This page will contain external links about Tom Jones, as they become available.Tom Jones (singer)Tom Jones (born June 7, 1940) is a Welsh pop singer with a large and powerful voice. He was born Thomas Jones Woodward in Pontypridd, Wales. He married and had a child at the age of sixteen, long before becoming a pop idol. Despite frequent and much publicized infidelities, including an affair with the dethroned Miss World of 1973, USA's Marjorie Wallace, he has remained married and a family man. He lives in the USA, but makes regular visits to his native land of Wales. Musical careerHe 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. Jones was awarded the Best New Artist Grammy in 1965.[1] (http://www.grammy.com/awards/search/index.aspx) Following several hits in the UK, he became a Las Vegas lounge singer and his image quickly changed. He was known for his overt sexuality in the 1960s, before this was as common as it became in subsequent years. Ladies would swoon and scream, and in 1968, starting at New York's Copacabana night club, some would throw their panties on stage. Soon after, in Las Vegas, they started throwing hotel room keys. Jones had an internationally successful television variety show from 1969-1971 titled "This Is Tom Jones." His early hits include:
Jones's recording career slumped during the seventies and eighties, though his touring continued successfully. When he appointed his grown-up son as his manager, another change of image followed, and he is now highly respected by other singers. His recording career was revived in 1987 with his first major hit single in over a decade, A Boy From Nowhere, taken from the musical Matador. Following this, he started to record with a younger generation of musicians. These recordings included:
His Reload album, released in 2000 became the biggest hit of his career. An album of cover versions recorded as duets with contemporary artists, using their record producers, and utilising their recording methods, it reached number one in the United Kingdom, and sold over 5 million copies worldwide.[2] (http://www.tomjones.com/site/about/biog.php) In 2002, he released his latest album, Mr. Jones, which was produced by Wyclef Jean and included the singles Tom Jones International and Black Betty. In 2003, he was honoured with a Brit Award for Outstanding Contribution to Music. In 2004 his Sex Bomb single became a major US club hit. He continues to tour and record. Mr. Jones can be heard singing the theme song to the cartoon show "Duck Dodgers of the 24-1/2 Century" with the Flaming Lips. Jones's most recent album is tited "Tom Jones and Jools Holland," and was released in 2004. DiscographySingles
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[3] (http://www.tomjones.com/site/about/). Mr. The only song on which all four members appear is "Jim's Blues". He continues to tour and record. Proby's 1969 album Three Week Hero. In 2004 his Sex Bomb single became a major US club hit. Before recording Led Zeppelin, all four members participated in the sessions for P.J. In 2003, he was honoured with a Brit Award for Outstanding Contribution to Music. The band has often cited influential manager Peter Grant as a "fifth member" And a young guitarist named Ryan Browning on some very early recordings. An album of cover versions recorded as duets with contemporary artists, using their record producers, and utilising their recording methods, it reached number one in the United Kingdom, and sold over 5 million copies worldwide.[2] (http://www.tomjones.com/site/about/biog.php) In 2002, he released his latest album, Mr. Jones, which was produced by Wyclef Jean and included the singles Tom Jones International and Black Betty. Furthermore, the Led Zeppelin song "Rock and Roll" can be heard in Cadillac television and radio ads. His Reload album, released in 2000 became the biggest hit of his career. In recent years this position has softened somewhat and Led Zeppelin songs can be heard in movies such as Almost Famous and School of Rock. These recordings included:. Unlike many of their contemporaries, the band has been very protective of its catalog of songs and seldom allowed them to be licensed for other uses. Following this, he started to record with a younger generation of musicians. The Davis, California band Little Roger and the Goosebumps made news in 1978 by putting the words to the theme of the 1960s US television show Gilligan's Island to an adapted and condensed "Stairway to Heaven." Legal action by representatives of Led Zeppelin soon followed, and the single was withdrawn from the sale. His recording career was revived in 1987 with his first major hit single in over a decade, A Boy From Nowhere, taken from the musical Matador. In 1995 a tribute album entitled Encomium: A Tribute to Led Zeppelin was released featuring covers