Tom Jones
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Interview by Adam Sweeting, Rock's Backpages audio, 25 January 1989
With his version of 'Kiss' riding the charts, the kid from Pontypridd looks at where he's got to: changing labels and musical direction; being managed by his son Mark after the death of mentor Gordon Mills; the sexuality of his performance; his slightly tricky love life; getting advice from Elvis, and fighting Jerry Lee Lewis; growing up listening to the BBC; memories of the '60s, and much more.
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Interview by Keith Altham, New Musical Express, 12 March 1965
STRAIGHT from his long run up the North Pier, Worthing, Tom Jones arrived bleary-eyed and bewhiskered in his dressing room at Ready, Steady, Go! to ...
The Beatles, The Rolling Stones et al: NME Poll Winners' Concert, Empire Pool, Wembley, London
Live Review by Keith Altham, Alan Smith, New Musical Express, 16 April 1965
IT WAS THE GREATEST POP SHOW ON EARTH ...
Sylvia's Teledate with Tom Jones & Françoise Hardy
Interview by Sylvia Stephens, Fabulous, 26 June 1965
WALES — the land of song. Yet when the FAB gang sat down and discussed how many pop singers we know who come from Wales, we only ...
From Tom Jones In New York: New release is STUPID!
Interview by Alan Smith, New Musical Express, 6 August 1965
JONES THE Pop sounded dull and unhappy when I rang him at the Gorham Hotel in New York this week. He thinks it's "damn stupid" ...
Kit Lambert: The uncovering of the Who and where...
Interview by Maureen Cleave, The Evening Standard, 20 November 1965
KIT LAMBERT and his partner Chris Stamp manage the Who and the Merseybeats. Chris Stamp is Terence Stamp's brother, more handsome but less photogenic. ...
When Your Favourites Go On Holiday, They Usually Have To Work!
Report and Interview by Alan Smith, New Musical Express Summer Special, 1966
WHEREVER YOU are on holiday this year... the chances are you may bump into your favourite pop star! Some of the biggest names in the ...
Tom Jones: Brown's LP Lacks Live Excitement
Interview by Richard Green, Record Mirror, 5 March 1966
Opines TOM JONES in this exclusive feature ...
Stars Turn Out For Grammys: Standing Ovation For Herb Alpert
Report by Louise Criscione, Carol Deck, KRLA Beat, 9 April 1966
HOLLYWOOD: In the finest tradition of glittering Hollywood premieres and openings, the Eighth Annual Grammy Awards were presented in the International Ballroom of the Beverly ...
Singles from Them, Tom Jones, Percy Sledge et al
Review by Penny Valentine, Disc and Music Echo, 14 May 1966
Sandie's improved — this is a big hit ...
The Rolling Stones, Percy Sledge et al: The Week's New Singles
Review by Peter Jones, Record Mirror, 14 May 1966
Plenty of tips, including a new Stones. Many follow-ups which aren't marvellous, and some outsiders, including Percy Sledge and Jimmy James and the Vagabonds ...
One Hit A Year Will Suit Me says Tom Jones
Interview by Alan Smith, New Musical Express, 26 February 1967
"'ANG ON a minute," cried Tom Jones briskly, "telephone call." He and his skintight houndstooth trousers fought a valiant battle for survival as he bounded ...
The Champagne World of Tom Jones
Profile and Interview by David Hughes, Disc and Music Echo, 5 August 1967
'The doctor says champagne is good for the throat' ...
Tom Jones: Copacabana, New York NY
Live Review by June Harris, New Musical Express, 24 February 1968
Tom Jones took my advice! ...
Tom Jones, The Shadows: Palladium, London
Live Review by Peter Jones, Record Mirror, 4 May 1968
ANATOMY OF AN ACT: THE FANTASTIC WELSHMAN COMMANDS THE PALLADIUM... ...
The Truth About Tom Jones: Part One
Interview by Alan Walsh, Melody Maker, 5 October 1968
FOUR YEARS ago, Tom Jones was working in a sawmill in Pontypridd, South Wales, and picking up extra cash singing with his group in the ...
The Truth About Tom Jones: Part Two
Interview by Alan Walsh, Melody Maker, 12 October 1968
Tom Jones is a rare person. Adulation, money, fame — all these he has, yet they don't seem to have touched him fundamentally. He's still ...
The Truth About Tom Jones: Part Three
Report by Alan Walsh, Melody Maker, 19 October 1968
For millions of Tom Jones' fans, the moment they feel closest to him is when he is on tour and they can actually watch his ...
Tom Jones: Help Yourself (Decca Stereo SKL 4982)
Review by Peter Jones, Record Mirror, 7 December 1968
"HELP YOURSELF" to the EXUBERANCE OF A GENIUS... TOM JONES ...
Tom Jones: Tom's the talk of the town — New York, that is
Interview by Royston Eldridge, Melody Maker, 7 June 1969
"HE'S THE hottest artist in the world and Wales should be proud of him," said a jubilant Gordon Mills about Tom Jones, the man who's ...
