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Thomas John WoodwardBOOK,books.google.com/books?id=x43jHZliCN0C&pg=PT74, Lucy, Ellis, Bryony, Sutherland, Tom Jones Close Up, Omnibus Press, 2009, 978-0711975491, was born at 57 Kingsland Terrace in Treforest in Wales on 7 June 1940,Entry of Birth, sub-district of Pontypridd in the County of GlamorganBOOK, Robin, Eggar, Tom Jones – The Biography, 14, EPISODE, Blind Auditions, The Voice UK, The Voice UK, Tom, Jones, ITV (TV network), ITV, ITV (TV channel), ITV, 8 February 2020, 9, 8, My last name is Woodward.... Thomas Jones Woodward, WEB,find-and-update.company-information.service.gov.uk/company/00849871/filing-history/MzE5MTg1ODY3MmFkaXF6a2N4/document?format=pdf&download=0, Change of Particulars for Director, 4 December 2017, Companies House, Government of the United Kingdom, Biography, TomJones.com Retrieved 2 April 2020 the son of Freda Jones (1914–2003) and coal miner Thomas Woodward (1910–1981). He is primarily of English descent; his maternal grandfather was Welsh, his maternal grandmother was born in Wales to English parents from Somerset and Wiltshire, his English paternal grandfather was from Gloucestershire, and his English paternal grandmother was from Wiltshire.NEWS,www.telegraph.co.uk/news/newstopics/howaboutthat/5490511/Sir-Tom-Jones-is-English.html,ghostarchive.org/archive/20220110/https://www.telegraph.co.uk/news/newstopics/howaboutthat/5490511/Sir-Tom-Jones-is-English.html, 10 January 2022, subscription, live, Sir Tom Jones ‘is English’, The Daily Telegraph, 10 June 2009, London, 0307-1235, 49632006, 4 May 2013, {{cbignore}} He attended Wood Road Infants School, Wood Road Junior School, and Pontypridd Central Secondary Modern School.BOOK, 8 October 2015, Tom, Jones, 978-0-7181-8068-3, Over the Top and Back: The Autobiography, Michael Joseph, 25, He began singing at an early age; he would regularly sing at family gatherings, weddings, and in his school choir. He did not like school or sports, but gained confidence through his singing talent.EPISODE, Desert Island Discs with Tom Jones,www.bbc.co.uk/programmes/b00tx499, Desert Island Discs, Desert Island Discs, BBC, BBC Radio 4, Radio 4, 26 September 2010, At the age of 12, he was diagnosed with tuberculosis. Many years later, he said, “I spent two years in bed recovering. It was the worst time of my life.” During this time, he could do little else but listen to music and draw.{{rp|9–10}}Career
Rise to fame
Jones’s voice has been described as a “full-throated, robust baritone”. According to Jones himself, his young voice was a tenor voice. He said: “What you lose on the top end, you gain on the bottom end. I used to be able to hit a top C when I was young now it’s a B flat.“NEWS,www.bbc.co.uk/news/av/entertainment-arts-18158211, Tom Jones on his changing voice, BBC News, He became the frontman in 1963 for Tommy Scott and the Senators, a Welsh beat 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 record labels, but they had little success. Later that year, Decca producer Peter Sullivan saw Tommy Scott and the Senators performing in a club and directed them to manager Phil Solomon, but the partnership was short-lived.The group continued playing gigs around South Wales. Gordon Mills met Jones, became his manager, and introduced him to London, where Mills worked in music.WEB,www.bbc.co.uk/wales/music/sites/tom-jones/pages/biography_02.shtml, Music – Tom Jones – Tom Jones biography – part two, BBC Wales, 12 October 2015, Mills renamed him “Tom Jones”, to exploit the popularity of the Academy Award-winning 1963 film.MAGAZINE, Life (magazine), Life, They can always go home to MAM, 18 September 1970, 54, 69, 12, Mills promptly changed the singer’s name to Tom Jones, to exploit the popularity of the current film by that name, and for six months he and Tom and the accompanists lived off a loan Mills talked a bank into giving them., Eventually, Mills got Jones a recording contract with Decca. His first single, “Chills and Fever”, was released in late 1964. It did not chart, but 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 most prominent of Jones’s career, making him one of the most popular vocalists of the British Invasion. In early 1965, “It’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 film themes for Jones to record, including the James Bond film Thunderball, and What’s New Pussycat? (written by Burt Bacharach and Hal David).NEWS, McEvoy, Colin, What It Was Like to Work with Burt Bacharach, in the Words of his Collaborators, Biography (TV program), Biography, February 9, 2023,www.biography.com/musicians/a42815918/burt-bacharach-famous-collaborators, February 11, 2023, Jones was sceptical about the latter song when first approached about it. He said when it was offered to him, he felt it was “sort of a backhanded compliment: ‘I’ve got to have you, but this is the song.{{’“}} Jones said it took convincing from Bacharach to perform “What’s New Pussycat?”:{{blockquote|“When I first heard it I thought, ‘Christ! What the bloody hell do they want me to sing this for?’ But Burt Bacharach explained, ‘I want the big voice to sing this bloody crazy song.’ And you put it on, it’s a classic.“}}Jones was awarded the Grammy Award for Best New Artist in 1966.MAGAZINE,books.google.com/books?id=5SgEAAAAMBAJ&pg=PA13, Naras Champions of 1965, 12, Billboard, 26 March 1966, 8 April 2012, During a filming break at Paramount Studios (1965) in Hollywood, Jones met Elvis Presley for the first time;WEB, Kelly, Helen, 30 January 2021, Sir Tom Jones spills on ‘unbelievable’ first meeting with Elvis Presley,www.express.co.uk/showbiz/tv-radio/1391167/Sir-Tom-Jones-first-meeting-Elvis-Presley-The-Voice-BBC-video, 30 January 2021, Daily Express, en, he recalls Presley singing, ‘With These Hands’ as he walked towards him from the film set.WEB,www.express.co.uk/celebrity-news/1390614/Tom-Jones-Twitter-songs-single-new-music-The-Voice-UK-latest-news-update, Tom Jones: The Voice UK coach apologises to American fans ‘Sorry it’s taken a while’, Daily Express, Tonks, Andrea, 29 January 2021, 20 August 2021, The two men became good friends.NEWS,www.bbc.com/news/uk-wales-50547933, Elvis: Sir Tom Jones was the one artist he ‘truly called a friend’, BBC News, 30 November 2019, In 1966, Jones’s popularity began to slip somewhat, causing Mills to reshape the singer’s image into that of a crooner. Jones also began to sing broader material. Jones soon topped UK charts and reached the top 40 in US charts. Over the next few years he scored a string of hits on both sides of the Atlantic, including “I’ll Never Fall in Love Again”, “I’m Coming Home”, and “Delilah”, each of which reached No. 2 in the UK chart.WEB,www.nostalgiacentral.com/music/tomjones.htm, Tom Jones, nostalgiacentral.com,www.nostalgiacentral.com/music/tomjones.htm," title="web.archive.org/web/20060721100011www.nostalgiacentral.com/music/tomjones.htm,">web.archive.org/web/20060721100011www.nostalgiacentral.com/music/tomjones.htm, 21 July 2006, WEB,www.classicbands.com/tomjones.html, Tom Jones, Classicbands.com, 12 October 2015,1967 to 1987
