FREETOM JONES EBOOK Henry Fielding | 912 pages | 30 Aug 2012 | Penguin Books Ltd | 9780141199733 | English | London, United Kingdom Tom Jones' Wife Linda Dies: Inside Her Isolated Life | His career began with a string of top-ten hits in the mids. He has toured regularly, with appearances in Las Vegas — Jones's voice has been described by Stephen Thomas Erlewine of AllMusic as a "full-throated, robust baritone". Inthe Tom Jones York Times called Jones a musical "shape shifter", [4] who could "slide from soulful rasp to pop croon, with Tom Jones voice as husky as it was pretty". Jones made his acting debut playing the lead role in the television film Pleasure Cove. He played himself in Tim Burton 's film Mars Attacks! Inhe played a role in an episode of Playhouse Presents. Jones experienced a resurgence in notability in the s due to his coaching role on the television talent show The Voice UK from with the exception of His maternal grandfather, Albert Jones, was Welsh, and his maternal grandmother, Ada Jones, was born in Pontypridd, to parents from Somerset and Wiltshire. Jones did not like school or sports, but gained confidence through his singing talent. Many years later he said: "I spent two years in bed recovering. It was the worst time of my life. Jones's bluesy singing style developed out of the sound of American soul music. In MarchJones married his high school girlfriend Linda Trenchard, when they were expecting a child together, both aged The couple's son, Mark, Tom Jones born in the month following their wedding. To support his young family, Jones took a job working in a glove factory and was later employed in construction. Jones's voice has been described as a "full-throated, robust baritone ". They soon gained a local following Tom Jones reputation in South Wales. Inthe group recorded several solo tracks with producer Joe Meekwho took them to various record labels, but they had little success. Later that year, Decca producer Tom Jones Sullivan saw Tommy Scott and the Senators performing in a club and directed them to manager Phil Solomonbut the partnership Tom Jones short-lived. The group continued to play gigs at dance halls and working men's clubs in South Wales. Mills became Jones's manager, took the young singer to London, Tom Jones also renamed him "Tom Jones", Tom Jones to exploit the popularity of the Academy Award-winning film. Eventually, Mills got Jones a recording contract with Tom Jones. His first single, "Chills and Fever", was released in late It did not chart, but the follow-up, " It's Not Unusual ", became an international hit after offshore pirate radio station Radio Caroline promoted it. The following Tom Jones was the most prominent of Jones's career, making him one of the most popular vocalists Tom Jones the British Invasion. In early"It's Not Unusual" Tom Jones No. DuringMills secured a number of film themes for Jones to record, including the theme songs for the film What's New Pussycat? Tom JonesJones's popularity began to slip somewhat, causing Mills to reshape the singer's image into that of a crooner. Jones also began to sing material that appealed to a wider audience, such as the country hit " Green, Green Grass of Home ". The Tom Jones worked, and Jones returned to the top of the charts in the UK and began hitting the Top 40 again in the US. InJones performed in Las Vegas for the first time, at the Flamingo. He soon chose to record less, instead concentrating on his lucrative club performances. The friendship endured until Presley's death in Jones had an internationally successful television variety show titled This Is Tom Tom Jones from to As a result of the show, Jones was nominated in for a "best actor" Golden Globe. Welch and Jones combined musical and comedic talents on classic rock 'n' roll standards of the era. In the s, Jones toured with the female singing groups Quiet Elegance and the Blossoms as his backing groups. He had a number of hit singles, including " She's Tom Jones Lady ", " Till ", and " The Young New Mexican Puppeteer ", but in the mids his popularity declined. InJones was set to make his film debut in the film Yockowaldin which he was to Tom Jones a CIA assassin. The film was shelved after the production ran out of money three weeks into filming. InJones made his acting debut in Pleasure Covean ABC television film which was an unsuccessful pilot for a potential television series along the Tom Jones of Love Boat and Fantasy Tom Jones. In the film, he played a suave conman named Raymond Gordon