Biography

Singer, Tommy Roe had a No.1 hit record hit in the United States and in Australia in 1962 with the song, "Sheila" and the following year scored two Top 10 hits with "Everybody" and the critically acclaimed "The Folk Singer." He scored another No.1 hit with his song "Dizzy" in 1969.

On May 2, 2022, Roe released a new single titled "80" to commemorate his 80th birthday. Roe also appeared as a guest on several oldies-oriented podcasts throughout 2022 and 2023 to discuss his music career.

In 1969, his song "Dizzy" went to number 1 on the U.S. Billboard Hot 100, number 1 on the UK Singles Chart, and number 1 in Canada. This transatlantic chart-topper sold two million copies by mid-April 1969, giving him his third gold disc award.

His final Top 10 single, a track co-written with Freddy Weller, titled "Jam Up and Jelly Tight", became his fourth gold record, peaking at number 8 in the U.S. and number 5 in Canada in 1970.

Tommy Roe first recorded his original song "Sheila" in 1960 for Jud Phillips's Judd label. "I wrote this poem for a girl I had a crush on in high school, and her name was Freda," recalled Roe in 2015. Jud Phillips said: " 'Son, I like that song but we gotta do somethin' about that title." So he sent me home and Aunt Sheila was visiting that weekend. The rest is history!".