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Tommy Roe's three best-known hits are "Sheila" (1962), "Sweet Pea" (1966), and "Dizzy" (1969). "Dizzy" was his biggest commercial success, reaching number 1 in the United States, the United Kingdom, and Canada, and selling two million copies by mid-April 1969.
Tommy Roe had multiple number 1 hits. "Sheila" reached number 1 in the United States and Australia in 1962. "Dizzy" in 1969 went to number 1 on the US Billboard Hot 100, the UK Singles Chart, and the Canadian chart simultaneously.
Tommy Roe was born Thomas David Roe on the 9th of May, 1942, in Atlanta, Georgia. He attended Brown High School in Atlanta and worked at General Electric after graduating before his music career took off.
Producer Felton Jarvis deliberately added a drum paradiddle to the 1962 ABC-Paramount recording of "Sheila," modeled on the 1957 Buddy Holly hit "Peggy Sue." Jarvis believed a market vacuum existed following Holly's death in 1959. Roe was reluctant, saying he felt like he was sponging off Holly's sound, but agreed to the arrangement.
Tommy Roe earned four gold records. "Sheila" earned his first, though the RIAA did not present it until 1969. "Dizzy" was his third gold disc, and "Jam Up and Jelly Tight" in 1970 became his fourth.
Tommy Roe announced his retirement on the 7th of February, 2018, on his Facebook page, citing fifty-five years of performing. He returned to music in 2022, releasing the single "80" on the 2nd of May, 2022, and the album From Here to Here on the 5th of January, 2023, on the independent label Solar Music.