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Welsh singer

Sir

Tom Jones

OBE

Jones at The Queen's Birthday Party in 2018

Jones at The Queen's Altogether Political party in 2018
Background information
Nascency proper noun Thomas John Woodward[ane]
Born (1940-06-07) 7 June 1940 (historic period 81)
Treforest, Pontypridd, Glamorgan, Wales
Genres
  • Pop
  • R&B
  • soul
  • country
  • gospel
Occupation(southward) Singer
Instruments Vocals
Years active 1963–present
Labels
  • Columbia
  • Decca
  • Epic
  • Jive
  • Island
  • Mercury
  • Polydor
  • Interscope
  • V2
  • S-Curve
  • Virgin/EMI
Website tomjones.com

Musical artist

Sir Thomas Jones Woodward OBE (born 7 June 1940),[2] [3] [four] known professionally as Tom Jones, is a Welsh vocalist. His career began with a cord of top-x hits in the mid-1960s. He has toured regularly, with appearances in Las Vegas (1967–2011). Jones's phonation has been described by AllMusic as a "total-throated, robust baritone".[5]

His performing range has included popular, R&B, show tunes, country, dance, soul and gospel. In 2008, the New York Times called Jones a musical "shape shifter",[6] who could "slide from soulful rasp to pop croon, with a voice as husky as it was pretty".[6] Jones has sold over 100 million records, with 36 Top 40 hits in the UK and 19 in the US, including "It's Not Unusual", "What's New Pussycat?", the theme song for the 1965 James Bond film Thunderball, "Light-green, Green Grass of Home", "Delilah", "She's a Lady", "Kiss" and "Sexual practice Bomb".[vii]

Jones has also occasionally dabbled in acting, first making his acting debut playing the lead role in the 1979 television film Pleasure Cove. He besides appeared equally himself in Tim Burton'due south 1996 moving-picture show Mars Attacks!.[8] [9] In 1970 he received a Golden World Award for Best Role player – Television Series Musical or One-act nomination for hosting the television receiver series This Is Tom Jones. In 2012, he played his first dramatic acting role in an episode of Playhouse Presents.[10] Jones received a Grammy Award for Best New Creative person in 1966, an MTV Video Music Laurels in 1989, every bit well equally two Brit Awards: Best British Male in 2000 and the Outstanding Contribution to Music award in 2003. Jones was appointed Officer of the Order of the British Empire (OBE) in 1998 and knighted by Queen Elizabeth II for services to music in 2005. Jones experienced a resurgence in notability in the 2010s due to his coaching role on the television talent testify The Voice U.k. from 2012.

Early life [edit]

Thomas John Woodward[ane] was born at 57 Kingsland Terrace, Treforest, Pontypridd, in Glamorgan, S Wales.[11] [12] His parents were Thomas Woodward (31 March 1910 – 5 Oct 1981), a coal miner, and Freda Jones (thirty December 1914 – 7 February 2003).[1] 3 of his grandparents were of English origin: his paternal grandfather, James Woodward, was an ironmonger'southward haulier from Gloucestershire, and his paternal grandmother, Anne Woodward, was from Wiltshire. His maternal grandfather, Albert Jones, was Welsh, and his maternal grandmother, Ada Jones, was born in Pontypridd, to parents from Somerset and Wiltshire.[13]

Jones attended Woods Road Infants Schoolhouse, Wood Road Inferior Schoolhouse and Pontypridd Central Secondary Mod School.[14] He began singing at an early age: he would regularly sing at family gatherings, weddings and in his school choir. Jones did not like school or sports, just gained conviction through his singing talent.[15] At 12 he was diagnosed with tuberculosis. Many years later he said: "I spent two years in bed recovering. Information technology was the worst time of my life." During convalescence, he could practice trivial else but listen to music and depict.[1] : 9–10

Jones's bluesy singing manner developed out of the sound of American soul music. His early influences included dejection, R&B and stone and gyre singers Little Richard, Solomon Burke, Jackie Wilson, Beck Benton, Elvis Presley and Jerry Lee Lewis.[xvi]

In March 1957, Jones married his high school girlfriend Linda Trenchard, when they were expecting a child together, both aged 16. The couple'southward son, Marker, was built-in in the month following their nuptials. To back up his young family, Jones took a job working in a glove mill and was afterward employed in construction.