In 1967, Jones performed in Las Vegas for the first time, at the Flamingo.WEB,www.bbc.co.uk/wales/music/sites/tom-jones/pages/biography_03.shtml, Music – Tom Jones – Tom Jones biography – part three, BBC Wales, 12 October 2015, His performances and style of dress became part of his stage act, and increasingly featured his open, half-unbuttoned shirts and tight trousers. He soon chose to record less and focus on club performances. Jones played in Las Vegas at least one week each year until 2011.File:Janis Joplin Tom Jones 1969.JPG|thumb|left|Jones singing a duet with Janis Joplin on the television programme This Is Tom JonesThis Is Tom JonesJones had an internationally successful television variety show titled This Is Tom Jones from 1969 to 1971. The Associated Television-produced show was worth a reported {{US$|9000000|1971|about=yes|round=-5}} to Jones over three years. It was broadcast by ITV in the UK and by the American Broadcasting Company in the US. As a result of the show, Jones was nominated in 1970 for a “best actor” Golden Globe.WEB,www.bbc.co.uk/wales/music/sites/tom-jones/pages/this-is-tom-jones-dvd.shtml, BBC, Wales, This Is Tom Jones DVD review, 5 January 2013, From 1980 to 1981, he had a second television variety show, Tom Jones, which was produced in Vancouver, Canada, and lasted 24 episodes.{{citation needed|date=March 2019}} Both television shows were the subject of litigation with the original licence holder C/F International. {{As of|2004|12}}, C/F International was a secured judgment creditor of Classic World Productions and its principal, Darryl Payne, for approximately {{US$|1000000|2004|about=yes|round=-5}}, and was the principal secured creditor at the time of the subsequent bankruptcy filing by the company. C/F International’s action against Classic World Productions and owner Darryl Payne was based on unpaid royalty payments from This Is Tom JonesWEB, Hise, Micheal,www.tv.com/this-is-tom-jones/show/1146/summary.html, This is Tom Jones, TV.com, 12 February 2008, 12 October 2015, 18 May 2011,www.tv.com/this-is-tom-jones/show/1146/summary.html," title="web.archive.org/web/20110518005335www.tv.com/this-is-tom-jones/show/1146/summary.html,">web.archive.org/web/20110518005335www.tv.com/this-is-tom-jones/show/1146/summary.html, dead, and related recordings.C/F International Inc. v. Classic World Productions et al. {{webarchive|url=https://web.archive.org/web/20090327115100www.websupp.org/data/DNJ/2%3A01-cv-03624-94-DNJ.pdf |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20090327115100www.websupp.org/data/DNJ/2:01-cv-03624-94-DNJ.pdf |archive-date=2009-03-27 |url-status=live |date=27 March 2009 }}, New Jersey District Court, Judgement of 16 February 2006 at page 2; Websupp.org. This Is Tom Jones is sold on DVD by Time Life rather than by Classic World Productions or C/F International.WEB,www.timelife.com/webapp/wcs/stores/servlet/ProductDisplay?catalogId=10001&storeId=1001&langId=&top_category=90003&productId=211811, Generic Error,www.timelife.com/webapp/wcs/stores/servlet/ProductDisplay?catalogId=10001&storeId=1001&langId=&top_category=90003&productId=211811," title="web.archive.org/web/20110727053615www.timelife.com/webapp/wcs/stores/servlet/ProductDisplay?catalogId=10001&storeId=1001&langId=&top_category=90003&productId=211811,">web.archive.org/web/20110727053615www.timelife.com/webapp/wcs/stores/servlet/ProductDisplay?catalogId=10001&storeId=1001&langId=&top_category=90003&productId=211811, 27 July 2011, C/F International’s 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. It was contended that any rights that C/F International had to license the Tom Jones show did not include the right to make and license separate recordings of the performances on the show, and that any rights that C/F International had in the Tom Jones show no longer existed because of numerous breaches of contract.MAGAZINE,www.musicweek.com/story.asp?storyCode=26492§ioncode=1, Tom Jones seeks injunction over recordings, Music Week, 2 March 2007, 12 October 2015, Examples of contentious CDs are Live on the Tom Jones Show, 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 as 30 Greatest Hits – Live in Concert.WEB,www.7digital.com/artists/various-artists/live-on-the-tom-jones-show/, Live on The Tom Jones Show,www.7digital.com/artists/various-artists/live-on-the-tom-jones-show/," title="web.archive.org/web/20080124062521www.7digital.com/artists/various-artists/live-on-the-tom-jones-show/,">web.archive.org/web/20080124062521www.7digital.com/artists/various-artists/live-on-the-tom-jones-show/, 24 January 2008, 7digital.com, WEB,www.discogs.com/Tom-Jones-30-Greatest-Hits-Live-In-Concert/release/10485850, Discogs, 30 Greatest Hits – Live in Concert, 1998, 29 March 2020, WEB,www.amazon.com/dp/B000URRAYC, Tom Jones – 30 Greatest Hits/Live in Concert, Amazon, 12 October 2015, On 26 April 1970, CBS released the Raquel Welch television special Raquel! directed by David Winters, in it Jones is among guests.NEWS, Du Brow, Rick, 23 April 1970, Sunday night ‘special’ features Raquel Welch, 6, The News-Herald, File:Tom Jones and Oliver on This Is Tom Jones 1970.jpg|thumb|Jones (left) and Oliver performing on This Is Tom JonesThis Is Tom JonesFile:Celebrity Star Tom Jones Orpheum Theater Memphis TN.jpg|thumb|The star commemorating Jones at the Orpheum Theatre, Memphis ]]In the 1970s, Jones toured with the female singing groups Quiet Elegance and the Blossoms as his backing groups. He had a number of hit 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 hit 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 television special The Special London Bridge Special.NEWS, 6 May 1972, Lake Havasu city plays a starring role in special, 12-D, Colorado Springs Gazette-Telegraph, Jones explained that he accepted to do the special because it allowed him to continue doing television without having the confinement of a series.JOURNAL, Gardella, Kay, May 7, 1972, Jones salutes London Bridge, Daily News, 52, C39, In 1976, Jones was set to make his film 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.WEB,www.walesonline.co.uk/whats-on/arts-culture-news/7-things-you-definitely-never-8824732, 7 things you DEFINITELY never knew about Sir Tom Jones, Nathan, Bevan, 12 March 2015, Walesonline.co.uk, 11 November 2018, 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 holiday island resort of the title. His co-stars in the film included Constance Forslund, Tanya Roberts and David Hasselhoff.