Sir Thomas Jones Woodward, KBE (born 7 June 1940), best known by his stage … Read Full Bio ↴Sir Thomas Jones Woodward, KBE (born 7 June 1940), best known by his stage name, Tom Jones, is a Welsh pop singer particularly noted for his powerful voice. He was born in Treforest, near Pontypridd in South Wales.
He rose to fame in the mid-1960s, with an exuberant live act which included wearing tight breeches and billowing shirts, in an Edwardian style popular amongst his peers at the time. He was known for his overt sexuality, before this was as common as it became in subsequent years.
In 1963 he became the frontman for Tommy Scott and the Senators, a local beat group. Clad all in black leather, Tom soon gained a reputation in the South Wales area. The Senators were still all unheard of in London.
In 1964 they laid down a few tracks with maverick Telstar producer Joe Meek, and took them to various labels in an attempt to get a record deal. The plan was to release a single, Lonely Joe / I Was A Fool, but the ever-flighty Meek refused to release the tapes. The group returned to South Wales and continued to play gigs at dance halls and working mens clubs. One night, at the Top Hat in Cwmtillery, Tom was spotted by Gordon Mills, a London-based manager originally from South Wales. Mills became Tom's manager, and took the young singer to London. He also renamed him Tom Jones. The Senators became the Playboys, and later still the Squires.
Jones was awarded the Grammy Award for Best New Artist for 1965. It's Not Unusual, after the song having first been offered to Sandie Shaw. Jones recorded what was intended to be a demo for Shaw, but when she heard it she was so impressed with Jones' delivery that she declined the song and recommended that Jones release it himself. The record was the second Decca single Jones released, reaching number one in the UK charts in 1965. It was also the first hit for Jones in the US, peaking at #10 in May of that year. The single was released in the US on the Parrot label and also reached #3 on Billboard's easy listening chart. Jones used this song as the theme for his late 1960s-early 1970s musical variety series This Is Tom Jones. It has since become Jones' signature song.
In 1965 Tom sang the theme tune to the James Bond film Thunderball.
Jones' recording career slumped on the pop charts during the 1970s and 80s, although he placed 16 singles on the Billboard Country Music charts between 1976 and 1985, the biggest of which was "Say You'll Stay Until Tomorrow" (# 1 Country, # 15 pop) in 1977, and his touring continued successfully. When his son Mark became his manager in 1987, his musical style was taken in a different direction. His recording career was revived with his first major hit single in over a decade, "A Boy From Nowhere", taken from the musical Matador. In 1988 he collaborated with The Art of Noise to record Prince's popular song "Kiss". Following this, he started to record in collaboration with a younger generation of musicians
His Reload album, released in 2000, became the biggest hit of his career. An album of cover versions recorded as duets with contemporary artists, using their record producers, and utilising their recording methods, it reached number one in the United Kingdom, and sold over 4 million copies worldwide.[1] In 2002, he released the album Mr. Jones, which was produced by Wyclef Jean and included the singles "Tom Jones International" and "Black Betty". In 2003, he was honored with a BRIT Award for Outstanding Contribution to Music. In 2004, his "Sex Bomb" single became a major club hit.
On New Year's Eve 2000 President Bill Clinton invited Tom to perform at the Millennium Celebrations in Washington. Throughout 2000, Tom garnered several honours for his work, including a Brit Award for Best Male. In 2001 Tom toured throughout the Middle East and Europe. In subsequent years Tom recorded albums in collaboration with such artists as Wyclef Jean and Jools Holland.
In celebration of his 65th birthday, on 28 May 2005 Tom returned to his homeland to perform a spectacular concert in Ynysangharad Park, Pontypridd. This was Tom's first performance in Ponty since 1964.
For his contribution to the recording industry, Tom Jones has a star on the Hollywood Walk of Fame at 6608 Hollywood Blvd.
In 2005 the album Together In Concert, was recorded live with John Farnham and his band.
He has collaborated with Chicane for "Stoned in Love", a dance track that was released 24 April 2006. It entered at number eight in the UK charts the following Sunday.
In 2007, he signed to New York-based independent label S-Curve, owned by music executive Steve Greenberg.
