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Tom Jones grew up in a tiny South Wales mining village and shot to stardom with hits such as It's Not Unusual and Delilah. Now a millionaire living in Los Angeles, Tom Jones has maintained his huge popularity over four decades, winning the Brit Award for Best Male Vocalist in 2000. Robin Eggar has talked to friends, family, business associates and to Tom himself, and aims to build a rounded portrait of the sixty-something sex symbol.
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This book is dedicated to and wants to honor the MUSIC of TOM JONES. It contains information relating to Tom Jones' concert activity currently known and publicly known, from 1964 to 1979, reporting Shows with detailed information on the AUDIO and VIDEO recordings of the same. Furthermore, the shows that were canceled were also indicated. - 1400 Shows and TV/Radio Shows performed from 1964 to 1979 !!! - 110 Shows and TV/Radio Shows (3 Shows + 107 TV/Radio Shows) recorded of 1400 Shows and TV/Radio Shows performed from 1964 to 1979 (7,86%) !!! - I chose to report the shows and TV/Radio Shows in chronological order, year by year, from 1964 to 1979; - Complete list of Tom Jones' Songs from 1964 ...
Tom Jones: Close Up surpasses all other attempts to chronicle the life of a unique star who has been notoriously unforthcoming about himself. It also offers a fascinating insight into half a century of pop, spanning the Fifties pub scene of South Wales, the glitzy resort hotels of Eighties Vegas and a triumphant period of personal reinvention for a whole new generation of Jones fans at the start of the 21st century.This highly readable biography finally separates truth from myth to reveal the flesh-and-blood man behind the legend. With over 70 interviews including friends, family and colleagues, Tom Jones: Close Up offers a minutely-researched chronology of Jones' 40-year career as well as details of his odd life of deep family ties and unbridled sexual promiscuity. From Las Vegas and L.A. to London and South Wales, the authors the pieces together the roller-coaster life of Tom Jones spanning his carer childhood and the days of legendary stardom, through the career slump in the eighties to the spectacular comeback of the Reload album. Includes 24 pages of photographs from every era of Jones' life.
From bestselling biographer Sean Smith comes the fascinating and tumultuous true story behind Sir Tom Jones, the nation’s treasure, sage of The Voice and living music legend.
"To understand the history and spirit of America, one must know its wars, its laws, and its presidents. To really understand it, however, one must also know its cheeseburgers, its love songs, and its lawn ornaments. The long-awaited Guide to the United States Popular Culture provides a single-volume guide to the landscape of everyday life in the United States. Scholars, students, and researchers will find in it a valuable tool with which to fill in the gaps left by traditional history. All American readers will find in it, one entry at a time, the story of their lives."--Robert Thompson, President, Popular Culture Association. "At long last popular culture may indeed be given its due within ...
A celebration of the life and vocal talents of Tom Jones. It tells his story from his roots in the choirs of the Welsh valleys, through his early successes including What's New Pussycat, the mature ballads such as Green Green Grass of Home, the lucrative Las Vegas years, and his renaissance in the 1980s and 1990s and Kiss, Glastonbury, and beyond. Illustrated with photographs from every stage of his career, the book includes quotes from some of his contemporary stars who have been influenced and inspired by him.