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|name = Tommy Sands |image = Tommy Sands 1957.JPG |caption = Tommy Sands in 1957 |image_size = |background = solo_singer |birth_name = Thomas Adrian Sands |alias = |birth_date = {{birth date and age|1937|8|27}} |birth_place = Chicago, Illinois, U.S. |death_date = |death_place = |origin = |instrument = Vocals, Guitar |genre = Country, Countrypolitan, Rockabilly, pop music |occupation = Singer, Actor |years_active = 1949–present |label = RCA, Capitol, Buena Vista, Vista, ABC, Liberty, Imperial, Superscope |associated_acts = |website = }}Thomas Adrian Sands (born August 27, 1937)[1] is an American pop music singer and actor. Working in show business as early as 1949, Sands became an overnight sensation and instant teen idol when he appeared on Kraft Television Theater in January 1957 as "The Singin' Idol". The song from the show, "Teen-Age Crush", reached #2 on the Billboard Hot 100 and #1 on Cashbox.[2] Early lifeSands was born into a musical family in Chicago, Illinois; his father, Ben, was a pianist, and his mother, Grace, a big-band singer.[1][3] He moved with the family to Shreveport, Louisiana. He began playing the guitar at eight and within a year had a job performing twice weekly on a local radio station. At the beginning of his teen years, he moved to Houston, Texas, where he attended Lamar High School and joined a band with "Jimmie Lee Durden and the Junior Cowboys", consisting of Sands, Durden, and Billy Reno. They performed on radio, at county fairs, and did personal appearances.[1] He was only 15 when Colonel Tom Parker heard about him and signed him to RCA Records. CareerThe Singin' IdolSands's initial recordings achieved little in the way of sales but in early 1957 he was given the opportunity to star in an episode of Kraft Television Theatre called "The Singing Idol". He played the part of a singer who was very similar to Elvis Presley, with guitar, pompadour hair, and excitable teenage fans. On the show, his song presentation of a Joe Allison composition called "Teen-Age Crush" went over big with the young audience and, released as a single by Capitol Records, it went to #2 on the Billboard Hot 100 record chart and #1 on the Cashbox chart.[1] It became a gold record. His track, "The Old Oaken Bucket", peaked at #25 on the UK Singles Chart in 1960.[4] He released his debut album Steady Date with Tommy Sands (1957). Sands' sudden fame brought an offer to sing at the Academy Awards show. He did another episode of Kraft Television Theatre, "Flesh and Blood" (1957) playing the son of a gangster. He also made "The Promse" for Zane Grey Theatre (1957) playing the son of Gary Merrill. 20th Century FoxSands' teen idol looks landed him a motion-picture contract with 20th Century Fox to star in a 1958 musical drama called Sing, Boy, Sing, the feature film version of "The Singin' Idol". Fox had enjoyed success with films starring other teen idols such as Elvis Presley and Pat Boone but Sing, Boy, Sing was a financial failure. Sands appeared on television in an episode of Shower of Stars and played another singing star in "The Left-Handed Welcome" for Studio One in Hollywood (1958). Sands supported Pat Boone in a musical for Fox, Mardi Gras (1958), which was a moderate hit. He also released the albums Sands Storm (1958), This Thing Called Love (1959), and When I'm Thinking of You (1959). Sands appeared in the 1960 episode of Wagon Train - "The Larry Hanify Story". Also a later Wagon Train episode in 1963, "The Gus Morgan Story." His later albums included Sands at the Sands (1960) and Dream with Me (1960). From May to November 1960 he served in the US Air Force Reserves.[5] Later MoviesSands' second lead role in a feature was in the teen comedy Love in a Goldfish Bowl (1961) with Fabian Forte, which was not a success. More popular was a fantasy musical he made at Disney, Babes in Toyland (1961), co-starring with Annette Funicello. That year he and Funicello sang the Sherman Brothers' title song from the Walt Disney release of The Parent Trap. Sands guested starred on "The Inner Panic" for The United States Steel Hour and was one of several pop stars who played US Rangers in Fox's The Longest Day (1962). Sands had married Nancy Sinatra whose father Frank offered Sands a role in Come Blow Your Horn but he turned it down. Sands studied acting in New York.[6] Sands appeared alongside Fred Astaire in "Blow High, Blow Clear" for Alcoa Theatre (1963). On May 14, 1963, Sands appeared, along with Claude Akins and Jim Davis, in "Trapped", one of the last episodes of NBC's Laramie western series.[7] In the story line, series character Slim Sherman (John Smith) finds an injured kidnap victim in the woods, portrayed by Joan Freeman. Dennis Holmes, as series regular Mike Williams, rides away to seek help, but the kidnappers reclaim the hostage. Slim pursues the kidnappers but is mistaken as a third kidnapper by the girl's father, played by Barton MacLane. Sands plays the girl's boyfriend, who had been ordered by her father to stop seeing her.[8] Later in 1963, Sands made several appearances on Wagon Train including "The Davey Baxter Story", "The Gus Morgan Story" (with Peter Falk), and "The Bob Stuart Story".