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BALCONYTV 13/03/2010
PRESENTED BY TOM MILLETT
Tommy was born in Arkansas, one of seven children in his family, and eight years after his brother Johnny. He formed his first band in high school and enlisted in the Army after graduation. He deejayed for American Forces Radio Network. After the Army, Tommy played with Hank Williams Jr., and later gained a record deal from Musicor in 1965. A year later he joined United Artists and just missed the country Top 40 in 1968 with The Sounds of Goodbye. In late 1969, while on Epic Records, he delivered his biggest hit, a tune dedicated to JFK, RFK, and Martin Luther King entitled, "Six White Horses. 1970 saw a pair of Top Ten singles: One Song Away and "Rise and Shine", and the Top 20 hit, I Recall a Gypsy Woman. Tommy continues to tour the globe, bringing to his audience the best in entertainment.
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