Career [edit]

Ascent to fame [edit]

Jones's voice has been described as a "full-throated, robust baritone".[v] According to Jones himself, his young vocalisation was a tenor voice. He said: "What you lose on the top end, you lot gain on the bottom terminate. I used to be able to hit a top C when I was young now it'due south a B flat."[17] He became the frontman in 1963 for Tommy Scott and the Senators, a Welsh beat out group. They soon gained a local following and reputation in South Wales. In 1964, the group recorded several solo tracks with producer Joe Meek, who took them to various tape labels, just they had little success. Afterward that year, Decca producer Peter Sullivan saw Tommy Scott and the Senators performing in a order and directed them to manager Phil Solomon, merely the partnership was short-lived.

The group continued to play gigs at dance halls and working men's clubs in Southward Wales. One dark at the Meridian Hat in Cwmtillery, Jones was spotted by Gordon Mills, a London-based managing director who likewise originally hailed from South Wales. Mills became Jones'south manager, took the young singer to London, and too renamed him "Tom Jones",[xviii] to exploit the popularity of the Academy Award-winning 1963 moving-picture show.[19]

Eventually, Mills got Jones a recording contract with Decca. His showtime single, "Chills and Fever", was released in late 1964. Information technology did not chart, merely the follow-up, "It's Not Unusual", became an international hit after offshore pirate radio station Radio Caroline promoted it. The following year was the nigh prominent of Jones'south career, making him one of the most popular vocalists of the British Invasion. In early on 1965, "Information technology's Not Unusual" reached No. 1 in the United Kingdom and the top ten in the United States. During 1965, Mills secured a number of picture show themes for Jones to record, including the theme songs for the film What'southward New Pussycat? (written by Burt Bacharach and Hal David) and also for the James Bond film Thunderball.[20] Jones was too awarded the Grammy Award for All-time New Artist in 1966.[21] During a filming break at Paramount Studios (1965) in Hollywood, Jones met Elvis Presley for the first time;[22] he recalls Presley singing, 'With These Hands' as he walked towards him from the film prepare.[23] The two men became good friends.[24]

In 1966, Jones'due south popularity began to slip somewhat, causing Mills to reshape the singer'southward image into that of a crooner. Jones also began to sing material that appealed to a wider audience, such as the state hit "Green, Green Grass of Home". The strategy worked, and Jones returned to the top of the charts in the Great britain and began hitting the Summit twoscore again in the Usa. For the remainder of the decade, he scored a string of hits on both sides of the Atlantic, including "I'll Never Autumn in Love Once more", "I'm Coming Dwelling house", and "Delilah", each of which reached No. 2 in the UK chart.[25] [26]

1967 to 1987 [edit]

In 1967, Jones performed in Las Vegas for the first time, at the Flamingo.[20] His performances and mode of dress became part of his stage act, and increasingly featured his open, half-unbuttoned shirts and tight trousers. He soon chose to tape less, instead concentrating on his lucrative social club performances. Jones played in Las Vegas at least i week each yr until 2011.

Jones had an internationally successful television variety bear witness titled This Is Tom Jones from 1969 to 1971. The Associated Tv set-produced show was worth a reported United states of america$nine,000,000 (equivalent to about $60,200,000 in 2021) to Jones over three years. Information technology was circulate by ITV in the U.k. and by the American Dissemination Company in the U.s.a.. As a consequence of the bear witness, Jones was nominated in 1970 for a "all-time actor" Golden Globe.[27] From 1980 to 1981, he had a second tv set variety show, Tom Jones, which was produced in Vancouver, Canada, and lasted 24 episodes.[ citation needed ] Both television shows were the subject area of litigation with the original licence holder C/F International. Equally of December 2004[update], C/F International was a secured judgment creditor of Archetype World Productions and its primary, Darryl Payne, for approximately The states$1,000,000 (equivalent to virtually $1,400,000 in 2021), and was the master secured creditor at the fourth dimension of the subsequent bankruptcy filing past the company. C/F International'south action against Archetype World Productions and owner Darryl Payne was based on unpaid royalty payments from This Is Tom Jones [28] and related recordings.[29] This Is Tom Jones is sold on DVD by Fourth dimension Life rather than by Archetype World Productions or C/F International.[thirty]

