Tommy Sands--Rare TV Interview, Elvis Presley, Nancy Sinatra
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- Опубліковано 23 гру 2016
- Tommy Sands discusses his life and career in this rare half-hour interview with cable TV host Skip E Lowe, including his marriage to Nancy Sinatra and early tours with Hank Williams, Eddy Arnold and Elvis Presley.
I got to see Tommy in Evansville In. I was so thrilled, I was so small some of the people kinda crushed me and broke my tooth. Tommy had them bring me up in front of a lot of the others. I will never forget that as long as I live. I’m 75 years old now.
Tommy is alive and well, living happily in Honolulu with his daughter and granddaughter.
Alan Eichler, is Jessica's mother from Hawaii? She looks like she's got some Asian in her, reason being, I'm from Hawaii and I was just wondering. Because I know Tommy lived and performed there for many years, in fact I think, not sure, he owns or did own a night club there at one time. Thanks
@@MyMy-zi7yv That's some hair growth/ restorer Sands got,maybe even yourself( Skip) too! Lol
Wonderful guy, sincere and honest
Alan- thank you for uploading this interview. It's so great to see my dad this way! -Jessica
I know you already know this, but, nevertheless, I want to say what a special and talented Dad you have!
Thank you for your kind words and I agree....appreciated very much-Jessica@@designsonyouinparis
How wonderful to come across this. A genuine, self-effacing, man.
Fantastic interview such a warm hearted talent down to earth thank you Tommy Sands
Tommy Sands was an enormous star in the late '50s. This was a great interview.
Never heard of him..Nancy yes..saw a interview of her. She talked Abt him..born 1964...
Seen here enormous star wearing enormous hairpiece PMSL
Interviewer was not great.
Tommy sands was very good nice looking .. I can see the interviewer might be wearing a toupee. Was surprised that Tommy mentioned being Jewish. Gary Lewis was another. I had the pleasure of meeting and talking with him too. Great Guy.
Not a hair piece !
This guy is wonderful.
Ah! TOMMY SANDS, I REMEMBER YOU, YOU WERE PART OF THAT GREAT PANTHEON OF IDOLS WHO WERE KEEPING THE YOUTH OF THE WORLD HAPPY AND DANCING.. ...THANK YOU TOMMY FOR YOUR CONTRIBUTIONS TO MY GOOD TIMES IN THIS LIFE.. GOOD HEALTHY LIFE TO YOU TOMMY....
Oh my gosh! Until I spotted this video I had sadly forgotten all about Tommy Sands! I was a kid back then so only remember him in the movie Babes in Toyland, at least I “think” he was in that movie, but I was so young back then. I believe he was a huge star & my mom loved him.Nice to see this video!
What a charming, sweet man.....very real and very handsome.
Tommy Sands seems to be a very likeable uncomplicated nice guy. What a nice interview.
Thank you to whoever was responsible for the discussion and footage of Tommy Sands. I hadn't thought of him in years and you brought back so many happy memories. I really enjoyed this!
Now I want to know more about Tommy Sands. Brilliant interview!!
He was wonderful, and a natural talent from the time he was a small
child on radio, not an "Elvis clone" as many people thought. His
Capitol recordings from the 50's are terrific, most reissued on CD. He
made several films, married Nancy Sinatra and disappeared suddenly
after their divorce. Draw your own conclusions. He now lives happily
in Honolulu with his daughter from a later marriage and new granddaughter.
I'm glad to hear that all is a-okay in the winter of his life! God bless him. I'm glad he had nice things to say about Pat Boone, another fave!
I saw "Sing, Boy, Sing" on TV a long time ago. He was very good in it and I remember thinking that he was a better actor than his teen idol reputation would have suggested.
Me, too. I would love more about Tommy Sands!
Tommy Sands was arguably the most talented of all the so-called "teen idols" that came along after Pat Boone and Elvis Presley exploded first. He was a very good actor right from the beginning of his career, he could actually play his guitar and had a super voice with great range. Plus he could even write good songs. He had it all. He was so humble in this interview.
