rich Man, Poor Man

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In 1986, Tommy Roe was inducted into the Georgia Music Hall of Fame.

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Although his style of music declined in popularity with the 1970s mass market, Tommy Roe maintained a following and continued to perform at a variety of concert venues, sometimes with sixties nostalgia rock and rollers such as Freddy Cannon and Bobby Vee.

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Freddy Cannon - Bobby Vee

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Partial discography (singles):

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• "Sheila" (1962)
• "Everybody" (1963)
• "The Folk Singer" (1963)
• "Sweet Pea" (1966)
• "Horray for Hazel" (1966)
• "Dizzy" (1969)
• "Jack And Jill" (1969)
• "Jam Up and Jelly Tight" (1970)