C/F International'south rights to later Tom Jones material were also disputed. In March 2007, Tom Jones and Tom Jones Enterprises sued C/F International to stop the company from licensing sound recordings made from the 1981 Tom Jones series. Information technology was contended that whatever rights that C/F International had to licence the Tom Jones show did not include the correct to make and licence separate recordings of the performances on the show, and that whatsoever rights that C/F International had in the Tom Jones show no longer existed considering of numerous breaches of contract.[31] Examples of contentious CDs are Live on the Tom Jones Evidence, released in 2006, and Greatest Hits Live, originally issued by C/F International in 1981 and later licensed to and issued by Prism Leisure Corporation equally 30 Greatest Hits – Live in Concert.[32] [33] [34]

On 26 April 1970, CBS released the Raquel Welch television special Raquel! directed by David Winters, in it Jones is among guests.[35]

In the 1970s, Jones toured with the female singing groups Quiet Elegance and the Blossoms as his bankroll groups. He had a number of striking singles, including "She's a Lady", "Till", and "The Young New Mexican Puppeteer", but in the mid-1970s his popularity declined. He did, however, have a big hitting in 1976 with "Say You'll Stay Until Tomorrow", which went to No. 1 on the US country chart, No. 15 on the Billboard Hot 100 and No. 40 on the UK Singles Chart.

In 1972, he co-starred with Jennifer O'Neill in David Winters's idiot box special The Special London Bridge Special.[36]

In 1976, Jones was ready to make his picture show debut in the film Yockowald, in which he was to play a CIA assassin. The film was shelved after the production ran out of money three weeks into filming.[37]

In 1979, Jones made his acting debut in Pleasure Cove, an ABC television film which was a pilot for a potential television series but was not picked up. In the film, he played a suave conman named Raymond Gordon staying at the vacation island resort of the championship. His co-stars in the film included Constance Forslund, Tanya Roberts and David Hasselhoff.[1] : 326 In 1984, he invitee-starred in an episode of the television set series Fantasy Island as an accountant who fantasises almost living life as Dick Turpin.[38]

In the early on 1980s, Jones started to record country music. From 1980 to 1986, he had nine songs in the US country top 40, nevertheless failed to crack the top 100 in the U.k. or the Billboard Hot 100.[39] Jones'south manager Gordon Mills died of cancer on 29 July 1986, and Jones's son Mark became his director.[ane] : 271, 275

In 1987, Tom Jones re-entered the singles chart with "A Boy from Nowhere", which went to No. 2 in the UK. The following year, he covered Prince'southward "Kiss" with Art of Noise. The vocal reached No. v in the UK and No. 31 in the U.s.a.. The video for "Kiss" was played frequently on MTV and VH1, and won the MTV Video Music Award for Breakthrough Video.[40]

1990s resurgence [edit]

Jones received a star on the Hollywood Walk of Fame in 1989, located at 6608 Hollywood Boulevard, Los Angeles, California, in front of Frederick's of Hollywood. He collaborated with Van Morrison on his album Carrying A Torch, released in 1991 on Dover Records, featuring Jones's cover of Morrison's title track. Partly recorded at Townhouse Studios in London, Morrison wrote and produced iv songs for the album.[41] [42]

In 1992, he fabricated his start appearance at the U.k.'s Glastonbury Festival, and in 1993 he appeared as himself in episodes of two popular The states sitcoms, The Fresh Prince of Bel-Air ("The Alma Matter") and The Simpsons ("Marge Gets a Job").

Jones signed with Interscope Records in 1993 and released the album The Lead and How to Swing It. The kickoff unmarried, "If I Only Knew", went to No. 11 in the UK.[39] Jones performed the song at the 1994 MTV Europe Music Awards, for which he likewise served as host. In 1997 Jones recorded a cover of Randy Newman vocal "Yous Can Get out Your Hat On" for the soundtrack of The Full Monty.[43]

In 1996, Jones appeared as himself in Tim Burton's ensemble scientific discipline-fiction comedy moving-picture show Mars Attacks!. A scene in the picture features him performing on phase when aliens set on and he manages to escape with a gun.[44]

In 1999, Jones released the album Reload, a collection of comprehend duets with artists such equally the Cardigans, Natalie Imbruglia, Cerys Matthews, Van Morrison, Mousse T, Portishead, Stereophonics and Robbie Williams. The anthology went to No. 1 in the UK and sold over 4 million copies worldwide.[45] Five singles from Reload charted in the U.k. summit 40.[39] [46] The unmarried "Sex Bomb" was released in early 2000 and became the album'due south biggest single, reaching No. iii on the UK Singles Chart.