Good interview. His humility is refreshing
This was very interesting , Tommy Sands was a very good
Thank you.
what a great guy Tommy Sands
Good interveiw. Skip seems to be really instrested in what Tommy Sands has to say.
While my friends went nuts over Elvis I was a Tommy Sands fan. Had tons of his records.
My mom thought he was great too! We both loved Sing Boy Sing.
Great interview
Did a show with him at Willowbrook ballroom in 89 Very nice person
Top notch interview. Skip and Tommy clicked so well it brought out very interesting information from both of them. Thanks both of you.
I Loved Tommy in Babes in Toyland.
So it was this interviewer where Martin Short got his character Jiminy Glick, the spitting image in every way of Skip E. Lowe. It's a complete and utterly brilliant theft!
Go for your dream bless you it came true like Elvis said was thankful it came true 100 times over saids
Tom Parker used aabused Elvis Presley a didn't let Elvis spread his wings to do more movies. The magic of Elvis Presley was he was born an Earth Angel. The other men weren't.
Sands is a very humble man.
Amazing. One of my many crushes in my younger days. I remember Babes in Toyland. What a surprise when I learned Annette was born in Utica, NY. My hometown is about 30 minutes from Cooperstown (here in upstate NY) and The ⚾️ Hall of Fame. I think Utica might be about 2 hours away. Everyone fell in love with Tommy Sands, Frankie Avalon.... All the great singers and actors..... Not a big Elvis fan. I have met several actresses and actors, musicians., soap stars. Most were very down to earth and personable. I really cannot say a favorite, because everyone was exceptional in his or her own way. One person I had always wanted to meet was Bob Hope. Unfortunately I was never that fortunate. Now Gary Sinese is carrying on his tradition and I would love to meet him. I respect that man so much. Yes, I am a senior citizen. Bill Pullman is a graduate of our local college. Another graduate is Sal Palotano, of ESPN fame. John and Yoko had a home nearby, as did Bob Denver. I have heard of others, too. One evening I was at our local mall, and recognized Erin Grey (TV show Silver Spoons). We had a lengthy conversation. She was very personable and so down to earth. Remarkable lady. Many stars have vacation homes in our area. Nice country views, especially in autumn 🍁🍂🍁.
Elvis was a Desendent from god that's what made him so special a unique a had the most charisma god could ever gave a human man Elvis was magical a I believe he made a huge impression on everyone he ever got to know they never forgot this man Elvis he was something else.
The voices of Elvis. Sam Cooke and Tommy
What a wise and thoughtful man. Thanks for this interview.
Tom Parker was a great promoter and looked for talent all the time everywhere. There was two people that I've heard about that were like someone divine walking in a room , one was Elvis and one was Will Rogers and Will even more so. He was like divine. It's incredible how he effected people. He said he'd never met a man he didn't like or a horse he couldn't ride.
Oh, my, I'm 17 years old again! I'm 75 now and it was somewhere around 1958 or '59, and did I love Tommy Sands! More than Elvis, Pat Boone, or ANYONE else in entertainment! I haven't heard about him in all these years.....didn't know if he was even still alive! Oh my goodness, does this interview bring back memories!
you were maybe the only one
carolmahala me too. He was my favorite!
I believe Nancy sintra had a big crush on Elvis Presley. Especially when she did Speedway love scences w Elvis Presley. Who ever was blessed enough to Know Elvis Presley a was w him when he was looking into their eyes singing ,,,,had to be very Blessed knowing a kissing such an handsome Genious talented kind a humble man like Elvis Presley.
Yep. He was something Daddy couldn’t buy for her.
Tom Parker did NOT discover Elvis Presley, but Marion Keiskher and Sam Phillips.
