Peter Lucia Jr. walked off the 18th hole of the Golf course he was playing , had lunch. When he stood up to leave, he fell. The friends that he was with thought he was fooling around (he was a very comical guy.) When he didn't rise at their ribbing, they realized there was a problem. They called 911. Rumor has it that, when he arrived at the hospital, he was dead and about $1,000 was missing from his wallet. In fact, he did have a massive heart attack and died in January 1987, exactly one month before his fortieth birthday. What isn't known is, what specifically killed him. My uncle, Peter, had a cholesterol problem (his body just naturally made too much of this because he was thin, constantly exercised, and ate well, an enlarged heart, as well as a very loud heart murmur. He had recently seen a doctor because he was ill. I am not sure, but I think he had strep throat, as well as other issues. When a person has heart problems, an infection like strep can negatively affect them. He had just been back home (New Jersey) that November for his parent's fiftieth anniversary where he was the best man for their 2nd wedding service. He was pretty ill. Upon arriving back to California, he moved into a house. The moved caused him stress because he was in the middle of packing, closing on the house, and moving, when he came back to NJ. He arrived back in California still ill. He had seen a doctor, but I wasn't privy to his exact ailments.
"Crimson and Clover" is a song by Tommy James and the Shondells. It was one of the biggest hits of the 1960s and reached #1 on the U.S. Billboard Hot 100 and #1 in Canada in 1969. It dropped from #18 to completely out of the Billboard pop charts in one week, setting a record for the furthest drop out of the charts. [1] "Crimson and Clover" was completely written and recorded by the duo of Tommy James and Peter Lucia Jr., the Shondells drummer. Lucia played drums and delivered backing vocals, while James played all other instruments and sang the lead vocals.
Tommy James, of course!
Crystal Blue Persuasion
Hanky Panky by Tommy James & The Shondells
Tommy James and the Shondells-1968
"Crimson and Clover" is a song by Tommy James and the Shondells. It was one of the biggest hits of the 1960s and reached #1 on the U.S. Billboard Hot 100 and #1 in Canada in 1969. It dropped from #18 to completely out of the Billboard pop charts in one week, setting a record for the furthest drop out of the charts. [1] "Crimson and Clover" was completely written and recorded by the duo of Tommy James and Peter Lucia Jr., the Shondells drummer. Lucia played drums and delivered backing vocals, while James played all other instruments and sang the lead vocals.
Tommy James, of course!
Shondells
Tommy James & the Shondells
Shondells
Tommy James is an American musician and singer, and member of Tommy James and the Shondells. He is currently married to Lynda James.
Crystal Blue Persuasion
Hanky Panky by Tommy James & The Shondells
The American rock and roll band "Tommy James and the Shondells" was formed in 1959. They had two number 1 hits in the United States and even more Top 40 hits.
Tommy James and the shondells
Tommy James and the Shondells
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