Into the 21st century [edit]

US President Bill Clinton invited Jones to perform on New year's Eve at the 2000 millennium celebrations in Washington, D.C. In 2000, Jones garnered a number of honours for his piece of work, including a BRIT Award for Best British Male.[47] He was besides hired as the new phonation of Australia'due south National Rugby League, singing in an advertisement to market the 2000 season.[48]

In 2002, Jones released the album Mr. Jones, which was produced by Haitian-American rapper Wyclef Jean. The album and the first single, "Tom Jones International", were top twoscore hits in the UK.[49]

Jones received the Brit Award for Outstanding Contribution to Music in 2003.[47] The post-obit year, he teamed up with pianist Jools Holland and released Tom Jones & Jools Holland, a roots rock 'due north' roll album. It peaked at No. 5 in the UK.[39] [l]

On 28 May 2005, in celebration of his upcoming 65th birthday, Jones returned to his homeland to perform a concert in Ynysangharad Park, Pontypridd, before an audience of about 20,000. This was his first operation in Pontypridd since 1964.[51] That aforementioned year, the BBC reported that Jones was Wales's wealthiest entertainer, having amassed a fortune of £175,000,000.[52] Jones collaborated with Australian pop vocalizer John Farnham in 2005 and released the live album John Farnham & Tom Jones – Together in Concert. The following year, Jones worked with Chicane and released the dance track "Stoned in Love", which went to No. 7 in the UK Singles Nautical chart.[39]

Jones, who had been awarded an Officeholder of the Order of the British Empire (OBE) in 1999, was knighted by Queen Elizabeth Two in 2006 at Buckingham Palace for his services to music.[53] [54] After receiving a knighthood, Jones stated: "When yous first come up into show business organisation and get a striking record, it is the start of something. As time goes by it only gets improve. This is the best thing I have had. Information technology'due south a wonderful feeling, a heady feeling."[53]

2007–2009 [edit]

On 1 July 2007, Jones was among the artists who performed at Wembley Stadium at the Concert for Diana, joined on stage by guitarist Joe Perry of Aerosmith and soul singer Joss Rock. In improver to performing some of his own songs, the group covered the Arctic Monkeys song, "I Bet You Look Good on the Dancefloor".[55] A boxing fan, Jones has performed national anthems before a number of battle matches. He sang "God Salvage the Queen", the national anthem of the Great britain, before the Floyd Mayweather-Ricky Hatton fight in 2007; he sang "Hen Wlad Fy Nhadau", the Welsh national anthem, at the Bernard Hopkins-Joe Calzaghe fight betwixt beau Welshman Joe Calzaghe and Bernard Hopkins in 2008; and he sang "God Save the Queen" before the Manny Pacquiao-Ricky Hatton fight in 2009.[56] [57] [58]

In 2008, he released 24 Hours on Southward-Curve Records, his first album of new material to be issued in the United states of america for over 15 years. Jones, who was still performing over 200 dates a year as he approached his seventieth birthday, set up out on a world tour to promote the anthology. "The fire is nonetheless in me. Non to be an oldie, but a goodie. I want to be a contender", Jones said.[59] [60] [61] Also in 2008, Jones was inducted into the Hit Parade Hall of Fame. On sixteen Nov 2008, he was invited to perform on BBC's Strictly Come Dancing; he performed the debut single from 24 Hours, "If He Should Ever Exit You lot", which was named the ninth-best song of 2008 by Spinner.[62] [63] [64] One of the songs from 24 Hours, "Give a Petty Beloved", would later be featured in the first trailer for the 2010 comedy pic, Little Fockers.