{{rp|326}} In 1984, he guest-starred in an episode of the television series Fantasy Island as an accountant who fantasises about living life as Dick Turpin.WEB,www.rottentomatoes.com/tv/fantasy_island/s07/e18, Fantasy Island – season 7 episode 18, Rotten Tomatoes, In the early 1980s, Jones started to record country music. From 1980 to 1986, he had nine songs in the US country top 40, yet failed to crack the top 100 in the UK or the Billboard Hot 100.WEB,www.tomjonesonline.com/tom-jones-discography.php, Discography, tomjonesonline.com,www.tomjonesonline.com/tom-jones-discography.php," title="web.archive.org/web/20100221021950www.tomjonesonline.com/tom-jones-discography.php,">web.archive.org/web/20100221021950www.tomjonesonline.com/tom-jones-discography.php, 21 February 2010, Jones’s manager Gordon Mills died of cancer on 29 July 1986, and Jones’s son Mark became his manager.{{rp|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’s “Kiss” with Art of Noise. The song reached No. 5 in the UK and No. 31 in the US. The video for “Kiss” was played frequently on MTV and VH1, and won the MTV Video Music Award for Breakthrough Video.WEB,www.rockonthenet.com/archive/1989/mtvvmas.htm, 1989 MTV Video Music Awards, Rock on the Net, 6 September 1989, 12 October 2015,1990s resurgence
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 four songs for the album.JOURNAL, Sutcliffe, Phil, 5 March 1991, Stories, Q, 55, 10, {{Citation|title=Tom Jones – Carrying A Torch|url=https://www.allmusic.com/album/carrying-a-torch-mw0001191372|publisher=AllMusic|access-date=14 November 2021}}In 1992, he made his first appearance at the UK’s Glastonbury Festival, and in 1993 he appeared as himself in episodes of two popular US sitcoms, The Fresh Prince of Bel-Air (“The {{sic|Alma Matter|hide=y|expected=Alma Mater}}“) 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 first single, “If I Only Knew”, went to No. 11 in the UK. Jones performed the song at the 1994 MTV Europe Music Awards, for which he also served as host. In 1997 Jones recorded a cover of Randy Newman song “You Can Leave Your Hat On” for the soundtrack of The Full Monty.WEB, Robert, Carlyle,www.allmusic.com/album/the-full-monty-original-soundtrack-r307874, The Full Monty [Original Soundtrack] – Original Soundtrack, AllMusic, 12 August 1997, 12 October 2015, In 1996, Jones appeared as himself in Tim Burton’s ensemble science-fiction comedy film Mars Attacks!. A scene in the film features him performing on stage when aliens attack and he manages to escape with a gun.WEB,www.nydailynews.com/20-knew-ol’-tom-jones-60-singer-surprise-star-mars-attacks-article-1.741534, 20 Things you Never Knew About Ol Tom Jones is Surprise Star of Mars Attacks, Daily News, New York, 14 December 2017, {{Dead link|date=December 2021 |bot=InternetArchiveBot |fix-attempted=yes }}In 1999, Jones released the album Reload, a collection of cover duets with artists such as the Cardigans, Natalie Imbruglia, Cerys Matthews, Van Morrison, Mousse T, Portishead, Stereophonics and Robbie Williams. The album went to No. 1 in the UK and sold over 4 million copies worldwide.MAGAZINE,books.google.com/books?id=wBeEDJhw110C&pg=PA28, Howie Richmond Hitmaker Award: Tom Jones, Billboard, 28, 20 June 2009, 20 June 2019, Five singles from Reload charted in the UK top 40.WEB, yuddy.com,www.yuddy.com/celebrity/tom-jones/bio, Tom Jones Biography,www.yuddy.com/celebrity/tom-jones/bio," title="web.archive.org/web/20100112223520www.yuddy.com/celebrity/tom-jones/bio,">web.archive.org/web/20100112223520www.yuddy.com/celebrity/tom-jones/bio, 12 January 2010, The single “Sex Bomb” was released in early 2000 and became the album’s biggest single, reaching No. 3 on the UK Singles Chart.Into the 21st century
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 work, including a BRIT Award for Best British Male.weblink{{Dead link|date=October 2015}} He was also hired as the new voice of Australia’s National Rugby League, singing in an advertisement to market the 2000 season.WEB, Mealey, Rachel, Australian Broadcasting Corporation, Tom Jones the new voice of NRL, Australia, 29 January 2000,www.abc.net.au/am/stories/s96345.htm, 3 July 2009, 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 40 hits in the UK.WEB,www.amazon.co.uk/dp/B00006J9NE, Mr Jones: Amazon.co.uk: Music, Amazon UK, 12 October 2015, Jones received the Brit Award for Outstanding Contribution to Music in 2003. The following year he performed “You Can Leave Your Hat On” with The Pussycat Dolls and Carmen Electra on the seventh annual Vh1 Divas concert. The only male guest part of that year’s lineup; which included Patti LaBelle, Gladys Knight, and Debbie Harry among many others; his cover of “Kiss” was included in an 80s finale medley. Later that year, he teamed up with pianist Jools Holland and released Tom Jones & Jools Holland, a roots rock ‘n’ roll album. It peaked at No. 5 in the UK.WEB,www.amazon.co.uk/dp/B0002Y9TRO, Tom Jones & Jools Holland, Amazon UK, 12 October 2015, 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 performance in Pontypridd since 1964.NEWS,news.bbc.co.uk/2/hi/uk_news/wales/south_east/4590941.stm, Home town triumph for Tom Jones, 29 May 2005, BBC News, 23 November 2011, That same year, the BBC reported that Jones was Wales’s wealthiest entertainer, having amassed a fortune of £175,000,000.NEWS, 2 April 2005,news.bbc.co.uk/2/hi/uk_news/wales/4401733.stm, Financier heads Welsh rich list, BBC News, 12 February 2008, Jones collaborated with Australian pop singer 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 Chart.Jones, who had been awarded an Officer of the Order of the British Empire (OBE) in 1999, was knighted by Queen Elizabeth II in 2006 at Buckingham Palace for his services to music.NEWS,news.bbc.co.uk/2/hi/uk_news/wales/4853732.stm, Tom Jones collects his knighthood, BBC News, 29 March 2006, 29 March 2009, NEWS,www.theguardian.com/music/tom-jones, Tom Jones, The Guardian, 4 June 2012, 12 October 2015, After receiving a knighthood, Jones stated: “When you first come into show business and get a hit record, it is the start of something. As time goes by it just gets better. This is the best thing I have had. It’s a wonderful feeling, a heady feeling.”2007–2009