Yes. Col. Parker was Tommy's manager during his early period when he recorded for RCA, prior to Capitol. Tommy saw Elvis and brought him to Parker's attention.
anna maria facchiano i
Although Tommy Sands kindly mentioned Gene Austin, the first “crooner,” and credited Col. Parker with managing and promoting Gene Austin’s 1927 recording of “My Blue Heaven,” the fact is that Parker’s association with Gene Austin occurred in the mid-1950s when he (Parker) engineered Gene Austin’s comeback. Parker made up the sales figure of 86,000,000 (Sands adds another million to the figure) of Austin’s recording, when in fact they were about 200,000.
we owe a debt to Marion. she saw elvis driving by [you could see the street from her desk. i've stood there, I imagined it easily]. elvis eventually came in and made a record "for his mother". marion thought he was good. it was she who suggested "what about the kid with the sideburns" AND THE REST IS HISTORY. .....marion, we are still thinking of you!
@@jv-ep2tc I'm with you, absolutely.
Love the interview thank you
I had the biggest crush on Tommy Sands! His voice is so tender and alluring and he was so handsome. I bought his records and saw him at the Steel Pier in Atlantic City.
He started with Annette funicello in babes in toyland in 1961. From Ms. Harper Stacey.
Tommy Sanders, you are a lovely person and gave an honest interview, but you praised too much col Parker. maybe to you he was a good manager, but to Elvis he was a smart , even though a raw,ineducated promoter, but a bad manager. Your words about Elvis were wonderful.
Tommy makes the combover work.
That is not a comb over
I love pat bone clean cut happy goperson alto songs I like alto great man
Tommy Sands seems intelligent, articulate & down to earth. The strange interviewer constantly cuts him off, wish he'd shut up & let Tommy talk.
Tommy was doing his best considering, how unprepared this interviewer was...he kept on and on about how he was working with Elvis when he was 12 years old!!!LOL...asking him what it was like!! Tommy SHOULD have reminded him that when he was 12 Elvis was only 14!!LOL way too many interuptions
Very good looking married to Nancy wow hope they had children beautiful children both so gorgeous
So his one hit sold a million in a week, the interviewer says " wow that's a lot" Tommy then explains that today there are more people and they spend more money on records so they can sell 10-12 million records of one song, " lol" but he also says back in the 20s a song sold 87million copies " far small population and far less money, plus half the population didn't own a record player.
Add to this hanging out with Elvis when he was 12 etc lol
On June 18, 2020 he is 82 years old
Think he was born August 27th.
I love him!
First interview I have ever seen with Tommy, he's sounds very genuine humble, gracious....did his Nashville LP ever get recorded? Yes, he should put out a book , imagine the stories he could tell, all the famous folks he rubbed elbows with!!! Thanks Alan for posting this!!!
" Skip E Lowe"...Jimney Glick!"......Classic!
Nicky Depaola So true! Have never seen this Skip E Lowe before & wondered who he reminded me of. Definately is Jimney Glick.😂😂😂
Is it me abt Skip E Lowe or did Martin Short use his character based on this guy from the voice & the whole attitude & hair?! Jiminey Glick, that's it!!! If not it sure passes 4it!!!!
Dallas Drew I was thinking the exact same thing. It took me less than 30 seconds and I thought this is Jiminy Glick😳
Oh yes, I had the same realization. Haha, Martin Short really captured him and did such a hilarious characterization of him.
He resembled Frankie Avalon in the early 1960s.
When I look at him he looks like roger Moore double 07
This interview is from 1994
I wonder when this was filmed. Tommy Sands seems like an interesting, thoughtful man. Like others here, I'd like to know
more about him and his career.
Mitch Gawlik the tv special he did where he played an Elvis type character, he was great in that.
This guy Skip E Lowe is quite amazing
Have you ever seen the Jiminy Glick character done by Martin Short? Short based Jiminy on Skip E. Lowe.
@@timcarr6401 omg I was thinking this!!!!!!
Sad that this really nice, smart man can't work in Vegas and Hollywood.
Thank Sinatra for that
@@belgianqueen4435 Even though Frank has been gone for over 20 years?
@@belgianqueen4435 why
Tommy was 2 years younger than Elvis. Colonel Parker didn't find Elvis at 14. Tommy would have been 17-18; not 12.