In February 2009, Jones appeared in an exclusive Take-Away Testify with Vincent Moon, performing three songs live in front of a camera in a New York hotel room.[65] In March 2009, Jones went to the top of the Great britain Music Charts for the third time in his career with a comprehend of "Islands in the Stream", sung with Ruth Jones, Rob Brydon and Robin Gibb, who co-wrote the original with his brothers Barry and Maurice. The record, which was inspired by the song's having featured in the BBC's hit sitcom Gavin & Stacey, was released in aid of Comic Relief and reached No. 1 in March 2009.[66]

2010–present [edit]

Jones's album Praise & Blame was released on 26 July 2010. The album, consisting primarily of gospel and blues songs, included covers of songs by Bob Dylan, John Lee Hooker and Billy Joe Shaver, and featured guest musicians such as Booker T.[67] [68]

On seven June 2010, which was Jones's seventieth birthday, the single "Burning Hell", a cover of the John Lee Hooker song from the Praise & Blame album, was released. In July 2010, it was reported that David Sharpe, vice-president of Island Records (to whom Jones had moved, from EMI, for £1.5m in October 2009), had emailed colleagues demanding that they "pull back this project immediately or go my money back" and asking if the spiritually themed tape had been a "sick joke".[69] Jones later strongly criticised Sharpe and said that he was furious about the leaked electronic mail.[70]

In July 2010, Jones appeared on the penultimate episode of Fri Night with Jonathan Ross and performed "Burning Hell". In August 2010, Praise & Blame debuted at No. 2 on the Britain album chart.[71] By 2010 Jones had sold a total of over 100 million records.[72]

On 11 September 2010, Jones performed for an audience of l,000 at the Assist for Heroes charity concert at Twickenham Stadium performing "Foreign Things Are Happening Every Day" and his hitting "Dark-green, Light-green Grass of Dwelling". On 22 September, Jones appeared on the Late Show with David Letterman at the Ed Sullivan Theater in New York.[73]

In May 2011, Jones appeared equally a invitee vocalist on the debut album Let Them Talk by Hugh Laurie. On 15 May 2011, he appeared alongside Laurie in the UK ITV serial Perspectives, singing music from the album in New Orleans.[74] On 25 May 2011, he appeared on American Idol after a medley of his hits performed by the American Idol "Elevation 13".[75]

Jones released a single on 19 March 2012, produced by former White Stripes frontman Jack White, called Evil.[76] The single was first fabricated available through independent record shops in 7" vinyl format on v March.[77] An exclusive iii-coloured vinyl was likewise sold at just one shop – Spillers Records in Cardiff. The shop, from which Jones bought records equally a schoolboy in the 1950s and early 1960s, was founded in 1894 and is listed in Guinness Globe Records as the oldest record shop in the world.[78]

Jones experienced a resurgence in notability in the 2010s due to his coaching role on the BBC talent bear witness The Voice United kingdom from 2012 (with the exception of 2016).[79] In March 2012 he became a motorbus on the show and was joined by will.i.am, Jessie J and Danny O'Donoghue. He mentored Leanne Mitchell to win the first series. Jones returned to coach in 2013, 2014 and 2015. In August 2015, it was announced that Jones'south contract with the show would not be renewed and that he would be replaced by Boy George. Jones criticised BBC executives for "sub-standard behaviour", having not consulted with him and informing him merely 24 hours before the official declaration.[fourscore]

In May 2012, Jones released the anthology Spirit in the Room on Island Records/Universal Music. The track list included covers of songs by Paul McCartney, Paul Simon, Leonard Cohen and Richard and Linda Thompson, Blind Willie Johnson, Tom Waits and the Low Anthem.[82] Also in May, he starred in a one-off television receiver drama titled "King of the Teds" which aired on Sky Arts every bit function of a series of standalone teleplays for Playhouse Presents.[83] On 4 June Jones performed at the Queen's Diamond Jubilee Concert in front of Buckingham Palace, singing "Delilah" and "Mama Told Me Not to Come".[ citation needed ] On 18 Baronial Jones performed a l-infinitesimal gear up at the V Festival's Weston Park site in Staffordshire.[84] On nine September 2012, Jones headlined at BBC Radio 2's Live in Hyde Park festival.[85]

In May 2014, Jones opened for Morrissey at a special testify in the United States.[86] On 27 September 2014, Jones performed at the Australian Football League's pre-game entertainment for the 2014 Grand Final along with Ed Sheeran.[87]