[9] Sands had a support role in the feature film Ensign Pulver (1964) at Warners. He guest starred on Slattery's People ("Question: Why the Lonely?... Why the Misbegotten?") and had a support role in the war feature None But the Brave (1965), starring and directed by Frank Sinatra. Sands guest starred on Kraft Suspense Theatre ("A Lion Amongst Men", which earned him good reviews[10]), Combat! ("More Than a Soldier"), Valentine's Day ("For Me and My Sal"), Mr Novak ("Let's Dig a Little Grammar", "And Then I Wrote..."), Branded ("That the Brave Endure"), Bonanza ("The Debt"), and Hawaii Five-O ("No Blue Skies"., Career DeclineSands divorced Nancy Sinatra in 1965. "The doors to Hollywood seemed to slam shut after the divorce from Nancy," he said. "I couldn't get acting roles, my singing career on TV and in films was over."[11] His last feature to date was The Violent Ones (1967) in which Sands had a supporting role. He moved to Hawaii in 1967. HawaiiIn Hawaii, Sands operated the Tommy Sands Nightclub Tour for five years, opened the Outrigger Main Showroom and ran a clothing distributorship. He married a second time and became a father. Sands' later appearances include more episodes of Hawaii Five-O ("Hit Gun for Sale", "A Sentence to Steal"), and The Hardy Boys/Nancy Drew Mysteries ("Mystery on the Avalanche Express"). He occasionally returned to the mainland to work, appearing in dinner theatre. Return to the US MainlandSands returned permanently to the mainland of the US in 1981, settling in Fort Wayne Indiana. He toured regularly performing concerts.[11] Personal lifeTommy Sands and singer Nancy Sinatra married in 1960 and divorced in 1965.[12] His career had declined significantly by 1965, triggering speculation that Frank Sinatra had him "blacklisted" in the entertainment industry after their divorce.[13] Such reports were denied by both Sands and Sinatra.[14] In 1974, Sands married Sheila Wallace, a secretary, in Honolulu, where he had relocated in an attempt to revive his career.[15] He does still make sporadic public appearances as a singer. FilmographyFilm
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DiscographyUS singles discography
U.S. LP discography
References1. ^1 2 3 {{cite book| first= Joseph| last= Murrells| year= 1978| title= The Book of Golden Discs| edition= 2nd| publisher= Barrie and Jenkins Ltd| location= London| page= 95/6| isbn= 0-214-20512-6}} {{Portal|Illinois|Chicago|Louisiana|California|Los Angeles|Music|Film|Television}}2. ^{{cite web|url=http://rockabillyhall.com/TommySands.html|title=RAB Hall of Fame: Tommy Sands|website=rockabillyhall.com|accessdate=27 October 2017}} 3. ^{{cite web|url=https://books.google.ca/books?id=TytXdxjh4tIC&pg=PT387&dq=%22Ben,+played+piano+in+the+Ted+Lewis+Band,+while+his+mother,+Grace%22&hl=en&sa=X&ved=0ahUKEwiDvu_hzfPWAhVB6IMKHUadAgoQ6AEIFDAA|title=An A-Z of Rock and Roll - new and updated edition|publisher=An A-Z of Rock and Roll|accessdate=27 October 2017|via=Google Books}} 4. ^{{cite book| first= David| last= Roberts| year= 2006| title= British Hit Singles & Albums| edition= 19th| publisher= Guinness World Records Limited| location= London| isbn= 1-904994-10-5| page= 481}} 5. ^{{cite web|url=http://www.waybackattack.com/sandstommy.html|title=Tommy Sands|website=Way Back Attack}} 6. ^Alpert, D. (1964, Jun 28). TOMMY SANDS WON'T KNOCK THE ROCK, BUT HE KEEPS ROLLING ALONG AS ACTOR. Los Angeles Times (1923-Current File) Retrieved from https://search-proquest-com.ezproxy.sl.nsw.gov.au/docview/168556875?accountid=13902 7. ^{{cite web|url=https://www.imdb.com/title/tt0624819/|title=Laramie: "Trapped", May 14, 1963|publisher=Internet Movie Data Base|accessdate=September 23, 2012}} 8. ^{{cite web|url= http://www.tv.com/shows/laramie/trapped-128981/|title=Laramie: "Trapped", May 14, 1963|website=Tv.com|accessdate=September 23, 2012}} 9. ^{{cite web|url=http://www.avclub.com/articles/wagon-train-the-gus-morgan-story,44066/|title=Wagon Train: "The Gus Morgan Story"|website=Avclub.com|accessdate=October 7, 2012}} 10. ^Wolters, L. (1964, Oct 25). Those kid stars 10 years later. Chicago Tribune (1963-Current File) Retrieved from https://search-proquest-com.ezproxy.sl.nsw.gov.au/docview/179637148?accountid=13902 11. ^1 Horning, J. (1989, Oct 22). Former `Teenage crush' still performing series: NEWSMAKERS REVISITED. St.Petersburg Times Retrieved from https://search-proquest-com.ezproxy.sl.nsw.gov.au/docview/262699398?accountid=13902 12. ^{{cite news|last1=McKay|first1=Mary-Jane|title=Nancy Sinatra Walking Back to Fame|url=http://www.cbsnews.com/news/nancy-sinatra-walking-back-to-fame/|accessdate=22 May 2015|agency=CBS News|date=25 February 2005}} 13. ^{{cite news|title=Sands, the boy next door, comes home|newspaper=Chicago Tribune|date=August 12, 1977|page=9}} 14. ^{{cite book|last1=Starkey|first1=Ed|title=My Life, My Way: Frank 'Ol Blue Eyes' Sinatra|date=2008|publisher=AuthorHouse|location=Bloomington, Indiana|page=157}} 15. ^The Citizen Advertiser, Auburn, NY, April 16, 1974. Retrieved July 20, 2015. 16. ^{{cite web|url=https://www.imdb.com/title/tt0048904/epcast|title="The Tennessee Ernie Ford Show" (1956) - Episodes cast|accessdate=27 October 2017|website=IMDb.com}} 17. ^{{cite web|url=https://www.imdb.com/title/tt0050073/|title=Wagon Train|accessdate=27 October 2017|website=IMDb.com}} 18. ^{{cite book |title= Top R&B/Hip-Hop Singles: 1942-2004|last=Whitburn |first=Joel |author-link=Joel Whitburn |year=2004 |publisher=Record Research |page=511}} External links
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