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Tommy Tutone is an American band, known for its 1981 song "867-5309/Jenny", which peaked at #4 on the Billboard Hot 100. The band's lead singer, rhythm guitarist, and occasional keyboardist is . He is the only active original member currently touring as Tommy Tutone. Heath grew up in Philadelphia, Texas, and Montana before moving to during the Summer of Love to become a . There, he formed the band with Jim Keller and Terry Nails in 1978, naming it after his nickname. The band's first single, "Angel Say No", was released in 1980 and reached the top 40, and they opened for Tom Petty and the Heartbreakers on his US tour for Damn the Torpedoes.

The band's second album, Tommy Tutone 2, was released in 1981 and featured "867-5309/Jenny". The song became so popular that people in the United States still the number and ask for Jenny today. In 2006, VH1 named it the 36th-greatest song of the 1980s.

, Heath is living in Portland, Oregon, and back touring as Tommy Tutone. A new studio album is set to release in fall 2024.


History
and Jim Keller founded the band in 1978 along with bassist Terry Nails (Steve Jones, Ozzy Osbourne), with Heath acting as the lead vocalist and rhythm guitarist, also playing keyboards on occasion. Keller played lead guitar and Nails played bass and provided supporting vocals. Heath and Keller were the only constant members of Tommy Tutone, while the lineup featured a rotating membership of bassists and drummers.

Bassist Jon Lyons, who performed on "867-5309/Jenny", replaced founding member Terry Nails, but was soon himself replaced by Greg Sutton, Pete Costello, and in 1988 Jimmy James. Mona Gnader, the bassist in 's The Waboritas band, played with the band as well. Original drummer Kenny Johnson (of 's band) was replaced by Mickey Shine (Clover and the first album), then Victor Carberry for the band's second album, and later Jerry Angel. of played percussion (and sang) on "867-5309/Jenny".

From 2001 to 2010, the band consisted of Heath, Jimmy James, guitarist Greg Georgeson, and drummer Andy Gauthier. In 2007, the band signed a recording contract with Spectra Records. By 2012, Tommy Heath had become a computer analyst and software engineer and moved to Portland, Oregon.

In 2017, with the addition of Steve Fister (Steppenwolf, ) on guitar, Jimmy James switched to drums and the band released the single "My Little Red Book".

Jim Keller went on to become the director of 's publishing company, Dunvagen Music Publishers. He still performs in New York City.

In 2019, the band released their first studio album since 1998, Beautiful Ending.

In 2024, the band is reunited and touring. A new studio album will be released in the fall entitled New Wave Americana.


Discography

Studio albums
1980Tommy Tutone 6882
1981Tommy Tutone 2
  • Release date: September 23, 1981
  • Label: Columbia/CBS Records
2044
1983
  • Release date: April 16, 1983
  • Label: Columbia/CBS Records
179
1996Nervous Love
  • Release date: January 22, 1996
  • Label: Appaloosa Records
  • Note: re-released in 2011 as A Long Time Ago
1998Tutone.rtf
  • Release date: July 28, 1998
  • Label: Secret Disc Records
2019Beautiful Ending
  • Release date: May 9, 2019
  • Label: One Music Group
"—" denotes releases that did not chart


Singles
1980"Angel Say No"38 Tommy Tutone
1980"Cheap Date"
1980"Girl in the Back Seat"
1981"867-5309/Jenny"4122232
  • US: Gold
|rowspan="2" Tommy Tutone 2
1982"Which Man Are You""Which Man Are You" did not enter the Billboard Hot 100, but peaked at number 1 on the Bubbling Under Hot 100 Singles chart.
1983"Get Around Girl" National Emotion
2009"Santa I Got Your Number" rowspan="4"
2017"My Little Red Book"
2018"Time Won't Let Me"
2018"When You Walk in the Room "
"—" denotes releases that did not chart


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