In September 2015, Jones announced the long-awaited release of his album Long Lost Suitcase, on nine October, through Virgin/EMI. The album is the third in a trilogy of albums, post-obit Praise & Blame (2010) and Spirit in the Room (2012). The album'due south runway titles are interwoven into the chapters of his autobiography Over the Top and Back released at the aforementioned time. It was produced by Ethan Johns and the diverse range of compositions includes songs from Gillian Welch, the Rolling Stones, Hank Williams and the Milk Carton Kids.[88]

In November 2015, Jones appeared alongside Rob Brydon in a special 90-infinitesimal evidence, from the SSE Loonshit, Wembley, for BBC's Children in Demand.[89]

In 2015, he appeared on the BBC'due south Jools' Annual Hootenanny, circulate on New year's day's Eve, on which he duetted with Paul Weller.[90]

In 2017, he returned to The Voice equally a charabanc for series 6.[91]

In 2018, he embarked on a live summer bout, which was planned to run from 1 May to 11 August.[92] In July, still, many shows were cancelled due to sickness or bad weather.[93] [94]

In 2020 he appeared on the BBC's Jools' Annual Hootenanny, circulate on New year's Eve, on which he duetted with Jools Holland[95] and with Celeste.[96]

In January 2021, Jones announced his upcoming covers album Surrounded by Fourth dimension, alongside the release of a new single, his rendition of Todd Snider'southward "Talking Reality Telly Dejection".[97] In March he appeared on Later... with Jools Kingdom of the netherlands where he sang "I'm Growing Former" from his new album Surrounded By Time, his 41st studio album.[98] The album was released on 23 April.

Personal life [edit]

Jones was married to Linda (built-in 1941 as Melinda Rose Trenchard) from 2 March 1957 until her death on x April 2016.[99] [100] They stayed married despite his many well-publicised infidelities.[101] The couple had one son, Mark Woodward (born 1957), and ii grandchildren (Alex and Emma).[102]

Jones has stated that he had sex with upward to 250 groupies a yr at the height of his fame.[nine] His philandering once led Linda to set on him. Jones had affairs with well-known women, including Mary Wilson of the Supremes, TV host Charlotte Laws,[103] and one-time Miss Earth Marjorie Wallace.[104] In a 2008 interview with Blender magazine, Cassandra Peterson revealed she lost her virginity to Jones.[105]

One matter resulted in the birth of a son. In October 1987, while on tour in the US, Jones had a brief human relationship with model Katherine Berkery, who then discovered she was pregnant. After a legal battle that included DNA testing, a United States court ruled in 1989 that Jones was the boy'south father. Jones denied the court'south findings, until finally, in 2008, he admitted they were true. He has shown no interest in meeting his son, Jonathan Berkery.[106]

Following the election of a Labour government in 1974, Jones became a tax exile to avert a 98 per cent income tax.[1] In June 1976, he purchased the carmine-brick mansion at 363 Copa De Oro Route in the East Gate Sometime Bel Air in Los Angeles from Dean Martin for $500,000.[107] He sold it to Nicolas Cage in 1998 for a reported $6.469 million. In 2009, after 35 years in the Usa, Jones said that he and his wife were planning to move back to the Uk. "I've had a great time living in Los Angeles", Jones said, "but subsequently all these years, we think now is the time to motility habitation".[46] [108]

In Oct 2015 his autobiography, Over the Top and Dorsum: The Autobiography, was published by Michael Joseph.[109] Reviewing the book in the Daily Express, Clair Woodward said, "In the tradition of so many autobiographies these days, Tom Jones'south doesn't tell y'all what you really want to hear. ... What y'all are left with is a riotously enjoyable story of Jones 'The Voice' which nicely doubles every bit the story of British pop and light amusement from the Sixties onwards."[110]

Linda, Lady Woodward, died on 10 April 2016 at Cedars Sinai Infirmary in Los Angeles, later a "curt just tearing" battle with cancer, with Jones cancelling concerts at the time.[111] After her death, Jones sold their Los Angeles mansion and its contents, apart from treasured photos, and moved back to the Britain. He resides in a flat in London, as she suggested.[112]

In 2021, Jones revealed that he uses inversion therapy to stay in good health.[113]

