Now in paperback, after five hardcover printings, Tommy James's wild and entertaining true story of his career--part rock & roll fairytale, part valentine to a bygone era, and part mob epic--that "reads like a music-industry version of Goodfellas" (The Denver Post).

Everyone knows the hits: "Hanky Panky," "Mony Mony," "I Think We're Alone Now," "Crimson and Clover," "Crystal Blue Persuasion." All of these songs, which epitomize great pop music of the late 1960s, are now widely used in television and film and have been covered by a diverse group of artists from Billy Idol to...