File:Tom Jones Hampton Court Palace 2007.jpg|thumb|left|upright|Performing at Hampton Court PalaceHampton Court PalaceOn 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 Stone. In addition to performing some of his own songs, the group covered the Arctic Monkeys song, “I Bet You Look Good on the Dancefloor”.WEB,www.covermesongs.com/2010/08/tom-jones-w-joe-perry-i-bet-you-look-good-on-the-dancefloor.html, Song of the Day: Tom Jones w/ Joe Perry, “I Bet You Look Good on the Dancefloor” (Arctic Monkeys cover) » Cover Me, Covermesongs.com, 27 August 2010, 14 July 2011, A boxing fan, Jones has performed national anthems before a number of boxing matches. He sang “God Save the Queen”, the national anthem of the United Kingdom, 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 between fellow Welshman Joe Calzaghe and Bernard Hopkins in 2008; and he sang “God Save the Queen” before the Manny Pacquiao-Ricky Hatton fight in 2009.NEWS,www.timesonline.co.uk/tol/sport/more_sport/article3736265.ece, The Times & The Sunday Times, The Times, NEWS,www.timesonline.co.uk/tol/sport/more_sport/article3023565.ece, The Times, 28 September 2015, 12 October 2015, WEB,www.boxing247.com/boxing-result/action-drama-and-intrigue-at-york-hall-turner-secures-southern-area-title-martin-and-upton-brothers-impress/19660,www.eastsideboxing.com/news.php?p=19671&more=1," title="web.archive.org/web/20090601161715www.eastsideboxing.com/news.php?p=19671&more=1,">web.archive.org/web/20090601161715www.eastsideboxing.com/news.php?p=19671&more=1, dead, York Hall: Turner Secures Southern Area Title, Martin And Upton Brothers Impress — Boxing News, 1 June 2009, In 2008, he released 24 Hours on S-Curve Records, his first album of new material to be issued in the United States for over 15 years. Jones, who was still performing over 200 dates a year as he approached his seventieth birthday, set out on a world tour to promote the album. “The fire is still in me. Not to be an oldie, but a goodie. I want to be a contender”, Jones said.NEWS,news.bbc.co.uk/2/hi/entertainment/7620450.stm, Sir Tom Jones eyes fresh comeback, BBC News, 17 September 2008, 17 October 2009, WEB, Russell, Gwen,www.amazon.com/dp/B001G5SDA2, 24 Hours: Tom Jones: Music, Amazon, 14 July 2011, WEB,www.tomjones.com/news/santiago-takes-its-hat-off-to-tom-jones-santiago-times-review/, Santiago takes its hat off to Tom Jones – Santiago Times Review, Tom Jones, 12 October 2015,www.tomjones.com/news/santiago-takes-its-hat-off-to-tom-jones-santiago-times-review/," title="web.archive.org/web/20151016072640www.tomjones.com/news/santiago-takes-its-hat-off-to-tom-jones-santiago-times-review/,">web.archive.org/web/20151016072640www.tomjones.com/news/santiago-takes-its-hat-off-to-tom-jones-santiago-times-review/, 16 October 2015, dead, Also in 2008, Jones was inducted into the Hit Parade Hall of Fame. On 16 November 2008, he was invited to perform on BBC’s Strictly Come Dancing; he performed the debut single from 24 Hours, “If He Should Ever Leave You”, which was named the ninth-best song of 2008 by Spinner.WEB,www.spinner.com/2008/12/12/best-songs-of-2008-no-9,www.spinner.com/2008/12/12/best-songs-of-2008-no-9," title="web.archive.org/web/20120306003200www.spinner.com/2008/12/12/best-songs-of-2008-no-9,">web.archive.org/web/20120306003200www.spinner.com/2008/12/12/best-songs-of-2008-no-9, dead, 6 March 2012, Best Songs of 2008: No. 9, Spinner, 17 October 2009, NEWS,news.bbc.co.uk/1/hi/wales/8299511.stm, In conversation with Sir Tom, BBC News, 9 October 2009, 17 October 2009, {{YouTube|I39LiZjqDes|“Tom Jones ‘If He Should Ever Leave You’ Strictly Come Dancing“}} One of the songs from 24 Hours, “Give a Little Love”, would later be featured in the first trailer for the 2010 comedy film, Little Fockers.In February 2009, Jones appeared in an exclusive show with Vincent Moon, performing three songs live in front of a camera in a New York hotel room.WEB,www.blogotheque.net/Tom-Jones, Tom Jones – LA BLOGOTHEQUE, Blogotheque.net, 17 October 2009,www.blogotheque.net/Tom-Jones," title="web.archive.org/web/20091016064519www.blogotheque.net/Tom-Jones,">web.archive.org/web/20091016064519www.blogotheque.net/Tom-Jones, 16 October 2009, dead, In March 2009, Jones went to the top of the UK Music Charts for the third time in his career with a cover 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.MAGAZINE,www.billboard.com/articles/news/269201/u2-comic-relief-top-uk-charts, U2, Comic Relief Top U.K. Charts, Billboard, 12 October 2015, This was his first UK chart topper since “Green, Green Grass of Home” in 1967, setting a new record of 42 years between two UK number ones; this record would be surpassed by Kate Bush when “Running Up That Hill” topped the charts in 2022, a 44-year gap between number ones.NEWS, Kate Bush’s Running Up That Hill is Official Charts Number 1 Single: Singer becomes 3 x Official Charts Record Breaker with Stranger Things success,www.officialcharts.com/chart-news/kate-bushs-running-up-that-hill-is-official-charts-number-1-single-singer-becomes-3-x-official-charts-record-breaker-with-stranger-things-success__36605/, 18 June 2022, Official Charts Company,2010–2020
File:Tom Jones concert.jpg|thumb|upright|Jones at House of Blues, Anaheim, 2009]]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.WEB,www.nme.com/news/tom-jones/51098, Tom Jones covering Bob Dylan, John Lee Hooker on new album, NME, 17 May 2010, 12 October 2015, NEWS, Kitty, Empire, Tom Jones: Praise & Blame, The Guardian,www.theguardian.com/music/2010/jul/25/tom-jones-praise-blame-review, 24 July 2010, 23 October 2016, On 7 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 told his colleagues over email to “pull back this project immediately or get my money back” and asked whether the spiritually themed record had been a “sick joke”.NEWS,www.telegraph.co.uk/culture/music/music-news/7870995/Tom-Joness-record-boss-complains-his-new-album-sounds-like-hymns.html,ghostarchive.org/archive/20220110/https://www.telegraph.co.uk/culture/music/music-news/7870995/Tom-Joness-record-boss-complains-his-new-album-sounds-like-hymns.html, 10 January 2022, subscription, live, Tom Jones’s record boss complains his new album sounds like hymns, The Daily Telegraph, 12 October 2015, {{cbignore}} Jones later strongly criticised Sharpe and said that he was furious about the leaked email.WEB,www.walesonline.co.uk/news/wales-news/2010/07/10/tom-jones-furious-at-record-company-boss-s-comments-91466-26823038/, Tom Jones furious at record company boss’s comments, Wales Online, 9 July 2010, 12 October 2015, In July 2010 Jones appeared on the penultimate episode of Friday Night with Jonathan Ross and performed “Burning Hell”. In August 2010, Praise & Blame debuted at No. 2 on the UK album chart.NEWS,www.mirror.co.uk/celebs/latest/2010/08/01/eminem-beats-tom-jones-to-no-1-spot-115875-22457228/, Eminem beats Tom Jones to No 1 spot, 1 August 2010, Mirror, London, 24 August 2010, By 2010 Jones had sold a total of over 100 million