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Tommy Tutone | |
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 Tommy Tutone in 2017 | |
| Background information | |
| Origin | California, U.S. |
| Genres | Rock, pop rock, power pop, new wave |
| Years active | 1978–1984, 1996–present |
| Labels | Columbia/CBS Records Spectra Records |
| Members | Tommy Heath Jimmy James Steve Fister Kerry Movassagh |
| Past members |
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| Website | tutone |
Tommy Tutone is an American power pop 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 Tommy Heath. He is the only active original member currently touring as Tommy Tutone. Heath grew up in Philadelphia, Texas, and Montana before moving to San Francisco during the Summer of Love to become a hippie. 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 prank call the number and ask for Jenny today.[citation needed] In 2006, VH1 named it the 36th-greatest song of the 1980s.
As of January 2024[update], Heath is living in Portland, Oregon, and back touring as Tommy Tutone. A new studio album is set to release in fall 2024.