performed by modern rock acts, notably a hit version of "Dancing Days" performed by Stone Temple Pilots. When he appointed his grown-up son as his manager, another change of image followed, and he is now highly respected by other singers. Tina Turner covered Led Zeppelin II 's "Whole Lotta Love" and the London Philharmonic Orchestra released an orchestral tribute to Led Zeppelin that includes versions of "Stairway to Heaven", "When The Levee Breaks" and "Kashmir". Jones's recording career slumped during the seventies and eighties, though his touring continued successfully. A cover version of "Whole Lotta Love", by Alexis Korner, was, for many years, used as the theme music for the BBC's chart show Top of the Pops. His early hits include:. Led Zeppelin songs have been the subject of cover versions on occasion; American band Dread Zeppelin have made a career out of covering and parodying Zeppelin tunes. Jones had an internationally successful television variety show from 1969-1971 titled "This Is Tom Jones.". The rock/comedy duo Tenacious D strategically used pieces of "Stairway to Heaven" in the original version of their song "Tribute". Soon after, in Las Vegas, they started throwing hotel room keys. Another band featuring Tool vocalist Maynard James Keenan, A Perfect Circle, covered When the Levee Breaks on their eMOTIVe album in 2004. Ladies would swoon and scream, and in 1968, starting at New York's Copacabana night club, some would throw their panties on stage. Tool (band) has covered "No Quarter" and a riff from the song can be found in Sublime's "Smoke Two Joints". He was known for his overt sexuality in the 1960s, before this was as common as it became in subsequent years. For the movie Godzilla (1998), guitarist Jimmy Page collaborated with P. Diddy, reworking the famous riff from "Kashmir" in the hit song "Come With Me"—Page also has a brief vocal part in this song. Following several hits in the UK, he became a Las Vegas lounge singer and his image quickly changed. Hip-hop group the Beastie Boys sampled Bonham's crushing beat from "When the Levee Breaks", and also borrowed parts of "The Ocean" for "She's Crafty". Jones was awarded the Best New Artist Grammy in 1965.[1] (http://www.grammy.com/awards/search/index.aspx). Beginning in the 1980s, the iconic nature of many Zeppelin riffs made them a popular target for sampling, initially unauthorised but later sanctioned by the surviving band members, to mixed reactions from fans. 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. In 2005 Led Zeppelin received a Grammy Lifetime Achievement Award, which was the first (and to date only) Grammy the band had received. He lives in the USA, but makes regular visits to his native land of Wales. At year's end, the DVD had sold more than 520,000 copies, easily making the list of the most popular DVDs of the year. He married and had a child at the age of sixteen, long before becoming a pop idol. Despite frequent and much publicized infidelities, including an affair with the dethroned Miss World of 1973, USA's Marjorie Wallace, he has remained married and a family man. 2003 saw yet another resurgence of the band's popularity with the release of a live album featuring material from the band's heyday (see How the West Was Won album and Led Zeppelin DVD). He was born Thomas Jones Woodward in Pontypridd, Wales. The British press reported in 2002 that Plant and Jones had reconciled after a 20-year feud that had kept Led Zeppelin apart, and rumours surfaced of a reunion tour in 2003. Drummer Dave Grohl of the Foo Fighters was named as a potential replacement for Bonham, a claim later denied by Page. Tom Jones (born June 7, 1940) is a Welsh pop singer with a large and powerful voice. At this time Atlantic also released a single edit of "Whole Lotta Love" making it the only Led Zeppelin CD single. In 1998, Page and Plant continued their collaboration after the Unledded project with Walking into Clarksdale, the pair's first album-length collaboration on all-new material since Led Zeppelin. Tom Jones and Jools Holland (2004). This two-disc set included almost all of the band's recordings for the BBC, though fans noticed the absence of one session from 1969 that included the unreleased "Sugar Mama". The Definitive Tom Jones 1964-2002 (2003). 