The singer was awarded an OBE in 1999 and a Knight Bachelor in the 2006 New Years Honours list for his services to music and was subsequently knighted by Her Majesty Queen Elizabeth II at Buckingham Palace, London on 29 March 2006.[7]
On 1 July 2007, Jones was one of the invited artists who performed at Wembley Stadium at the Concert for Diana, joined on stage by guitarist Joe Perry of Aerosmith and British soul singer Joss Stone. He sang the British National Anthem before Ricky Hatton's fight against Floyd Mayweather in Las Vegas on 8 December 2007. On 19 April 2008 he sang the Welsh National Anthem at the Calzaghe-Hopkins fight in Las Vegas.
Although his manager and public relations staff have attempted to change his sex-bomb image and neutralize the knicker-throwing fans, to the delight of his audiences Jones has never felt the need to tone down his behavior in the shows. Tom Jones has remained highly respected by other singers and continues to attract audiences of all ages. As of 2008, Jones continues to tour and record. A major portion of the year he regularly performs his show at the MGM Grand hotel, located on the Las Vegas Strip in Las Vegas, USA. His show at the MGM is performed in a cabaret-style theater. Other venues on his yearly schedule include numerous shows at Atlantic City, NJ and appearances in the USA, United Kingdom and Canada. In February 2007, Jones made a long-awaited South American tour.
On 17 September 2008, Jones announced the release of his retro-tinged album "24 Hours" on S-Curve Records, his first for 15 years in the US; notably, this is the first record in which he's had a direct song-writing input. It was produced largely by drum'n'bass stalwarts Future Cut.
"It's all very well just singing songs," says Jones, "but for this record I really wanted to get properly personal. I've been getting reflective recently, looking over my journey through life, and I wanted to get that down on song. This time I wanted to make something that was all about me, my stories, my life. In other words, you listen to this album and you get the real me."
He rose to fame in the mid-1960s, with an exuberant live act which included wearing tight breeches and billowing shirts, in an Edwardian style popular amongst his peers at the time. He was known for his overt sexuality, before this was as common as it became in subsequent years.
In 1963 he became the frontman for Tommy Scott and the Senators, a local beat group. Clad all in black leather, Tom soon gained a reputation in the South Wales area. The Senators were still all unheard of in London.
In 1964 they laid down a few tracks with maverick Telstar producer Joe Meek, and took them to various labels in an attempt to get a record deal. The plan was to release a single, Lonely Joe / I Was A Fool, but the ever-flighty Meek refused to release the tapes. The group returned to South Wales and continued to play gigs at dance halls and working mens clubs. One night, at the Top Hat in Cwmtillery, Tom was spotted by Gordon Mills, a London-based manager originally from South Wales. Mills became Tom's manager, and took the young singer to London. He also renamed him Tom Jones. The Senators became the Playboys, and later still the Squires.
Jones was awarded the Grammy Award for Best New Artist for 1965. It's Not Unusual, after the song having first been offered to Sandie Shaw. Jones recorded what was intended to be a demo for Shaw, but when she heard it she was so impressed with Jones' delivery that she declined the song and recommended that Jones release it himself. The record was the second Decca single Jones released, reaching number one in the UK charts in 1965. It was also the first hit for Jones in the US, peaking at #10 in May of that year. The single was released in the US on the Parrot label and also reached #3 on Billboard's easy listening chart. Jones used this song as the theme for his late 1960s-early 1970s musical variety series This Is Tom Jones. It has since become Jones' signature song.
In 1965 Tom sang the theme tune to the James Bond film Thunderball.
Jones' recording career slumped on the pop charts during the 1970s and 80s, although he placed 16 singles on the Billboard Country Music charts between 1976 and 1985, the biggest of which was "Say You'll Stay Until Tomorrow" (# 1 Country, # 15 pop) in 1977, and his touring continued successfully. When his son Mark became his manager in 1987, his musical style was taken in a different direction. His recording career was revived with his first major hit single in over a decade, "A Boy From Nowhere", taken from the musical Matador. In 1988 he collaborated with The Art of Noise to record Prince's popular song "Kiss". Following this, he started to record in collaboration with a younger generation of musicians
His Reload album, released in 2000, became the biggest hit of his career. An album of cover versions recorded as duets with contemporary artists, using their record producers, and utilising their recording methods, it reached number one in the United Kingdom, and sold over 4 million copies worldwide.[1] In 2002, he released the album Mr. Jones, which was produced by Wyclef Jean and included the singles "Tom Jones International" and "Black Betty". In 2003, he was honored with a BRIT Award for Outstanding Contribution to Music. In 2004, his "Sex Bomb" single became a major club hit.