A few years after Linda's death there had been rumours that Jones was dating Priscilla Presley. In 2021 he openly commented that the two had known each other since the 1960s. The fact that they had been dining out together and were seen together at Jeff Franklin's house had led some people to believe they might be dating, but their relationship did not include any romantic aspect; they just enjoyed spending time together.[114] [115]

Jones and his idol Elvis Presley had met in 1965 at the Paramount pic stage, when Elvis was filming Paradise, Hawaiian Style.[16] [20] They became expert friends, spending more than and more time together in Las Vegas and duetting until the early hours at Presley'southward private suite. The friendship endured until Presley'due south death in 1977.[20] Jones's guitarist between 1969 and 1974 was Big Jim Sullivan, who also met and formed a friendship with Presley.

Cultural influence [edit]

Space and Cerys Matthews released "The Ballad of Tom Jones", a vocal near a fighting couple who are calmed down by listening to Jones's music on the radio. The vocal reached No. 4 in the Uk in 1998.[116]

A musical, Tom: A Story of Tom Jones, based on the vocaliser'south life and recordings, produced by Theatr na nÓg, opened at the Wales Millennium Middle in March 2016.[117] [ non-primary source needed ] Reviewing the show for The Stage, Mark Shenton wrote:

...the show itself, written by Mike James and directed past Geinor Styles, is a more humdrum—while hummable—affair than its star and subject area deserves. In the familiar jukebox musical style of shows similar Jersey Boys and Cute, "A Story of Tom Jones" charts the backside-the-scenes rise to fame of a pop star, merely without the craft or polish.[118]

Another jukebox musical, What'southward New Pussycat? based on Henry Fielding's 1749 novel The History of Tom Jones, a Foundling (set in the 1960s) which uses Jones' music opened at the Birmingham Repertory Theatre in Oct 2021 to disquisitional acclaim. It is written past Joe DiPietro, directed by Luke Sheppard and choreographed by Arlene Phillips.[119]

Similar to Elvis Presley with his impersonators, Tom Jones has his share of imitators effectually the world. These are performers who either sound like him or imitate his act.[120] [121] [122]

In the 2006 film Flushed Away, the principal character, Roddy, is mistaken for Tom Jones by another graphic symbol while Roddy performs "She'due south a Lady". Jones's vocal, "What's New Pussycat?", is played during the catastrophe credits.[ citation needed ]

In the video game Team Fortress 2, one of the playable characters, the Sentry, is a collector of Tom Jones merchandise, and Tom Jones is depicted being murdered by another playable character, the Soldier in the tie-in comics. The Spy after convinces the Scout that Tom Jones is his father when using his shape-shifting ability when he suffers a almost-death experience. Tom Jones is also depicted using the phrase "What's new pussycat?" several times.[123]

Selected discography [edit]

  • Along Came Jones (1965)
  • What's New Pussycat? (1965)
  • A-tom-ic Jones (1966)
  • From the Heart (1966)
  • Green, Green Grass of Home (1967)
  • Delilah (1968)
  • Help Yourself (1968)
  • Reload (1999)
  • Mr. Jones (2002)
  • Tom Jones & Jools Holland (with Jools Holland) (2004)
  • 24 Hours (2008)
  • Praise & Blame (2010)
  • Spirit in the Room (2012)
  • Long Lost Suitcase (2015)
  • Surrounded by Fourth dimension (2021)

Compositions [edit]

Jones wrote or co-wrote the post-obit songs: "And I Tell the Sea",[124] "Looking Out My Window",[125] "Experience the Rain" from the 2002 Mr. Jones anthology,[126] "Jezebel",[126] "The Letter",[126] "Younger Days",[126] "Tom Jones International",[126] "Holiday",[126] "The Road",[127] "24 Hours",[128] "Seasons",[128] "We Got Dearest",[128] "Seen That Face up",[128] "Give a Footling Dearest",[128] "If He Should Ever Go out You",[128] "Whatsoever it Takes",[126] and "Traveling Shoes" from the 2012 album Spirit in the Room.[129]

Filmography [edit]