1997 saw the release of the first Led Zeppelin album in over 15 years— BBC Sessions. Greatest Hits (2003). Page and Plant, without Jones, reunited in 1994 for an MTV Unplugged performance (dubbed Unledded) which eventually led to a world tour with a Middle Eastern orchestra, and an album entitled No Quarter. Jones (2002). In 1990, Robert Plant and Jimmy Page played a brief set together at the Knebworth music festival, which included the rarity off of Coda, "Wearing and Tearing". Mr. In addition, they played with Jason at Carmen Plant's (Robert's daughter) 21st birthday party, and Jason's wedding. Reload (1999). However, Zeppelin did reunite again in 1988, with Jason Bonham (standing in for his father, John) joining the remaining three for Atlantic Records' 40th Anniversary concert. From The Vaults (1998). A year later in 1986, Page, Plant and Jones gathered at Bath, England for rehearsals with drummer Thompson with a view to play again as a group, but a serious car accident involving Thompson put an end to that plan. The Lead And How To Swing It (1994). The performance included three songs ("Rock and Roll", "Whole Lotta Love" and "Stairway to Heaven") and a myriad of difficulties. Carrying A Torch (1991). On 13 July 1985, Led Zeppelin reunited at the Live Aid concert for a short set featuring Page, Plant and Jones, with drummers Tony Thompson and Phil Collins standing in for the late John Bonham. At This Moment (1989). After embarking on a successful solo career in 1982, Plant teamed with Page in 1984 for the commercially successful Honeydrippers Volume I EP (http://www.amazon.com/exec/obidos/tg/detail/-/B000002JKN/ref=cm_aya_asin.title/104-9018250-4245511?%5Fencoding=UTF8&v=glance), which also featured Eric Clapton and Jeff Beck. It's Not Unusual - His Greatest Hits (1987). In the years to follow, a steady stream of boxed sets and greatest-hits collections would keep the band on the charts, as Led Zeppelin continued to garner heavy airplay on rock radio. Matador - The Musical Life of El Cordobes (1987). Two years after Bonham's death, the band released Coda, a collection of out-takes from previous recording sessions. Don't Let Our Dreams Die Young (1983). For many years after, there had been ongoing rumours of a reunion and plans for various collaborative projects. Tom Jones Country (1982). Because of Bonham's death, the remaining band members determined they could not continue as Led Zeppelin. Darlin' (1981). leg of the tour, drummer John Bonham died of an accidental asphyxiation after an alcohol binge. Rescue Me (1979). On 25 September 1980, shortly before embarking on the U.S. Do You Take This Man (1979). The 1980 American tour was not to be, however. What A Night (1979). In the summer of 1979, after two warm-up shows in Copenhagen, Led Zeppelin was booked as headliner at England's Knebworth Festival in August. Close to 400,000 fans witnessed the return of Led Zeppelin and, with the release of In Through the Out Door in November, they were ready to tour again, planning a short European tour followed by another American tour. Say You'll Stay Until Tomorrow (1977). After a decade of recording and touring, the band was now considered a dinosaur in some quarters, as mainstream musical tastes had moved in favour of disco and critical focus had turned to punk rock. Nevertheless, the band still commanded legions of loyal fans, and the album reached #1 in the US and UK. Tom Jones Sings 24 Great Standards (1976). John Paul Jones had a lot of influence over the album and it consequently features many synthesisers. Memories Don't Leave Like People Do (1975). The album also featured rockers like "In The Evening", and the balladic tribute to Plant's son, "All My Love". Somethin' Bout You Baby I Like (1974). The summer of 1978 saw the group recording again, this time at Swedish Polar Studio; this album would be titled In Through the Out Door and would highlight the talent of drummer John Bonham on the epic "Carouselambra" and the tropical "Fool In The Rain". Tom Jones Greatest Hits (1973). The band did little recording or live work during 1978; the sombre mood was extended with the death of their friend, Who drummer Keith Moon. The Body and Soul of Tom Jones (1973). The rest of the tour was cancelled, and superstitious critics whispered of a "curse" said to be related to Page's interest in the occult. Close Up (1972). (Seattle and Cleveland shows from this tour were the basis for highly regarded bootleg albums.) Following a show at the "Day on the Green" festival in Oakland, the news came that Robert Plant's son Karac had died from a stomach infection. Live at Caesar's Palace (1971). tour, again selling out up to 5 nights in cities like Chicago, Los Angeles and New York. She's A Lady (1971). In 1977, Led Zeppelin embarked on another massive U.S. I Who Have Nothing (1970). The album is generally not considered a great live album, but would remain the only official live document of the band until the eventual release of the BBC Sessions in 1997. Tom (1970). The soundtrack of the film had some songs missing and some added compared to the film, and also some songs are different cuts from the 3 nights the band performed at Madison Square Garden. Live at the Flamingo Las Vegas (1969). Though the concert footage was from 1973, this would be the only filmed document of the group available for the next 20 years. This Is