On New Year's Eve 2000 President Bill Clinton invited Tom to perform at the Millennium Celebrations in Washington. Throughout 2000, Tom garnered several honours for his work, including a Brit Award for Best Male. In 2001 Tom toured throughout the Middle East and Europe. In subsequent years Tom recorded albums in collaboration with such artists as Wyclef Jean and Jools Holland.
In celebration of his 65th birthday, on 28 May 2005 Tom returned to his homeland to perform a spectacular concert in Ynysangharad Park, Pontypridd. This was Tom's first performance in Ponty since 1964.
For his contribution to the recording industry, Tom Jones has a star on the Hollywood Walk of Fame at 6608 Hollywood Blvd.
In 2005 the album Together In Concert, was recorded live with John Farnham and his band.
He has collaborated with Chicane for "Stoned in Love", a dance track that was released 24 April 2006. It entered at number eight in the UK charts the following Sunday.
In 2007, he signed to New York-based independent label S-Curve, owned by music executive Steve Greenberg.
The singer was awarded an OBE in 1999 and a Knight Bachelor in the 2006 New Years Honours list for his services to music and was subsequently knighted by Her Majesty Queen Elizabeth II at Buckingham Palace, London on 29 March 2006.[7]
On 1 July 2007, Jones was one of the invited artists who performed at Wembley Stadium at the Concert for Diana, joined on stage by guitarist Joe Perry of Aerosmith and British soul singer Joss Stone. He sang the British National Anthem before Ricky Hatton's fight against Floyd Mayweather in Las Vegas on 8 December 2007. On 19 April 2008 he sang the Welsh National Anthem at the Calzaghe-Hopkins fight in Las Vegas.
Although his manager and public relations staff have attempted to change his sex-bomb image and neutralize the knicker-throwing fans, to the delight of his audiences Jones has never felt the need to tone down his behavior in the shows. Tom Jones has remained highly respected by other singers and continues to attract audiences of all ages. As of 2008, Jones continues to tour and record. A major portion of the year he regularly performs his show at the MGM Grand hotel, located on the Las Vegas Strip in Las Vegas, USA. His show at the MGM is performed in a cabaret-style theater. Other venues on his yearly schedule include numerous shows at Atlantic City, NJ and appearances in the USA, United Kingdom and Canada. In February 2007, Jones made a long-awaited South American tour.
On 17 September 2008, Jones announced the release of his retro-tinged album "24 Hours" on S-Curve Records, his first for 15 years in the US; notably, this is the first record in which he's had a direct song-writing input. It was produced largely by drum'n'bass stalwarts Future Cut.
"It's all very well just singing songs," says Jones, "but for this record I really wanted to get properly personal. I've been getting reflective recently, looking over my journey through life, and I wanted to get that down on song. This time I wanted to make something that was all about me, my stories, my life. In other words, you listen to this album and you get the real me."
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(I Can't Get No) Satisfaction I can't get no - satisfaction I can't get no -…
(It Looks Like) I'll Never Fall in Love Again Ive been in love so many times..... Thought I knew the…
(Sitting On) The Dock of the Bay Sittin' in the mornin' sun I'll be sittin' when the evenin'…
24 Hours Salty skin on my body Sweated pores like rain I can feel…
9 to 5 Tumble out of bed and stumble to the kitchen Pour myself…
A Daughter's Question Woman, I can remember a woman Warm were her kisses and…
A Girl Like You You go to sleep, I want to sail in your…
A Letter to Lucille Somebody, please, if somebody will Let them take a letter t…
A Little You There's a little truth in Every lie you tell me A little…
A Lot of Love I know the desert can't hold all the love that I…
A Minute of Your Time What's new pussycat whoa What's new pussycat whoa oh Pu…
A Taste Of Honey Cold winds may blow over icy seas And I'll take with…
A Woman's Touch Right from the first day one man stood alone And somehow…
After the Tears Do you want a shoulder I only want to hold you In…
Again I've been in love so many times Thought I knew the…
Ain Ain't no sunshine when she's gone It's not warm when she's…
Ain't Gonna Bump No More Three nights ago I was at a disco Man, I wanted to…