Love your honesty and humility. This is a decent interview, in spite of the fact that affable Skip E. was a little over his head in that department. Skip did the best he could and really loved the entertainment industry. Lowe was very REAL. When he interviewed folks, you had to go in, with that in mind. God bless Mr. Sands and his talent and decentcy as a human being. To bad he ran into the Sinatra clan and Frank's irrational 'temper'. I only hope before Frank left us, that he realized that he could and should have handled Tommy in a much different way.
Skip E. Lowe was quintessential cable TV. You can see how good he was.
I was 10 when he did "Babes in Toyland"...Fabian/Bobby Darin/Elvis/Bobby Rydell/Pat Boone...he was right in with that mix....wish him the best, and happy to hear he's still around!
I stood in line behind Tommy at a bank in Hawaii Kai. He use to live there.
Alto of ppl from the south are goodlooking and talented
Jiminy Glick is a parody of Skip Lowe. Just hit me!
Bingo.......one of the funniest skits ever.
I met Tommy in Hawaii in 1973. Spent a few hours talking to our group and told us the reason he moved to Hawaii was because of the divorce from Nancy. Frank Sinatra basically banished him from Hollywood and Vegas because of it. Couldn't get a job anywhere, so he landed in Hawaii....
Thanks, I thought that happened between Frank and Tommy. Tommy said during an interview that Frank would rather be the head of the mob than a singer. Then he was never seen for years and years. Nancy was no great catch. Lucky for her, great makeup artists, hairstylists. She wouldn't have been known if she wasn't Frank's daughter.
Kathy Dougherty Tommy attended French classes at Univ. of Hawaii. One of my grad student classmates had him in her class. She said he behaved like just any regular student, not requiring special treatment of any kind.
@@petersdotter1 sounds like he would have been a nice classmate. As for Frank Sinatra.. He is a jackass.
Is Jiminy Glick inspired by this guy? Sounds exactly like him and he cuts people off just like him.
lol
he looks and talks like tony Curtis
He looks and sounds like pat boone. Has more hair of course.
I think of Tony Curtis also as I see him here...
I never really knew too much about Tommy Sands. Just known that he was married to Sinatra's daughter. Seems like a likeable guy.
Anyone know when this interview took place?
Late 80s
@@jeffpowell4125 someone posted 1994
I was one of the last performers on the Louisiana Hayride and I was very nervous and forgot the words thankfully it was a song I had written and nobody noticed. Just thinking about who had played there it hit me.
I don’t blame Tommy from getting away from the Sinatra family. Frank had ties with the ‘MOB’ and other shady and questionable characters. If he felt that you crossed him or those he held dear to his heart he would turn on you and do whatever it took to destroy you. Tommy paid a high price for divorcing Nancy but I admire him for sticking to his principles. No decent upstanding person would want to live and be around those types the Sinatras had themselves surrounded by and who would spy on individuals and report back to Frank ‘The Master Puppeteer’ Sinatra 👌
Tom "got away" from the Sinatra family, but his actions toward Nancy got him blackballed by Frank, who basically killed Sands' career.
Cannot blame him and so happy he changed his lifestyle.
Tommy Sands is only 2 years younger than Elvis. So, if he was opening shows in Elvis' early career, then he must have been 17 or 18. He couldn't have been only 12 years old.
He meant that he started his career as a young boy in the south. He later toured as an opening act with Hank Williams and Eddy Arnold and recorded for RCA, before later signing with Capitol.
Yes he was asked by the interviewer a second time "You went clubbing with Elvis when you were 12 year's old" he replied " yes, as I'd been working in club's for sometime by then" he then smiles.
So Tommy must be talking about clubbing with Elvis in 1949/50, a Good 5 year's before they met, reminds me of pj probys Elvis stories about hanging out with him
@@alberttatlock5237 Please, so is it true that Tommy 12yo and Elvis 14yo were at night in the club?? I used translator and it’s not clear!)🙏🏻🇫🇷
Sam Phillips discovered Elvis Presley Parker just 2nd man too rediscover Elvis Presley
Skip Lowe hair has to go too.
