Tommy James and the Shondells’ “Sweet Cherry Wine” has metaphorical lyrics. It is about a major concept in Christian theology. “Sweet Cherry Wine” became a big hit on the pop charts in the United ...

His name is synonymous with some of the biggest pop and garage-rock hits of the 1960s. Some were admittedly sticky sweet. All were classics. Tommy James & the Shondells, who sold more than 100 million ...