records.NEWS,www.3news.co.nz/Tom-Jones-Its-not-unusual-no/tabid/728/articleID/142546/Default.aspx,www.3news.co.nz/Tom-Jones-Its-not-unusual-no/tabid/728/articleID/142546/Default.aspx," title="web.archive.org/web/20120929131157www.3news.co.nz/Tom-Jones-Its-not-unusual-no/tabid/728/articleID/142546/Default.aspx,">web.archive.org/web/20120929131157www.3news.co.nz/Tom-Jones-Its-not-unusual-no/tabid/728/articleID/142546/Default.aspx, dead, 29 September 2012, Tom Jones: ‘It’s not unusual, no’, 18 February 2010, 3 News, 23 November 2011, On 11 September 2010 Jones performed for an audience of 50,000 at the Help for Heroes charity concert at Twickenham Stadium performing “Strange Things Are Happening Every Day” and his hit “Green, Green Grass of Home”. On 22 September, Jones appeared on the Late Show with David Letterman at the Ed Sullivan Theater in New York.WEB,www.tvmaze.com/episodes/27347/the-late-show-with-david-letterman-2010-09-22-joaquin-phoenix-tom-jones, Joaquin Phoenix, Tom Jones – The Late Show with David Letterman 2010-09-22, TVmaze, 14 November 2017, In May 2011 Jones appeared as a guest vocalist on the debut album Let Them Talk by Hugh Laurie. On 15 May 2011, he appeared alongside Laurie in the UK ITV series Perspectives, singing music from the album in New Orleans.WEB,www.itv.com/perspectives/essays/hugh-laurie/, Hugh Laurie - Essays - Perspectives - ITV Factual, 18 May 2011, 15 May 2011,www.itv.com/perspectives/essays/hugh-laurie/," title="web.archive.org/web/20110515022509www.itv.com/perspectives/essays/hugh-laurie/,">web.archive.org/web/20110515022509www.itv.com/perspectives/essays/hugh-laurie/, dead, On 25 May 2011, he appeared on American Idol after a medley of his hits performed by the American Idol “Top 13”.WEB, Herndon, Jessica,www.people.com/people/article/0,,20497722,00.html, Tom Jones, Tony Bennett, Tim McGraw Perform at Idol Finale, People, 26 May 2011, 14 July 2011, 8 August 2011,www.people.com/people/article/0,,20497722,00.html," title="web.archive.org/web/20110808110855www.people.com/people/article/0,,20497722,00.html,">web.archive.org/web/20110808110855www.people.com/people/article/0,,20497722,00.html, dead, Jones released a single on 19 March 2012, produced by former White Stripes frontman Jack White, called Evil.WEB,www.nme.com/news/jack-white/61946, Hear Jack White’s ‘Evil’ collaboration with Tom Jones, NME, 9 February 2012, 12 October 2015, The single was first made available through independent record shops in 7” vinyl format on 5 March.WEB,www.thecmuwebsite.com/article/tom-jones-and-jack-white-single-to-be-sold-nationwide/, Tom Jones and Jack White single to be sold nationwide, Thecmuwebsite.com, 27 February 2012, 12 October 2015, An exclusive three-coloured vinyl was also sold at only one shop – Spillers Records in Cardiff. The shop, which Jones visited as a boy, was founded in 1894 and is listed in Guinness World Records as the world’s oldest record shop.NEWS,www.telegraph.co.uk/culture/music/music-news/9100881/Tom-Jones-single-to-be-sold-in-one-shop-only.html,ghostarchive.org/archive/20220110/https://www.telegraph.co.uk/culture/music/music-news/9100881/Tom-Jones-single-to-be-sold-in-one-shop-only.html, 10 January 2022, subscription, live, Tom Jones single to be sold in one shop only, The Daily Telegraph, 23 February 2012, 23 February 2012, {{cbignore}}Jones experienced a resurgence in notability in the 2010s due to his coaching role on the BBC talent show The Voice UK from 2012 (with the exception of 2016).MAGAZINE,www.list.co.uk/article/39019-the-voice-line-up-revealed/, The Voice line-up revealed, The List, 28 November 2011, 26 March 2012, In March 2012 he became a coach 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’s 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 only 24 hours before the official announcement.NEWS, Rose Troup Buchanan,www.independent.co.uk/news/people/tom-jones-dropped-from-the-voice-singer-criticises-bbc-executives-for-substandard-behaviour-after-hes-axed-from-fifth-series-10456948.html, Tom Jones dropped from The Voice: Singer criticises ‘BBC executives’ for ‘sub-standard behaviour’ after he’s axed from fifth series, The Independent, 15 August 2015, 15 August 2015, File:TomJonesturkucastlepartu2012.jpg|thumb|upright|Jones at the Turku Castle in Turku, Finland, 2012Tom Jones valaisi Linnan sateisen juhlan – Turun SanomatTurun SanomatIn May 2012 Jones released the album Spirit in the Room on Island Records/Universal Music. The track listing 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.NEWS,www.theguardian.com/music/2012/may/20/tom-jones-spirit-room-review?newsfeed=true, Tom Jones: Spirit in the Room, The Guardian, 12 October 2015, Also in May, he starred in a one-off television drama titled “King of the Teds” which aired on Sky Arts as part of a series of standalone teleplays for Playhouse Presents.NEWS,www.telegraph.co.uk/culture/tvandradio/9244325/King-of-the-Teds-Sky-Arts-review.html,ghostarchive.org/archive/20220110/https://www.telegraph.co.uk/culture/tvandradio/9244325/King-of-the-Teds-Sky-Arts-review.html, 10 January 2022, subscription, live, King of the Teds, Sky Arts, review, Rachel, Ward, 4 May 2012, 14 December 2017, The Daily Telegraph, {{cbignore}} 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|date=April 2020}} On 18 August Jones performed a fifty-minute set at the V Festival’s Weston Park site in Staffordshire.“Liveblog: Relive our V Festival weekend, all of the gossip, pictures and video from the star-studded VIP area”. Daily Mirror. Retrieved 22 August 2012. On 9 September 2012, Jones headlined at BBC Radio 2’s Live in Hyde Park festival.WEB,www.bbc.co.uk/events/e68v4f/acts/ajdg9r, Radio 2 Live in Hyde Park – 2012 – Acts – Sir Tom Jones, BBC, 9 September 1015, 12 October 2015, In May 2014 Jones opened for Morrissey at a special show in the United States.NEWS, Sir Tom Jones and Sir Cliff Richard to support Morrissey at major US shows,www.nme.com/news/morrissey/75468, 15 February 2014, NME, 13 February 2014, On 27 September 2014, Jones performed at the Australian Football League’s pre-game entertainment for the 2014 Grand Final along with Ed Sheeran.WEB,www.afl.com.au/news/2014-09-01/tom-jones-to-star-on-gf-stage, What’s news, pussycat? Tom Jones, Ed Sheeran to star on GF stage, AFL.com.au, September 2014, 12 October 2015, In September 2015 Jones announced the long-awaited release of his album Long Lost Suitcase, on 9 October, through Virgin/EMI. The album was the last in a trilogy, following Praise & Blame (2010) and Spirit in the Room (2012). The track titles are included in chapters of Jones’ autobiography Over the Top and Back which was released at the same time. The album was produced by Ethan Johns and included songs by Gillian Welch, the Rolling Stones, Hank Williams and the Milk Carton Kids.WEB,www.music-news.com/news/UK/91959/Read, Tom Jones announces new album, Music-News.com, 2 September 2015, 14 November 2015, In