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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.
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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CaiUnderground wrote:
nice
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jriron wrote:
MASTER!
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strajnic wrote:
Last night in Belgrade, Serbia he was great!
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Alliban wrote:
Legend.
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steve_cater wrote:
Hey! Tom has appeared in the new video for O2’s priority ticketing service. There are some hidden codes in videos and photos across the web over the next few weeks that give you the chance to win free tickets to concerts! One of the videos can be found at http://bit.ly/o2priority and if you look closely you will see hidden hotspots. Each one gives a different code and if you pause the video you can see it much better. If you go to http://www.o2blueroom.co.uk/about-priority-tickets and enter the code you can win!
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lolzunicorn wrote:
It's not unusual to see me cry....ohhhh, I wanna die.
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Timitzi wrote:
Tom Jones has really powerful and amazing voice
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Marcus_surfer wrote:
Tom was awesome last night in Cardiff!
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RougeRapture wrote:
I want to have Tom's baby! Nah, not really, but the guy still rocks! He's tearing it up on his European tour! What I'd do for "Just a Mnute of Your Time," Tom! ha!
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Twiggs_72 wrote:
Tom is still a guilty pleasure :)
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MinisterZdrowia wrote:
Here's review of last album by Tom Jones http://www.infomusic.pl/recenzje_wiecej.php?id_rec=1918
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RougeRapture wrote:
He's simply the best! Better than all the rest! Tom singing "Never" on Jimmy Fallon's show: http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=jRTPRK-uH9E
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Qindivi wrote:
shes a lady wwoww!!!
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deepfreeze98 wrote:
sexbomb is the sex
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leekpie wrote:
best default picture ever.
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kiasweet85 wrote:
lOOK AT WWW.TOMJONES.IT
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Stevenrock wrote:
Hi there!
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RosesOfTomorrow wrote:
Hide and Seek ♥
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iEATmyCAKE wrote:
FUNNY, I always thought he was American with Italian descent....because of his sexiness :)
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www.tomjones.it
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