staying at the holiday island Tom Jones of the title. In the early s, Jones started to record country music. From tohe had nine songs in the US country top 40, yet failed to crack the top in the UK or the Billboard Hot The following year, he covered Prince 's " Kiss " with Art of Noise. The song reached No. A year later the Tom Jones was already so synonymous with strip-tease that it was reused in the film, Tom Jones Full Monty. InJones appeared as himself in Tim Burton 's ensemble science-fiction comedy film Mars Attacks! A scene in the film features him performing on stage when aliens Tom Jones and he manages to escape with a gun. The album went to No. InJones released the album Mr. Joneswhich was produced by Tom Jones rapper Wyclef Jean. It peaked at No. On 28 Mayin celebration of his upcoming 65th birthday, Tom Jones returned to his homeland to perform a concert in Ynysangharad ParkPontypridd, before an audience of about 20, This was his first performance in Pontypridd since The following year, Jones worked with Chicane and released the dance track " Stoned in Love ", which went to No. As time goes by it just gets better. This is the best thing I have had. It's a wonderful feeling, a heady feeling. Inhe released 24 Hours on S-Curve Recordshis first album of new material to be issued in the United States for over 15 years. Jones, who was still performing over dates a year as he approached his seventieth birthday, Tom Jones out on a world tour to promote the album. Not Tom Jones be an oldie, but a goodie. Tom Jones want to be a Tom Jones, Jones said. The Tom Jones, from which Jones bought records as a schoolboy in Tom Jones s and early s, was founded in and is listed in Guinness World Records as the oldest record shop in the world. He mentored Leanne Mitchell to win the first series. Jones returned to coach inand In Augustit was announced that Jones's contract with the show would not be renewed and that he would be replaced by Boy George. Jones criticised BBC executives for "sub-standard behaviour", having not consulted with him and informing him only 24 hours before the official announcement. In Mayhe starred in a one-off television drama titled "King of the Teds" which aired on Sky Arts as part of a series of standalone teleplays for Playhouse Presents. The album's track titles are interwoven into the chapters of his autobiography Over the Tom Jones and Back released at the same time. Inhe returned to The Voice as a coach for series 6. Inhe embarked on a live summer tour, which was planned to run from 1 May to 11 August. Jones has stated that he had sex with up to groupies a year at the height of his fame. One affair resulted in the birth of a son. In Octoberwhile on tour in the US, Jones had a brief relationship with model Katherine Berkery, who then discovered she was pregnant. Jones denied the court's findings, until finally, inhe admitted they were true. He has shown no interest in meeting his son, Jonathan Berkery. Following the election of a Labour government inJones became a tax exile to avoid a 98 per cent income tax. Inafter 35 years in the US, Jones said that he and his wife were planning to move back to the UK. What you are left with is a riotously enjoyable story of Jones 'The Voice' which nicely doubles as the story of British pop and Tom Jones entertainment from the Sixties onwards. Linda, Lady Woodward, died on 10 April at Cedars Sinai Hospital in Tom Jones Angeles, after a "short but fierce" battle with cancer, with Jones cancelling concerts at the time. He resides in a flat in London, as she suggested. Space and Cerys Matthews released " The Ballad of Tom Jones ", a song Tom Jones a fighting couple who are calmed down by listening Tom Jones Jones's music on the radio. In the familiar jukebox musical style of shows like Jersey Boys and BeautifulTom Jones Story of Tom Jones" charts the behind-the-scenes rise to fame of a pop star, but without the craft or polish. Similar to Elvis Presley with Tom Jones impersonatorsTom Jones has his share of imitators around the world. These are performers who either sound like him or imitate Tom Jones act. Jones's song, " What's New Pussycat? In the video game Team Fortress 2one of the playable characters, the Scout, is a collector of Tom Jones merchandise, and Tom Jones is depicted being murdered by another playable character, the Soldier in the tie-in comics. The Spy later convinces the Scout that Tom Jones is his father when using his shape-shifting ability when he suffers a near-death experience.