November 2015 Jones appeared, alongside Rob Brydon, in a special 90-minute show, from the SSE Arena, Wembley, for BBC’s Children in Need.WEB,www.bbc.co.uk/programmes/b06pf7sb, Tom Jones & Rob Brydon: One Big Night for Children in Need, BBC One, 12 November 2015, 14 November 2015, In December 2015 he appeared on the BBC’s Jools’ Annual Hootenanny, on duetting with Paul Weller.WEB,www.bbc.co.uk/programmes/b01pk3kf, Jools’ Annual Hootenanny, 2015/16, BBC Two, 31 December 2015, 2 January 2016, In 2017 he returned to The Voice as a coach for series 6.NEWS,www.radiotimes.com/news/2017-01-09/who-is-tom-jones-the-voice-uk-coach-profile, Who is The Voice UK 2017 judge Tom Jones?, Radio Times, 9 January 2017, 10 January 2017, In 2018 he embarked on a live summer tour, which was planned to run from 1 May to 11 August.NEWS,bestclassicbands.com/tom-jones-2018-tour-dates-4-23-18/, Tom Jones Adds 2018 Tour Dates – Best Classic Bands, 11 June 2015, Best Classic Bands, 31 July 2018, In July, however, many shows were cancelled due to sickness or bad weather.WEB,www.msn.com/en-us/music/news/sir-tom-jones-78-makes-triumphant-return-to-the-stage-after-bacterial-infection-and-thunderstorms-forced-him-to-miss-six-shows/ar-BBLhslV, Sir Tom Jones, 78, makes triumphant return to the stage... after bacterial infection and thunderstorms forced him to miss SIX shows, MSN, 31 July 2018,web.archive.org/web/20180731123522/https://www.msn.com/en-us/music/news/sir-tom-jones-78-makes-triumphant-return-to-the-stage-after-bacterial-infection-and-thunderstorms-forced-him-to-miss-six-shows/ar-BBLhslV, 31 July 2018, dead, NEWS,www.bbc.com/news/entertainment-arts-44885944, Tom Jones postpones show due to illness, 19 July 2018, BBC News, 31 July 2018, In 2020 Jones again appeared on the BBC’s Jools’ Annual Hootenanny, broadcast on New Year’s Eve, on which he duetted with Jools HollandWEB,www.youtube.com/watch?v=UDboH709T-M,ghostarchive.org/varchive/youtube/20211211/UDboH709T-M, 11 December 2021, live, Sir Tom Jones and Jools Holland – Whispering Grass (Jools’ Annual Hootenanny 2020/21) – YouTube, YouTube, {{cbignore}} and with Celeste.WEB,www.youtube.com/watch?v=elcKR9G9tiA,ghostarchive.org/varchive/youtube/20211211/elcKR9G9tiA, 11 December 2021, live, Celeste and Sir Tom Jones – Blue Moon (Jools’ Annual Hootenanny 2020/21) – YouTube, YouTube, {{cbignore}}2021–present
In January 2021 Jones announced Surrounded by Time, his fourth covers album to be produced by Ethan Johns, alongside the release of a new single, his rendition of Todd Snider’s “Talking Reality Television Blues”.NEWS, Jones, Damian, Tom Jones announces new album with Radiohead-esque single ‘Talking Reality Television Blues’,www.nme.com/news/music/tom-jones-announces-new-album-with-radiohead-esque-single-talking-reality-television-blues-2857910, 16 January 2021, NME, 15 January 2021, In March he appeared on Later... with Jools Holland where he sang “I’m Growing Old” from that album.WEB,www.smoothradio.com/artists/tom-jones/new-album-single-video-surrounded-by-time/, Tom Jones announces new album and releases vintage video for fantastic new song, Smooth, The album was released on 23 April.On 17 and 18 June 2022 Jones appeared at the Principality Stadium in Cardiff alongside Stereophonics, whose Saturday concert was broadcast live on BBC Two.WEB,www.principalitystadium.wales/event/stereophonics/, Stereophonics, Sir Tom Jones, Feeder, Gruff Rhys and Buzzard Buzzard Buzzard, Principality Stadium, WEB,www.bbc.co.uk/programmes/m0018lg7, BBC Two – Stereophonics Live in Cardiff: We’ll Keep a Welcome, BBC, On 3 September 2022, Jones performed “I Won’t Crumble With You If You Fall”, taken from his Surrounded by Time album, on The Voice UK.WEB,www.heart.co.uk/showbiz/tv-movies/sir-tom-jones-voice-uk-tribute-late-wife/, Sir Tom Jones leaves Voice UK viewers ‘sobbing’ with tribute to his late wife, Heart Radio, 5 September 2022, 7 September 2022, After the performance, Jones explained the meaning behind the song: “My wife, she was dying of lung cancer [...] I was always able to fix stuff, I was always able to do things, if she needed me for anything I was always there, but she said ‘you can’t crumble with me, don’t fall with me now, you’ve done everything you can, you must carry on and do what you do’ [...] When I heard it I thought, ‘My God it’s like this was written for this situation’. It’s a lovely song.“WEB,metro.co.uk/2022/09/04/the-voice-uk-tom-jones-has-anne-marie-in-tears-with-tribute-to-wife-17296479/, Sir Tom Jones moves fellow coach Anne-Marie to tears during emotional song tribute to late wife on The Voice UK, Metro, Brazier, Tori, 4 September 2022, 7 September 2022, Within 24 hours, the song had peaked on the UK iTunes chart at number 1.WEB,www.chroniclelive.co.uk/news/tv/tom-jones-the-voice-wife-24931421, The Voice UK’s Tom Jones emotional tribute to his wife sparks chart success as fans left in tears, Chronicle Live, Duke, Simon, 5 September 2022, 7 September 2022, “I Won’t Crumble With You If You Fall” debuted at number 3 on the UK Official Singles Downloads Chart on 9 September 2022.WEB,www.officialcharts.com/charts/singles-downloads-chart/20220909, Official Singles Downloads Chart Top 100 - 09 September 2022 - 15 September 2022, Official Charts, 9 September 2022, 11 September 2022,Personal life
Jones was married to his high school girlfriend, Melinda Rose “Linda” Trenchard, from 2 March 1957 until her death from cancer on 10 April 2016.NEWS,www.bbc.co.uk/news/uk-wales-36015366, Sir Tom Jones’s wife Lady Melinda Rose Woodward dies, BBC News, 11 April 2016, 28 May 2016, They were married at the age of 16 when she became pregnant; their son, Mark, was born shortly after the wedding.WEB,www.hellomagazine.com/healthandbeauty/mother-and-baby/20210220107293/the-voice-tom-jones-family-wife-children-parents/, Tom Jones’ family: wife Linda, sons Mark and Jonathan and grandchildren, 20 February 2021, HELLO!, To support his young family, Jones worked in construction and at a glove factory before finding success as a singer.BOOK, 8 October 2015, Tom Jones, 978-0-7181-8068-3, Over the Top and Back: The Autobiography, Michael Joseph, 63–64, NEWS,www.walesonline.co.uk/news/wales-news/tom-jones-wife-linda-dies-11167791#rlabs=1%20p$7, Tom Jones’ wife Linda dies after “short but fierce” battle with cancer, Mears, Tyler, 11 April 2016, Wales Online, 13 April 2016, He stayed married to Trenchard despite his many well-publicised infidelities.NEWS,www.walesonline.co.uk/news/wales-news/tom-jones-i-still-love-2125116, Tom Jones ‘I still love Linda’, Western Mail (Wales), Western Mail, 21 February 2009, 2 January 2016, After his wife’s death, Jones sold the family’s Los Angeles mansion and its contents (apart from treasured photos) and moved