Yr Title Part Notes
1965 What's New Pussycat? Theme Vocaliser
Promise Her Annihilation
Thunderball
1972 The Special London Bridge Special A fantasy story about London Bridge being brought to America
1974 On Happiness Island BBC special
1979 Pleasure Cove Raymond Gordon United states TV Motion picture
1984 Fantasy Island Dick Turpin (ABC series; season 7, episode 19)
1987 The G Knockout Tournament as Himself Television special
1991 The Ghosts of Oxford Street Gordon Selfridge Christmas Telly Picture celebrating the 200th anniversary of London's Oxford Street
1992 The Simpsons as Himself "Marge Gets a Job"
1993 Fresh Prince of Bel-Air Flavour 3 Episode 18 : The Alma Matter
1994 Silk due north' Sabotage Photographer
1995 The Jerky Boys: The Movie equally Himself
1996 Mars Attacks!
1999 Agnes Browne
2000 The Emperor's New Groove Theme Song Guy Animated moving picture
2004 Duck Dodgers equally himself "Talent Show A Go-Get"[130] [ better source needed ]
2012–15, 2017–nowadays The Voice U.k. Motorbus or "judge" and mentor for artists, Seasons ane until four and half dozen onwards
2012 Playhouse Presents Ron Episode: "King of the Teds"
2014 Under Milk Wood Captain Cat Idiot box Film
2014 Superheroes Unite for BBC Children in Need as Himself Television Film

Accolades [edit]

Brit Awards [edit]

Danish Music Awards [edit]

NME Awards [edit]

Silver Clef Awards [edit]

  • 1966: Grammy Award for Best New Creative person
  • 1966: Grammy Award nomination for Contemporary Rock & Roll Male person Vocal Performance for "What's New Pussycat?"
  • 1966: Grammy Award nomination for Gimmicky Rock & Roll Unmarried for "It'due south Not Unusual"
  • 1970: Golden Globe Laurels for All-time Actor – Television Series Musical or Comedy for This Is Tom Jones
  • 1970: Ivor Novello Award for International Artist of the Year[140]
  • 1989: MTV Video Music Award – Breakthrough Video for "Kiss"
  • 1989: Star on the Hollywood Walk of Fame
  • 1999: appointed an Officer of the Social club of the British Empire (OBE)[141]
  • 2006: Knighthood for "services to music"
  • 2017: Bambi Award in the category "fable"

See also [edit]

  • List of Welsh musicians

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Farther reading [edit]

  • Bert Schwartz: Tom Jones (Grosset & Dunlap, New York City, 1969) 76-103307
  • Peter Jones: Tom Jones: Biography of a Great Star (Avon Publishing, 1970 (1st edition), 1971)
  • Colin MacFarlane: Tom Jones: The Boy from Nowhere (Due west. H. Allen & Co., London, 1988 St Martins Press, New York) ISBN 0-491-03118-1
  • Stafford Hildred & David Gritten: Tom Jones: A Biography (Isis Large Print Books, April 1991) ISBN 1-85089-486-8
  • Roger St. Pierre: Tom Jones: Quote Unquote (Parragon Book Service Ltd, Corking Great britain, 1996) ISBN 0-7525-1696-v
  • Stafford Hildred & David Gritten: Tom Jones: A Biography (revised edition '98) (Sidgwick & Jackson, 1998 an imprint of Macmillan Publishers Ltd) ISBN 0-283-06312-2
  • Chris Roberts: Tom Jones (1st edition) (Virgin Books, 1999 an imprint of Virgin Publishing Limited) ISBN i-85227-846-iii
  • Lucy Ellis, Bryony Sutherland: Tom Jones: Shut Upwards (Omnibus Press, 2000) ISBN 0-7119-7549-three (HC) ISBN 0-7119-8645-2 (Pb)
  • Robin Eggar: Tom Jones: The Biography (1st edition) (Headline Volume Publishing, 2000) ISBN 0-7472-7578-v
  • Woodward five. Berkery, 714 So.2nd 1027 (Fla.App.4thDist. 1998)
  • Tom Jones: Over the Top and Back: The Autobiography (Michael Joseph, 8 October 2015) ISBN 0-7181-8068-2

External links [edit]

  • Official website
  • BBC Tom Jones Biography
  • BBC Wales Music
  • Transcript of interview with Larry King 7 November 2003
  • Tom Jones at IMDb
  • Tom Jones discography at Discogs
  • Tom Jones discography at Discogs as Tommy Scott & The Senators

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