What year was this?
Interesting.
Parker arrived in the state in 1929 whats this crap about the 20s...he didn't make it till the mid 50s "Parker moved into music promotion in 1938" wikipedia
Parker, though many people criticize him, was years ahead in terms of marketing artists!!!! 🚀
Wish I knew his real name! Outside of the hair...he looks good for 80!
His real name is Thomas Adrian Sands.
HE IS NOT 80 HERE....LOWE DIED IN 2014 HE WAS 85 ...THIS IS POSTED IN 2016......CHECK HIM ON YOU TUBE......NO DATES ARE AVAILABLE.........
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The interviewer is making me nuts!!
Life is just a matter of inches.
my blue heaven sold 5 millions records in the late 1920's tommy not 86 million
This is it! This is where Martin Short got his idea for Jimini Glick.
I just saw a Tommy Sands interview, according to the video it was in 2003, here's the site. ua-cam.com/video/v8_rG4FkogU/v-deo.html Anyway, Tommy's physical appearance or age (youthfulness) looks way better in this interview, does anyone know the year this interview took place?
Ohmigosh it’s totally Jiminy Glick
How did you get all these interviews?
From Skip E's personal tape archive.
They're amazing thanks for uploading them.
I am really enjoying these video uploads of interviews conducted by Skip E. Lowe you have generously uploaded to UA-cam for others to view. He is very entertaining, well-informed and a very kind gentleman, his subjects including many who never or rarely received the long-form interview treatment (perhaps because they were not famous enough or had sufficient clout to be booked on the television shows hosted by Dick Cavett or Tom Snyder, etc.). I mean, where else can one see a Betty Garrett or Tommy Sands chat later in their careers, with that long perspective of hindsight?
What was Mr. Lowe's actual name/birth name? I assume "Skip E." is a play on "Skippy," and a nickname or pseudonym.
Were you friends with Skip E. Lowe, or how did you acquire his video collection (if you are free to divulge)? And is it true Martin Short's character of "Jiminy Glick" is based on M,. Lowe? If so, as with most impersonations, it is at least slightly exaggerated (but not much, I must say from observation).
Also, did Mr. Lowe ever host a show which appeared on a non-cable access broadcast television channel, perhaps on KTLA or one of the long-surviving Los Angeles TV stations?
Other than his somewhat strange physical appearance (for an older male), Mr. Lowe seemed an amiable man who asked generally straightforward, albeit more insightful, questions. And his enthusiasm for and knowledge of Hollywood was akin to TCM's Robert Osborne. Mr. Lowe's persona, by today's standards, wouldn't cause anyone to bat an eyelash. But I could see, in the 1960s or '70s, even into the '80s, such a personality inviting some kidding and insults by comics (similar to what Liberace received). I mean, Johnny Carson used to make jokes about even Wayne Newton's sexual orientation. So I could only imagine what treatment Skip E. Lowe must have received.
I only wish my music career had made me successful enough to have been interviewed by Mr. Lowe. I think I would have enjoyed the experience. I always enjoying chatting with friendly, upbeat people who make greater use of the brain they are given, and especially persons who are clever enough to "know where the [proverbial] bodies are buried." I'll bet Mr. Lowe would have made a fascinating interview subject himself, that he was a guy who had some stories to tell. Did he ever write a memoir?
Thank you again for sharing.
@@gymnastix I had the pleasure of meeting Robert Osborne at the Lucille Ball Birthday Festival in Jamestown NY several years ago. A gentleman, very down to earth, and a real class act. So sad he died a few years later.😭
gymnastix - GREAT QUESTIONS!!!!! 🎯
The interviewerr was terrific too.
Was that chirping i heard coming from the top of Tommys head?
Parker insistent he was Elvis's exclusive manager and not Elvis' parents.
Now I know where Trump got his hairstyle from.
He got Elvis tRump hair.