into an apartment in London, which was his wife’s dying wish.NEWS,www.express.co.uk/celebrity-news/901147/tom-jones-wife-linda-lung-cancer-dying-wish-LA-home-london-the-voice-UK, Sir Tom Jones confesses he moved to London to fulfil his late wife’s dying wish, Julia, Kuttner, 7 January 2018, Daily Express, 29 March 2020, Jones has stated that he had sex with up to 250 groupies a year at his peak of fame. He had affairs with famous American women such as singer Mary Wilson, presenter Charlotte Laws,WEB,www.sabado.pt/vida/detalhe/charlotte_fura_festas_e_vingadora.html, Charlotte Laws: fura-festas e vingadora, Sabado.pt, 12 October 2015, 16 October 2015,www.sabado.pt/vida/detalhe/charlotte_fura_festas_e_vingadora.html," title="web.archive.org/web/20151016072640www.sabado.pt/vida/detalhe/charlotte_fura_festas_e_vingadora.html,">web.archive.org/web/20151016072640www.sabado.pt/vida/detalhe/charlotte_fura_festas_e_vingadora.html, dead, and former Miss World Marjorie Wallace.NEWS,www.mirror.co.uk/news/uk-news/the-voice-judge-tom-jones-affair-777978, Tom Jones, the Miss World who stole his heart and the faithful wife who wrested it back, Dominic, Herbert, Daily Mirror, 1 April 2012, 12 April 2012, Actress Cassandra Peterson (better known as her character Elvira, Mistress of the Dark) revealed in 2008 that she lost her virginity to Jones, calling the experience “painful and horrible” and stating that she required stitches afterwards.NEWS,www.starpulse.com/news/index.php/2008/07/09/elvira_was_deflowered_by_tom_jones_neede, Elvira Was Deflowered By Tom Jones; Needed Stitches, 9 July 2008, 3 October 2011, StarPulse.com,www.starpulse.com/news/index.php/2008/07/09/elvira_was_deflowered_by_tom_jones_neede," title="web.archive.org/web/20080712184407www.starpulse.com/news/index.php/2008/07/09/elvira_was_deflowered_by_tom_jones_neede,">web.archive.org/web/20080712184407www.starpulse.com/news/index.php/2008/07/09/elvira_was_deflowered_by_tom_jones_neede, 12 July 2008, dead, One of his affairs resulted in a son. While on tour in the U.S. in October 1987, he had a brief relationship with model Katherine Berkery, who later discovered she was pregnant. After a legal battle that included DNA testing, a U.S. court ruled in 1989 that Jones was the boy’s father. He denied the court’s findings until 2008, when he admitted they were true but expressed no interest in meeting his son, singer Jonathan Berkery.NEWS,www.walesonline.co.uk/news/wales-news/2008/12/14/tom-jones-admits-he-is-father-of-us-singer-91466-22470948, Tom Jones admits he is father of US singer, Wales Online, 12 October 2015, Following the UK’s 1974 election of a Labour government, Jones became a tax exile to avoid a 98% income tax. In 1976, he purchased the mansion at 363 Copa De Oro Road in the East Gate Bel Air area of Los Angeles from Dean Martin for $500,000.NEWS,www.walesonline.co.uk/lifestyle/welsh-homes/8000-semi-6m-bel-air-8631385, From the £8,000 semi to $6m Bel Air mansion, inside the houses Sir Tom Jones has called home, Wales Online, 12 February 2015, 11 November 2015, He sold it to Nicolas Cage in 1998 for a reported $6.4 million.WEB,www.digitalspy.co.uk/showbiz/a163139/tom-jones-moving-back-to-britain.html, Tom Jones ‘moving back to Britain’, Digital Spy, 2 July 2009, 17 October 2009, 4 September 2009,www.digitalspy.co.uk/showbiz/a163139/tom-jones-moving-back-to-britain.html," title="web.archive.org/web/20090904223441www.digitalspy.co.uk/showbiz/a163139/tom-jones-moving-back-to-britain.html,">web.archive.org/web/20090904223441www.digitalspy.co.uk/showbiz/a163139/tom-jones-moving-back-to-britain.html, dead, Jones met his idol Elvis Presley in 1965 at the Paramount film stage, when Elvis was filming Paradise, Hawaiian Style. They became good friends, spending more time together in Las Vegas singing and carousing until the early hours at Presley’s private suite. The friendship endured until Presley’s death in 1977. One year after the death of Jones’ wife, rumours began that he had started dating Presley’s wife Priscilla. In 2021, he said they had known each other since the 1960s and simply enjoyed spending time together.WEB,www.krone.at/2404862, Etwa ein Paar? Tom Jones: Das verbindet ihn mit Priscilla Presley, 4 May 2021, 11 July 2021, German, People had thought they were dating because they had been seen together dining and at Jeff Franklin’s house.WEB,people.com/music/tom-jones-elvis-presley-friendship-priscilla-presley-dating-rumors/, Tom Jones Talks His ‘Close’ Friendship with the Late Elvis Presley, Addresses Priscilla Presley Dating Rumors, 11 July 2021, In 2015, Jones’ autobiography Over the Top and Back was published by Michael Joseph.BOOK, 8 October 2015, Tom, Jones, 978-0-7181-8068-3, Over the Top and Back: The Autobiography, Michael Joseph, Reviewing the book in the Daily Express, Clair Woodward said, “In the tradition of so many autobiographies these days, Tom Jones’s doesn’t tell you what you really want to hear. [...] What you are left with is a riotously enjoyable story of Jones ‘The Voice’ which nicely doubles as the story of British pop and light entertainment from the Sixties onwards.“NEWS, Woodward, Clair,www.express.co.uk/entertainment/books/609200/Over-The-Top-And-Back-The-Autobiography-Sir-Tom-Jones-Leading-Dictator-book-review, Book reviews: Over The Top And Back: The Autobiography, Daily Express, 2 October 2015, 7 November 2015, In 2021, Jones revealed that he uses inversion therapy to stay in good health.WEB,metro.co.uk/2021/02/11/sir-tom-jones-80-on-bizarre-bat-like-fitness-technique-he-swears-by-14064550/, Sir Tom Jones reveals bat-like therapy he uses to stay in shape at 80, 11 February 2021, 21 February 2021,Artistry and influence
Jones’ singing style developed out of the sound of American soul music. His early influences included blues, R&B, and rock and roll singers such as Little Richard, Solomon Burke, Jackie Wilson, Brook Benton, Elvis Presley (his idol and later close friend), and Jerry Lee Lewis.Appleford, Steve “Tom Jones on Meeting Elvis, Recording With Bacharach, ‘Panty Magnet’ Phase” {{Webarchive|url=https://web.archive.org/web/20171012092214www.rollingstone.com/music/news/tom-jones-on-meeting-elvis-recording-with-bacharach-panty-magnet-phase-20151215 |date=12 October 2017 }}. Rolling Stone. 