Michael Thau

Investigative Columnist

T  O  M  M  Y

R  O  E

LEGENDARY HITMAKER

of the 1960s and 70s

Z O O M  TV  EXCLUSIVE!

with RAY SHASHO 

on INTERVIEWING THE LEGENDS

When recollecting those perpetual hit makers of the ‘60s, singer/songwriter Tommy Roe’s accomplishments are among the elite of the music industry. Tommy Roe wrote and recorded (6) Top 10 hits between 1962 -1969, more than any other solo American artist, including (11) Top 40 hits, (4) certified gold singles, and (2) #1 Hits.

Tommy Roe is a member of the Hit Parade Hall of Fame, The Georgia Music Hall of Fame, and The Rockabilly Hall of Fame.  Rock and Roll pioneer Tommy Roe became an overnight Top 40 radio sensation with his 1962 #1 Hit “Sheila,” a tune in which Roe pays homage to Buddy Holly. Tommy Roe scored again the following year with his Top 10 hit, “Everybody” reaching #3 in the U.S.

In 1963, Tommy Roe and Chris Montez (“Let’s Dance,” “Call Me,” “The More I See You”) toured with an up and coming rock and roll band called The Beatles.  Roe initially tried to get The Beatles a recording contract but was told by a record executive to stick to writing music and leave the record business to him. When The Beatles popularity materialized, Tommy Roe was asked to perform at their first American concert at the Washington Coliseum in D.C. Because of an overseas wave of music to hit the U.S. called the British Invasion, Roe was forced to conceive a new sound.

In 1966, Tommy Roe’s #8 Top 40 bubblegum hit, “Sweet Pea” swept the nation, followed by a British Invasion influence release, “Hooray for Hazel” which reached #6 on Billboard’s Top 100.

 In 1969, Tommy Roe struck gold twice with the prevailing, “Dizzy” reaching #1 and the Freddy Weller (Paul Revere & the Raiders) co-written tune, “Jam Up and Jelly Tight” peaking at #8 on the Billboard charts.

Purchase

TOMMY ROE

‘2020 VISION’

EP

at amazon.com

Tommy is releasing a new 4-song EP 2020 Vision in the digital era of music.

“I love making music,” says Tommy. “There is something special about getting in the studio and being surrounded by great musicians that just brings an electricity of creativity. I just can’t get away from that! Even after all these years, I get excited knowing that I will be making new music.”

The new EP is available on Spotify, Pandora, Apple Music, Amazon Music, Google Play, Deezer, Tidal and more!

 Vision Track Listing:

Sun In My Eyes...   Looking For A Thrill

Remember ... Glitter and Gleam (revisited)

For more information about

TOMMY ROE

Visit

www.tommyroe.com

PROUD MEMBER

Georgia Music Hall of Fame member

Rockabilly Hall of Fame member

Hit Parade Hall of Fame member

Iowa Rock ‘n Roll Music Association Hall of Fame member

HILARY LOFTUS - Healthcare Education Director of “Help our Wounded Foundation”, (HOW), & their Hyperbaric Oxygen Therapy & Concussions.

Daughter of the first cardiovascular surgeon in Stamford, CT, Hilary grew up in a medical family. Before moving to south Florida, Hilary worked for a physical therapy service in Connecticut, coordinating their Parkinson’s Dance and Fall Prevention programs. Every day, she is excited about the opportunity to spread the word about hyperbaric oxygen therapy and how it helps people with neurological issues.

I am also a "Sports Mom" as my son played baseball and soccer throughout middle school and high school and I love both sports and dance, have a minor in Dance from State University of New York.  I also have raced sailboats competitively since age 12 and am currently learning to play golf and loving it!

Owner of Barrington, Illinois Tiger Academy, Martial Arts Hall of Famer, Weapons Champion.

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 MARTIAL ARTS INSTRUCTOR

Professional with over thirty three years experience instructing martial arts.  Disciplines include Kimudo, Tae Kwon Do, Hapkido, Kyuki-Do, Jiu-jitsu, Judo, Kobuto, Shaolin and Kali Weaponry,  Wing Chun Kung Fu, Muay Thai, Ninjitsu, and WISE Women’s Self Defense. 

• 7^th Degree Kimudo Black Belt, 5th Degree Hapkido (includes ranking in Kyuki-Do & Tae Kwon Do)
• Owner & Operator of Barrington Tiger Academy, Barrington’s most traditional martial arts school.
• Full responsibility for training and instructing 200+ martial arts black belt students. Instruction includes needs assessments, personal skills development, performance reviews, and competition coaching.
• Developed and instructed “Air Safe” program for 300+ airline personnel post-911 & Fusion Weapons
• Estabilished AKF Hapkido training curriculum & requirements (2003)
• Strong track record of Barrington community involvement with demonstrations, parades, Chamber of Commerce, Rotary Club, Boy Scouts of America, St. Anne’s Church, assorted Barrington schools.

 SELECTED ACCOMPLISHMENTS

• Inducted into Asian Martial Arts Hall Of Fame(2016),World Mudo Federation Hall of Fame(2006), and USA Martial Arts Hall of Fame (2008), 100’s of black belts promoted by Master Garrison
• Eleven open US National Titles for free-fighting, weapons forms, Karate Open forms
• Seventeen American Kyuki-Do Federation Grand Championship Titles
• One of the original creators of the Kyuki-Do forms/weapons MMA system (1999)
• 1996 AKF Black Belt Man of the Year; 2007 AKF Hapkido Instructor of the Year, AKF Weapons Black Belt Man of the Year 1981, 1985, 1987, 1989; AKF fighter of the year 1982
• Featured in diverse televised martial arts events (ESPN, SportsVision, Discovery Channel, Consumer Electronic Show, World Games)
• Keynote international weapons demonstrator at events in Beijing, Mexico City and Seoul/ Pusan (Young-In & Dong-A Universities, National Korean Sports Center)

JAYNE ENTWISTLE

Jayne was born in the North of England and lived in a myriad of places (Vancouver, San Francisco, Tucson, Sequim, Seattle) before landing in Los Angeles. She is an avid improviser who hitched her space-work wagon to Patrick Bristow’s company, Improvatorium, where she studied, taught, directed and performed improv.

She is an award-winning audiobook narrator best known for her narration of the Flavia de Luce series by Alan Bradley. She also received the 2015 Odyssey Honour Award for The Scandalous Sisterhood of Prickwillow Place by Julie Berry and the 2016 Odyssey Award for, The War that Saved My Life by Kimberly Brubaker Bradley.

When not inhaling books for work or pleasure, Jayne works in film, television and commercials. The biggest star she has ever worked with is Shaquille O’Neal. He is quite literally THE biggest star she has ever worked with. Ever. He’s really big!