Really like this guy so humble but that hair has to go.
As I recall, Frank Sinatra destroyed Tommy Sands' career because Tommy refused to do a charity show that Frank wanted him to do. I'm sure his divorce from his Nancy didn't help either.
Tommy's hairdo looks like a wig. I wonder whether he's bald.
I was Tommy's last manager and he has a full head of hair. He continues to swear that Sinatra did nothing to harm him or his career, and is living in Honolulu now with his daughter and granddaughter.
Alan Eichler THANK-YOU SO MUCH ALAN FOR SHARING YOUR MEMORIES WITH US ALL & FILLING US ALL IN TOO, on Tommy swearing Frank Sinatra did nothing to hamper his career. It must have been so exciting to be Tommy Sands manager! Thanks again for sharing!❤️
Seeker of Truth What killed TS and FS relationship was Tommy saying Frank would rather be the head of the Mafia instead of a singer. In an interview after Frank died she stated she could not remember what Tommy had said about her father. Right. She also stated she would never listen to her father's songs again. Around 3 yrs later she put out a medly of her father's songs for sale. How soon they change when it comes to $'s. She road on her father's coat tails, hardly a singer.
Alan Eichler!!! Does Tommy accept mail?? I’d love to send my album out to get signed!!! I hope he’s doing well he ALWAYS was a nice humble man!! And a great singer!!!
Nope , not at all .
When did this interview take place?
he crossed Sinatra with Nancy and that was it for him. Still standing at 85 yrs old.
SE Lowe is such an irritating man! Sounds like something out of a cartoon. Would have been an ideal candidate for the film The Flintstones. Barney Rubble would have been great for him. However that character in the Flintstones isn’t irritating like this infuriating little weasel. Tommy Sands couldn’t finish a sentence without this SE Lowe interrupting!!!!!!!!! Tommy Sands a Legend!!!!! And a great guy fantastic personality!!!!!!
Great Martin Short imitation!
He looks like Wink Martindale....
Perhaps a little. I wonder if Wink is still alive. My favorite episodes were when Thom McKee (and his beautiful wife Jenny) were on and Thom amassed the amount of $312,700 and many cars, trips, etc. Such a humble and beautiful couple. I certainly hope they remained together. ❤🙏🙏🙏❤
SE Lowe, is SO annoying, always interrupting before the answer is given.
soolan11 yep!
I think he’s a horrible interviewer!!
Lowe sounds *EXACTLY* like Jiminy Glick!😂
Is it true that Frank Sinatra had Tommy blackballed after he divorced Nancy Sinatra...or is this just a long standing rumor never proven?
the blackballing sounds unlikely. For Sinatra to "blackball" someone, even at his peak, in both Hollywood and music would be quite a achievement. It's probably something less dramatic like his divorce from Nancy led to him not getting any favours from Frank, or Frank's label etc. There was no boost to his career and that is something different to blackballing. He hadn't recorded an album since 1961 (at the time of his divorce in 1965) because he was concentrating on film and television and that was slowing because audiences weren't responding to him as a lead (I assume - otherwise his roles would have grown during that time). And even if he was up for a role somewhere and Frank rang up a mate and said "No role for Tommy" that is something quite different to a blackballing which is an industry wide ban like the ones suffered by various actors, writers and directors in the 50s.
My mother went to high school with Tommy at Lamar in Houston….
First time viewer. The interviewer is a woman right?
Money was the problem. Sam Cooke Tommy Sands and so many others gave up God for money. Horrid consequences.
No his a man
who is the little boy at the beginning of the video?
Mickey Rooney
13:08 Sommy Sands
Glad I saw ur post! I had to go back ...I thought he had said SOMBIE Sands! But u were correct..he said Sommy.
He also said " The Sinatra CLAM. How did u wind up with the SINATRA CLAM?"
CLAN is the word he was meaning to use!😂😂😂😂😂😂😂😂😂
This interviewer is the real Jiminy Glick.
Tommy... I don't know what you'll say..... but.how could you let Nancy go????????????????t