Ain't No Grave Ain't no grave gonna hold my body down Ain't no grave…
Ain't No Love Ain't no sunshine when she's gone It's not warm when she's…
Ain't That A Lot Of Love I know the desert can't hold all the love that…
Ain't That a Lot of Love (feat. Simply Red) Words and music by Willa Dean Parker and Homer Banks I…
Ain’t Gonna Bump No More Three nights ago I was at a disco Man, I wanted to…
Aint No Grave Ain't no grave gonna hold my body down Ain't no grave…
Ain`t No Sunshine Ain't no sunshine when she's gone It's not warm when she's…
Ain’t Gonna Bump No More Three nights ago I was at a disco Man, I wanted to…
Ain’t No Sunshine When She’s Gone Ain't no sunshine when she's gone It's not warm when she's…
All Blues Hail Mary From the mountain comes a soul And the stones grow up…
All by Myself Little girl don't you want to stay? I want to be…
All I Can Say Is Goodbye There was time when your hand Reached for mine And…
All I Ever Need Is You Sometimes when I'm down and all alone Just like a child…
All Mine All the stars may shine bright All the clouds may be…
All You Need Is Love Sometimes when I'm down and all alone Just like a child…
Am I Wrong If loving you is wrong I don't wanna be right If…
Anniversary Song Oh, how we danced on the night we were wed…
Are You Gonna Go My Way Hey Robbie are you ready for this - I'm always ready…
As time goes by You must remember this A kiss is still a kiss A sigh…
At This Moment What did you think I would do At This Moment…
Autumn Leaves The falling leaves pass by my window The autumn leaves of…
Baby I really can't stay But baby, it's cold outside I've got to…
Baby Face Rosy cheeks and turned up nose and curly hair I'm raving…
Baby It I really can't stay But baby, it's cold outside I've got to…
Babyface Rosy cheeks and turned up nose and curly hair I'm raving…
Bad as Me You’re the head on the spear You’re the nail on the…
Bad Love I've known bad women I've had bad wine I've had nights fille…
Bama Lama Bama Lao Bama Lama, Bama Loo Got a gal named Lucinda They call her…
Before I've had girls and I've had women But I've never had…
Begin The Beguine When they begin the beguine It brings back the sound…
Behind Closed Doors My baby makes me proud, Lord, don't she make me…
Black Betty This is TJ,dedicating this song to Black Betty Whoa Black B…
Blue Spanish Eyes Blue Spanish eyes Teardrops are falling from your Spanish ey…
boy from nowhere The nights grow cold My search for gold is leading nowhere W…
Breakin' Up Is Hard To Do You tell me that you're leavin', I can't believe it's…
Breaking Up Is Hard to Do You tell me that you're leavin', I can't believe it's…
Breathless Ah, breathless! If you love me, please, don't tease If I ca…
Bridge over troubled water When you're weary, feeling small When tears are in your eyes…
Brother Two brothers on their way Two brothers on their way Two brot…
Brother Can Spare A Dime They used to tell me I was building a dream And…
Brother Can You Spare A Dime Once I built a railroad, made it run Made it race…
Burning Down The House Watch out you might get what you're after Cool babies strang…
Burning Down the House (feat. The Cardigans) Fightin' fire with fire Watch out you might get what you're…
Burning Down The House (with The Cardigans) Fighting fire with fire Watch out you might get what you're…
Burning Hell I'm going down To the church house Get down On a bended…
But I Do I don't know why I love you, but I do I…
Cabaret What good is sitting, alone in your room? But come, hear…
Can If you've got a problem, I don't care what it…
Can't Buy Me Love Can't buy me love, love Can't buy me love I'll buy you…
Can't Stop Loving You I watch the leaves falling to the ground I'm walking…
Carrying a Torch I'm carrying a torch for you I'm carrying a torch You know…
Celebration Yahoo! This is your celebration Yahoo! This is your celebrat…
Changes Here we are But it's not the same Why do I always…
Charlie Darwin Set the sails I feel the winds a'stirring Towards the brigh…
Chills & Fever I get ooh, chills and fever Yeah, chills and fever Humm, chi…
Come Home For so long, I was out in the cold And I…
Come to Me Want some whiskey in your water? Sugar in your tea? What's a…
Cool Water All day I've faced the barren waste Without the taste of…
Couldn I watch you as you're sleeping As I'm standing at the…
Couldn't say goodbye I watch you as you're sleeping As I'm standing at the…
Cupid Cupid draw back your bow And let your arrow go Straight to…
