ABOUT
Tom Jones (b. 1940) is a highly acclaimed and veteran Welsh-born pop singer with a powerful baritone and a dynamic performing style who became famous beginning in the mid 1960s. A highly versatile singer, he has covered a wide variety of styles ranging from pop, rock, country, and show tunes to R&B, soul, and gospel. His many signature songs include "It's Not Unusual" (1965), "What's New Pussycat?" (1965), "I'll Never Fall In Love Again" (1967), "Without Love (There Is Nothing)" (1969), and "She's A Lady" (1971). He later made his debut on the Country charts in 1977 with the chart topping "Say You'll Stay Until Tomorrow," with many more hits thereafter through 1985.
Born Thomas John Woodward in Treforest, Wales, he formed a locally popular beat group in 1963 known as Tommy Scott & The Senators, serving as frontman. He was discovered soon after by Gordon Mills, a London-based music industry manager and songwriter who renamed him Tom Jones, became his manager, and landed him a contract with Decca. Tom Jones' fame took off worldwide in early 1965 with "It's Not Unusual," which topped the U.K. charts, made the U.S. Top 10, and became the first in a long string of top hits on both sides of the Atlantic. From 1969-1971, he hosted his own internationally famous TV variety show, "This Is Tom Jones," and from 1980-1981, hosted "The Tom Jones Show." Over his long career, he toured actively and was a regular in Las Vegas through 2011. Beginning in the 2010s, he had a resurgence in popularity due to his role as a coach on "The Voice UK."
Tom Jones is among pop music's all-time top-selling artists with over 100 million records sold to date. His numerous honors and accolades include a Grammy (1966), a star on the Hollywood Walk of Fame (1989), and two Brit Awards (2000, 2003). In 1998, he was made an Officer of the Order of the British Empire (OBE), and in 2006, he was knighted by Queen Elizabeth II for services to music.
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- Can't Stop Loving You 1970
- Daughter Of Darkness 1970
- Delilah 1968
- Detroit City 1967
(This country classic was previously a hit in 1963 for both Bobby Bare and Ben Colder, the latter of which was a parody version ("Detroit City No. 2").) - Green, Green Grass Of Home 1966
(Skitch Henderson later also had a minor hit with an instrumental version of this song (1968).) - Help Yourself 1968
(This song later also became a hit for Undisputed Truth (1974).) - I (Who Have Nothing) 1970
(This song was previously a hit for Ben E. King (1963) and Terry Knight And The Pack (1967) and also became a hit for Liquid Smoke (1970) and Sylvester (1979).) - I'll Never Fall In Love Again 1967
(This song recharted for Tom Jones in 1969. "I'll Never Fall In Love Again" was written by Lonnie Donegan and Jimmy Currie and is a different song from the one with this same title by Bacharach/David as made famous by Dionne Warwick.) - It's Not Unusual 1965
- Love Me Tonight 1969
- She's A Lady 1971
- Thunderball 1965
- What's New Pussycat? 1965
- With These Hands 1965
- Without Love (There Is Nothing) 1969
(This song was previously a hit for Clyde McPhatter (1957), Ray Charles (1963), and Oscar Toney, Jr. (1968).)
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