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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.
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cjkisaragi
"tower of song is an excellent cover." eeww, no. It's a travesty.
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MusicMagic77
>> Tom Jones + Engelbert Humperdinck + Billy Preston (YouTube video)
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songfactslastfm
"A while ago I was worried about slipping out of the mainstream, or any stream, so I decided to write a song for Tom Jones. I didn't give him the song, but I did write it. It was a fairly representative Tom Jones song, not a good one, just a representative one." - Randy Newman http://www.songfacts.com/blog/interviews/randy_newman/
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SnPJukebox
what's new pussy cat? WHOOOOAOOOOAA <3 <3 <3
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n00bstylez34
sexiest man alive.
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satan_88_level
^_^
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mostlyhazy
All of his music is incredible. The 60's records right up to his recent records. Tom Jones is timeless! ♥
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mamafanfan
tower of song is an excellent cover.
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axeapollo
Sexbomb sexbomb, youu're a sex bomb
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Eyoki
Actually, for all Tower of Song is amazing it's "What Good Am I" from Praise and Blame that has really got under my skin.
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Eyoki
Tower of Song... what an amazing performance of that song on his recent album.
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Velimirius
Sex Bomb (Peppermint Disco Mix) <3 <3
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Fullmettall
It's Not Unusual - 2nd Studio Version
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Sancho_Pande
Black Betty <3
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gabibees
sex bomb, sex bomb, you're a sex bomb! *totally addicted to this song*
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PurplePostRock
♥
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CDPETE01
Listening to some of his 60s albums ,definatily better than the cover albums he pumps out nowadays.
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sunheadbowed
It is supposed to be sarcastic.
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ultimate60s
'Tower of Song' just about says it all!
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gravy_robbers
tom jones i love u
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