DA YA THINK I She sits alone, waiting for suggestions. He's so nervous, av…
Dance Of Love Come on, come on, baby Come on, come on, baby Come on,…
Danny Boy Oh, Danny boy, the pipes, the pipes are calling From glen…
Danny Boy ) Oh, Danny boy, the pipes, the pipes are calling From glen…
Darlin' Darling, I'm feeling pretty lonesome I'd call you on the pho…
Darling Darling, I'm feeling pretty lonesome, I'd call you on the …
Darlin’ Darling, I'm feeling pretty lonesome I'd call you on the pho…
Daughter Of Darkness Woman, I can remember a woman Warm were her kisses and…
Daughter Of Darkness (Live) DAUGHTER OF DARKNESS Woman, I can remember a woman Warm wer…
Day By Day I'm still young at heart I play the part I feel so…
Delilah I saw the light on the night that I passed…
Detroit City Last night I went to sleep in Detroit City I dreamed…
Did Trouble Me When I close my eyes, so I would not see, My…
Didn Didn't it rain children, talk about rain oh my Lord Didn't…
Dime Queen Of Nevada Well, you make your way downstairs in the early evening In…
Dimming of the Day This old house is falling down round mice I'm drowning in…
Do I Ever Cross Your Mind Oh, sometimes I go walking through fields where we walked L…
Do What You Gotta Do Man, I can understand how it might be Kind of hard…
Do Ya Think I Sugar Sugar Mmm, oh She sits alone waiting for suggestions …
Do ya think i´m sexy Sugar Sugar Mmm, oh She sits alone waiting for suggesti…
Do you think I'm sexy Sugar Sugar Mmm, oh She sits alone waiting for suggestions …
Don Hear that whistle, it's ten o'clock. Don't let go, Don't let…
Don't Be Cruel You know I can be found, Sitting home all alone, If you…
Don't Cry for Me Argentina It won't be easy, you'll think it strange When I try…
Don't Fight It There you sit all by yourself Everybody's dancin'; they c…
Don't Knock You don't knock, ring, punch a hole The door's wide open…
Don't Lead Me On When I said I needed you You said you would always…
Don't Let Go Hear that whistle, it's ten o'clock. Don't let go, Don't let…
Don’t Be Cruel You know I can be found, Sitting home all alone, If you…
Don’t Let Go Hear that whistle, it's ten o'clock. Don't let go, Don't let…
Dr Love He's got the potion and emotion When I'm feeling low, when…
Drivin' My Life Away Well the midnight headlights blind you on a rainy night; Ste…
Easy To Love I know too well that I'm just wasting precious time In…
Ebb Tide First the tide rushes in, Plants a kiss on the shore, Then…
Endless love My love There's only you in my life The only thing that's…
Endlessly Higher than the highest mountain And deeper than the deepest…
Fame I'm gonna live forever I'm gonna learn how to fly I'm gonna…
Feels Like Music Day trippin', so reapin' Girl in a rock and roll…
Fever Never know how much I love you Never know how much…
Field Of Yellow Daisies We met in a field of yellow daisies Wild and young…
Fly Away The rain is falling down My life has just begun 'Cause you…
Fly Me To The Moon Fly me to the moon And let me play among the…
Fool For Rock I step into the light so you can clearly see And…
Fool Rush In "Romance is a game for fools" I used to say A game…
Fools Rush In "Romance is a game for fools" I used to say A game…
For Once in my Life For once in my life I have someone who needs…
Funny Familiar Forgotten Feeling Last night, quietly, she walked through my mind As I lay…
Funny Forgotten Familiar Feelings Last night, quietly, she walked through my mind As I lay…
Funny How Time Slips Away Well, hel-lo there- My it's been a long, long time. How'm I…
Georgia on my mind Georgia, Georgia The whole day through Just an old sweet s…
Get A Kick Out Of You My story is much too sad to be told But practically…
Get Ready I never met a girl who makes me feel the…
Ghost Riders In The Sky An old cowpoke went ridin' out one dark and windy…
Gimme Shelter GIMME SHELTER WRITERS MICK JAGGER, KEITH RICHARDS Oh, a sto…
Give A Little Love I got myself By an obsession It's on Another dimension Don't…
Give Her All The Roses Just give her all the roses! Don′t wait until tomorrow... So…
Give Me A Chance Why wait any longer, darling Why wait in pain Why look for…
Give me one reason Give me one reason to stay here, and Ill turn…
Givin It Up for Your Love Givin' it up for your love, everything. Givin' it up for…
Giving it up for your love Givin' it up for your love, everything. Givin' it up for…
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