17 December 2015. Retrieved 17 December 2015.Space and Cerys Matthews released “The Ballad of Tom Jones”, a song about a fighting couple who are calmed down by listening to Jones’s music on the radio. The song reached No. 4 in the UK in 1998.WEB,www.spacetheband.com/discography/singles/the-ballad-of-tom-jones, The Ballad of Tom Jones the Single by Space – Discography, Space the Band, 12 October 2015, A musical, Tom: A Story of Tom Jones, based on his life and recordings, produced by Theatr na nÓg, opened at the Wales Millennium Centre in March 2016.WEB, Shenton, Mark,www.thestage.co.uk/reviews/2016/tom-story-tom-jones-musical-review-wales-millennium-centre-cardiff-lacks-dramatic-meat, Tom: A Story of Tom Jones, the Musical review at Wales Millennium Centre, Cardiff – ‘lacks dramatic meat’, The Stage, 10 March 2016, 11 April 2016, Another jukebox musical, What’s 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 October 2021 to critical acclaim. It is written by Joe DiPietro, directed by Luke Sheppard, and choreographed by Arlene Phillips.WEB, 20 October 2021, What’s New Pussycat? review – high-voltage collision of two Tom Joneses,www.theguardian.com/stage/2021/oct/20/whats-new-pussycat-review-high-voltage-collision-of-two-tom-joneses, 10 November 2021, The Guardian, en, Similar to Presley with his impersonators, Jones has his own imitators around the world.NEWS, Los Angeles Times, 11 April 2018,www.latimes.com/sports/hockey/la-sp-kings-golden-knights-elliott-20180411-story.html, Golden Knights give Vegas a real sense of community, MAGAZINE, Billboard, 9 May 1998,books.google.com/books?id=UQ0EAAAAMBAJ&pg=PA60, 60, Now The Real Thing, NEWS, The Star (Malaysia), The Star, 7 July 2007,www.thestar.com.my/news/community/2007/07/07/warren-makes-time-for-grandson/, Warren makes time for grandson by Stuart Michael, In the 2006 film Flushed Away, the main character, Roddy, is mistaken for Jones by another character while Roddy performs “She’s a Lady”. Jones’ song, “What’s New Pussycat?”, is played during the ending credits.{{citation needed|date=September 2018}}In the video game Team Fortress 2, the Scout character is a collector of Tom Jones merchandise, and Jones is depicted being murdered by the Soldier character in the tie-in comics. The Spy character later uses his shape-shifting ability to convince the Scout that Jones is his father. Jones is also depicted using the phrase “What’s new pussycat?” several times.Team Fortress 2, 10 January 2017 – TF Comics 6: The Naked and the DeadSelected discography
{{div col}}- 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)
- This Is Tom Jones (1969)
- Tom (1970)
- I Who Have Nothing (1970)
- She’s a Lady (1971)
- Tom Jones Close Up (1972)
- The Body and Soul of Tom Jones (1973)
- Somethin’ ‘Bout You Baby I Like (1974)
- Memories Don’t Leave Like People Do (1975)
- Say You’ll Stay Until Tomorrow (1977)
- What a Night (1977)
- Rescue Me (1979)
- The Country Side of Tom Jones (1981)
- Country (1982)
- Don’t Let Our Dreams Die Young (1983)
- Love Is on the Radio (1984)
- Tender Loving Care (1985)
- At This Moment (1989)
- Carrying a Torch (1991)
- The Lead and How to Swing It (1994)
- Reload (1999)
- Mr. Jones (2002)
- Tom Jones & Jools Holland {{small|(with Jools Holland)}} (2004)
- 24 Hours (2008)
- Praise & Blame (2010)
- Spirit in the Room (2012)
- Long Lost Suitcase (2015)
- Tom Jones The Complete Decca Studio Albums Collection (17 CD) (2020)
- Surrounded by Time (2021)
Compositions
Jones wrote or co-wrote the following songs: “And I Tell the Sea”,WEB,www.allmusic.com/album/chronicles-mw0000174224, Chronicles – Tom Jones, AllMusic, 15 November 2018, “Looking Out My Window”,WEB,www.allmusic.com/song/looking-out-my-window-mt0013407112, Looking Out My Window – Tom Jones, AllMusic, 15 November 2018, “Feel the Rain” from the 2002 Mr. Jones album,WEB,www.allmusic.com/album/mr-jones-mw0000457994, Mr. Jones – Tom Jones, AllMusic, 4 August 2013, “Jezebel”, “The Letter”, “Younger Days”, “Tom Jones International”, “Holiday”, “The Road”,NEWS,www.telegraph.co.uk/news/celebritynews/3276580/Sir-Tom-Jones-writes-love-song-for-wife-Linda.html,ghostarchive.org/archive/20220110/https://www.telegraph.co.uk/news/celebritynews/3276580/Sir-Tom-Jones-writes-love-song-for-wife-Linda.html, 10 January 2022, subscription, live, Sir Tom Jones writes love song for wife Linda, The Telegraph, 29 October 2008, 4 August 2013, Irvine, Chris, {{cbignore}} “24 Hours”,WEB,www.allmusic.com/album/24-hours-mw0000802615, 24 Hours – Tom Jones, AllMusic, 4 August 2013, “Seasons”, “We Got Love”, “Seen That Face”, “Give a Little Love”, “If He Should Ever Leave You”, “Whatever it Takes”, and “Traveling Shoes” from the 2012 album Spirit in the Room.WEB,www.allmusic.com/album/spirit-in-the-room-mw0002348561, Spirit in the Room – Tom Jones, AllMusic, 4 August 2013,Filmography{| class“wikitable sortable”
Accolades
Amadeus Austrian Music Awards
{{award table}}!Ref.Brit Awards
{{award table}}!Ref.Danish Music Awards
{{award table}}NME Awards
{{award table}}!Ref.Silver Clef Awards
{{award table}}!Ref.- 1966: Grammy Award for Best New Artist
- 1966: Grammy Award nomination for Contemporary Rock & Roll Male Vocal Performance for “What’s New Pussycat?”
- 1966: Grammy Award nomination for Contemporary Rock & Roll Single for “It’s Not Unusual”
- 1970: Golden Globe Award for Best Actor – Television Series Musical or Comedy for This Is Tom Jones
- 1970: Ivor Novello Award for International Artist of the YearWEB,theivors.com/archive/1970-1979/the-ivors-1970/, The Ivors 1970 – The Ivors, Theivors.com, 11 November 2018,theivors.com/archive/1970-1979/the-ivors-1970/," title="web.archive.org/web/20170307082550theivors.com/archive/1970-1979/the-ivors-1970/,">web.archive.org/web/20170307082550theivors.com/archive/1970-1979/the-ivors-1970/, 7 March 2017, dead,
- 1989: MTV Video Music Award – Breakthrough Video for “Kiss”
- 1989: Star on the Hollywood Walk of Fame
- 1999: appointed an Officer of the Order of the British Empire (OBE)NEWS, New Years Honors List 1999,www.thegazette.co.uk/London/issue/55354/data.pdf,web.archive.org/web/20150423133008/https://www.thegazette.co.uk/London/issue/55354/data.pdf, 2015-04-23, live, The London Gazette,
- 2006: Knighthood for “services to music”
- 2017: Bambi Award in the category “legend”
See also
References
{{Reflist}}Further reading
- 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 (W. 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, Great Britain, 1996) {{ISBN|0-7525-1696-5}}
- 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|1-85227-846-3}}
- Lucy Ellis, Bryony Sutherland: Tom Jones: Close Up (Omnibus Press, 2000) {{ISBN|0-7119-7549-3}} (HC) {{ISBN|0-7119-8645-2}} (Pb)
- Robin Eggar: Tom Jones: The Biography (1st edition) (Headline Book Publishing, 2000) {{ISBN|0-7472-7578-5}}
- Woodward v. Berkery, 714 So.2d 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
{{Commons category}}- BBC Tom Jones Biography
- BBC Wales Music
- Transcript of interview with Larry King 7 November 2003
- {{IMDb name|429367|Tom Jones}}
- {{Discogs artist|Tom Jones}}
- {{Discogs artist|Tommy Scott & The Senators}} as Tommy Scott & The Senators
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