Tommy Sands Wiki: Salary, Married, Wedding, Spouse, Family
Always a country music fan, Tommy Sands' mother gave him a guitar for Christmas when he was seven. He taught himself to play and, at age eight, got a job at radio station KWKH in Shreveport, Louisiana, performing twice a week. Later, he and his mother moved to Houston where, in 1951, he cut his first record for Freedom Records. By 1952, Tom Parker,...
Full Name
Tommy Sands
Net Worth
$8 Million
Date Of Birth
August 27, 1937
Place Of Birth
Chicago, Illinois, USA
Profession
Actor, Singer
Education
University of Nevada, Reno
Nationality
American
Spouse
Nancy Sinatra
Children
Jessica Sands
Nicknames
Tommy Sands, Sands, Tommy
IMDB
Movies
Mardi Gras, Sing Boy Sing, Babes in Toyland, Love in a Goldfish Bowl, The Longest Day, Ensign Pulver, None but the Brave, The Violent Ones, Cruisin Love Songs: Vol. 2, Rock's First Teen Idols, Live at the Rock 'n' Roll Palace: Vol. 1, Live at the Rock 'n' Roll Palace: Vol. 2, Cruisin' Hits of the 60...
Star Sign
Virgo
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Fact
1
He was awarded a Star on the Hollywood Walk of Fame for Recording at 1560 Vine St.
2
Was a disc jockey at age 12 with a radio station and cut his first record at age 14 which attracted the attention of Col. Tom Parker (Elvis Presley's manager) and RCA Records.
3
The pioneer rock-and-roller got his musical gifts from his mother, who was a vocalist in Art Kassel's band.
4
Became an immediate overnight sensation after copping the landmark lead in Kraft Theatre: The Singin' Idol (1957), which was the first TV drama on the subject of rock-and-roll. Tommy played a Southern Baptist Elvis Presley-like singer. The single from that show went to #2 on the Billboard charts.
5
Has a model/singer daughter, Jessica Sands, who can be seen in Playboy, July 2000, p.180.