11 Years After, Buddy Holly Still Vital to Rock Music
Report by Mike Gormley, Detroit Free Press, 3 February 1970
THE TRAGEDY OF all tragedies in the rock world took place 11 years ego, Feb. 3, 1959. A plane, carrying Buddy Holly, the Big Bopper ...
Tom Jones: Madison Square Garden, New York NY
Live Review by Mike Jahn, The New York Times, 15 June 1971
TOM JONES EXCELS IN GARDEN RECITAL ...
Tom Jones: Royal Albert Hall, London
Live Review by Richard Williams, The Times, 27 September 1983
The Cojones Boy ...
Tom Jones: Royal Albert Hall, London
Live Review by Adam Sweeting, The Guardian, 21 May 1987
Mock macho ...
Audio transcript of interview by Adam Sweeting, Rock's Backpages transcripts, 25 January 1989
This is a transcript of Adam's audio interview with Tom. Listen to the audio of this interview. ...
Tom Jones: Royal Albert Hall, London
Live Review by Adam Sweeting, The Guardian, 11 May 1989
Jones the joker ...
Who The Hell Does Tom Jones Think He Is?
Interview by Tom Hibbert, Q, March 1991
THE BIG-BONED "boyo" stands in the centre of the room engaged in an elaborate mime: he crouches as he runs his clenched fists down along ...
Report and Interview by Jim Sullivan, The Boston Globe, 19 February 1993
THE SCRUFFY-LOOKING band on stage is churning out a hard, propulsive groove, a sample of Andrew Dice Clay's voice is bellowing out "Oh!" to punctuate ...
Interview by Sheryl Garratt, The Face, March 1997
He plays himself in Mars Attacks! but would love to play James Bond, is hung like a donkey but not like a horse, and doesn't ...
Tom Jones and the Stereophonics
Profile and Interview by Neil Mason, Melody Maker, 1 March 1999
LOOKING OUT across the affluent Silverlake area of Los Angeles stretching out below us, this is not your usual house. Perched high on a hilltop, ...
Review by Stuart Bailie, New Musical Express, 25 September 1999
DUD ELVIS ...
Tom Jones: The Super Furry Animal
Profile and Interview by Sylvie Simmons, MOJO, October 1999
Welsh before it was fashionable, prefers a straight glass to a line, no stranger to ladies’ lingerie, possessed of legendary staying power... He is Tom ...
Tom Jones: Live at Caesars Palace/Engelbert Humperdinck: Live at the Riviera, Las Vegas
Review by Gary Pig Gold, In Music We Trust, August 2001
CAUTION: EVEN THE most self-respecting of record stores now house a section way in the back, between the Soundtrack and Male Vocalist departments, called "Lounge." ...
Tom Jones: 'When You're Working With Bling-Blings, You Gotta Wear Bling-Blings'
Interview by Caroline Sullivan, The Guardian, 17 October 2002
Caroline Sullivan is left breathless by Tom Jones's hip-hop makeover ...
Report and Interview by Angus Batey, Touch, November 2002
SO YOU'RE sitting there, in the London Metropole hotel, chatting to Wyclef Jean about his new LP, Maqsquerade. ...
Interview by Stephen Dalton, The Times, 2 November 2002
What do you get if you cross hip-hop superstar Wyclef Jean with the voice from the Valleys? The most soulful record of Tom Jones's career, ...
Tom Jones: Boyo's Got The Blues
Interview by Robin Eggar, The Sunday Times, 19 September 2004
THE MUSIC WORLD is definitely out of kilter. Rod Stewart has become a crooner and Tom Jones is singing rock'n'roll. At an age when most ...
Overview by Jude Rogers, New Statesman, 23 October 2008
Inspired by Johnny Cash with his ring of fire, a slew of ageing crooners are pursuing their desires ...
Tom Jones: Cardiff International Arena
Live Review by Stephen Dalton, The Times, October 2009
AT THE START of a three-night stint in his native Wales, Tom Jones began his latest British tour in swaggeringly confident mood. ...
Tom Jones: Why Applause Is The Greatest Drug Of All
Interview by Julian Marszalek, The Quietus, 13 May 2010
Living legend and Wales' finest son talks exclusively to Julian Marszalek about his life, work and loves... and why a round of applause and a ...
Tom Jones: Union Chapel, London N1
Live Review by Pete Paphides, The Times, 27 September 2010
The Welsh heartthrob brings his gospel to the London stage as his popularity never seems to flag. ...
Decca Records in 1964: The Rolling Stones, Van Morrison, Tom Jones and the British pop explosion
Retrospective by Jon Savage, The Guardian, 3 July 2019
To celebrate 90 years of Decca Records, a new book about the label's history is being released. In this exclusive extract, renowned music critic Jon Savage ...
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