The song "Crimson and Clover" spent 16 weeks on the U.S. charts, reaching number one here and other countries. The single has sold
5 million copies, making it Tommy James and the Shondells’ best-
selling song. In 2006, Pitchfork Media named it the 57th best song
of the 1960s.

Tommy James (Thomas Gregory Jackson) turned
68 in April.

Boris Karloff hosted a weekly children’s radio program over New York’s
WNEW during the early 1950s. He played children’s music and read stories
and riddles. The program,“Karloff’s Treasure Chest”, also became popular
with adults. 

Mike Gracia