Tom Jones (1968). Late 1976 finally saw the release of the concert film The Song Remains the Same and its soundtrack. Help Yourself (1968). Interestingly enough, 1976 was the year guitarist Page started using heroin, a habit which would often interfere with their live shows and studio recordings in their later years. Delilah (1968). Overall the album received mixed responses from critics and fans, with some appreciating the looser style and others dismissing it as sloppy and lazy; some critics speculated that the band's legendary excesses may have caught up with them at last. 13 Smash Hits (1967). A highlight of the album was the epic-length "Achilles Last Stand" featuring a driving bassline and thundering drums, melodic Page riffs and a magnificent guitar solo. Live at the Talk of the Town (1967). The album was a platinum seller, but marked a change in the Zeppelin sound as straightforward, guitar-based jams such as "Nobody's Fault But Mine" had replaced the intricate arrangements of previous albums. Green Green Grass of Home (1967). Unable to tour, the band returned to the studio and, with Plant sitting on a stool during the sessions, they recorded their seventh studio album Presence. From the Heart (1966). During this break, Robert Plant and his wife were in a car crash while vacationing in Greece which broke Plant's ankle. A-Tom-ic Jones (1966). In 1976 the band took a break from the road and began filming "fantasy" segments for the as-yet-unreleased concert film. Along Came Jones (1965). Several people associated with the band - perhaps embellishing more often than they should - would write books about the wild escapades of the group, while band members themselves have disavowed many of the tales. Black Betty (2003). If the band's popularity on stage and record was impressive, so too was their reputation for excess and off-stage wildness. Zeppelin travelled in a private jet (nicknamed "The Starship"), rented out entire sections of hotels, and became the subjects of many of rock's most famous stories of debauchery: trashed hotel rooms (TVs out the window, motorcycling in the halls), sexual escapades, and heavy use of drugs and alcohol. Tom Jones International (2002). At this peak of their career, Led Zeppelin was the biggest rock band in the world. You Need Love Like I Do (2000, with Heather Small of M People). To top off the year, they played five sold out nights at the UK's Earl's Court (these shows were recorded, portions of which would be released on DVD some 28 years later). Sex Bomb (2000, with Mousse T). tour, again playing to record-breaking crowds. Mama Told Me Not To Come (2000, with Kelly Jones of the Stereophonics). The band embarked on another U.S. Baby, It's Cold Outside (1999, with Cerys Matthews of Catatonia). Shortly after the release of Physical Graffiti, the entire Led Zeppelin catalogue of six albums was simultaneously on the top 200 album chart, a feat never before accomplished. Burning Down The House (1999, with The Cardigans). Again the band showed impressive range with songs like the melodic "Ten Years Gone", the acoustic "Black Country Woman", the driving "Trampled Underfoot" and the thundering, Middle Eastern tinged "Kashmir". I Wanna Get Back With You (1994, with Tori Amos). The album included songs recorded in studio sessions from the last three albums plus new songs. If I Only Knew (1994). 1975 saw the release of Physical Graffiti, their first double album set, on the Swan Song label. All You Need Is Love (1993). Besides using it as a vehicle to promote their own albums, the band expanded the label's roster, signing artists such as Bad Company, Pretty Things, Maggie Bell, Detective, Dave Edmunds, Midnight Flyer, Sad Café and Wildlife. Delilah (1992, re-issue). In 1974, Led Zeppelin launched their own record label called Swan Song, named after one of only five songs that the band never recorded for commercial release (the track was re-tooled as "Midnight Moonlight" by Page's post-Zeppelin band The Firm on their first album). Carrying A Torch (1991, with Van Morrison). Three sold out New York shows at Madison Square Garden were filmed for a concert motion picture, but this project would be delayed for several years. Couldn't Say Goodbye (1991). again broke records for attendance: at Tampa Stadium, Florida they played to 56,800 fans (more than the Beatles' 1965 concert at Shea Stadium). Move Closer (1989). Their 1973 tour of the U.S. Kiss (1988, a cover of Prince's song with The Art of Noise). Led Zeppelin was again pushing the limits defining rock music. I Was Born To Be Me (1987). This is also a play on words, based on the joke where a man mistakes his friend saying the word Jamaica, for "Did You Make Her?"). It's Not Unusual (1987, re-issue). With songs like "The Song Remains the Same", "No Quarter" and "D'yer Mak'er" (pronounced "Jer-maker," derived from Jamaica, which was fitting, given the song's reggae feel. A Boy From Nowhere (1987). Their next studio record, 1973's Houses of the Holy, featured further experimentation: longer songs, expanded use of synthesisers and string sections arranged by Jones. Do You Take This Man (1979). The album winds up with one of their best blues songs, a Memphis Minnie cover titled "When the Levee Breaks". Have You Ever Been Lonely? (1977). The band's varying musical tendencies were fused on their untitled fourth album, which is usually called either "Zoso," "Runes," "Four Symbols," or just "Led Zeppelin IV." (Not only is the album itself without a name: on the original packaging, there is no indication of the name of the band.) Released November 8, 1971, this record included hard rock such as "Black Dog", Tolkienesque folksy mysticism on "The Battle of Evermore", and a combination of both genres in the lengthy song "Stairway to Heaven", a massive FM radio hit that has been acknowledged by many as the all-time greatest classic rock song. No One Gave me Love (1977). Lack of Led Zeppelin TV exposure also enforced the band's preference that their fans hear and see them live, in person. Say You'll Stay Until Tomorrow (1977). The group also resisted television appearances, which left any ability to control their presentation and sound quality out of their own hands (with often disappointing or embarrassing results). Baby as You Turn Away 1976). Curiously, "Stairway to Heaven" was never released as a single, in spite of its massive success on radio (part of the band's frustration about singles came from manager Peter Grant's aggressive pro-album stance, and the fact that Atlantic had earlier released an edited version of "Whole Lotta Love" which cut the 5:34 song to 3:10). Memories Don't Leave But people Do (1975). The band had nine other singles released all without their consent, as they saw their albums as indivisible. I Got Your Number (1975). It included their only b-side, "Hey Hey What Can I Do". Ain't no Love (1975). In November of 1970, Led Zeppelin's record label, Atlantic Records, released "Immigrant Song" against the band's wishes. Something 'Bout You Baby I Like (1974). This would result in a more acoustic sound (and a song "Bron-Yr-Aur Stomp"—misspelled as "Bron-Y-Aur Stomp" on the album cover) which was strongly influenced by Celtic and folk music, and it also revealed a different side of guitarist Page's prodigious talent. La La La (1973). For the recording of their third album, Led Zeppelin III, the band retired to Bron-Yr-Aur, a remote house in Wales. Today I Started Loving You Again (1973). Onstage, Led Zeppelin concerts could last over three hours; expanded, improvised live versions of their song repertoire often incorporated tight workouts of James Brown, Stax, and Motown-influenced soul music and funk (favourites of bassist Jones and drummer Bonham). Letter To Lucille (1973). (The band were subsequently accused of using his lyrics without crediting Dixon, and it was not until Chess Records brought suit 15 years later, that proper credit—and a monetary settlement—was given.) The band also loved American rock and roll, and would perform songs originally made famous by Elvis Presley and Eddie Cochran. Golden Days (1973). Jimmy Page and Robert Plant were blues fanatics; two of Led Zeppelin's early hits, "Whole Lotta Love" and "You Shook Me", were very similar to earlier songs by Willie Dixon. The Young New Mexican Puppeteer (1972). The second record, simply titled Led Zeppelin II, followed in the same style later that year and included the bludgeoning riff of "Whole Lotta Love", which, driven by the rhythm section of John Bonham on drums and John Paul Jones on bass, defined their sound at the time. Till (1971). Its combination of blues and rock influences with distorted amplification made it one of the pivotal records in the evolution of heavy metal music. The immediate success of the first album kick-started the band's career, especially in the United States, where they would frequently tour and where their album sales totals are second only to the Beatles. Puppet Man (1971). Shortly after their first tour, the group's first eponymous album was released on January 12, 1969. My Way (1971). These reports are backed up by ads in Swedish newspapers of the period, in which they are billed as The Yardbirds, and even an autographed photograph of the band with the word Yardbirds signed next to each name (the word New being conspicuously absent). She's A Lady (1971). Fans who attended those early Scandinavian shows have indicated that the band was billed simply as The Yardbirds in 1968. I (Who Have Nothing) (1970). Note: Although the story about Led Zeppelin playing under the name "The New Yardbirds" is so common as to be nearly canonical, there is actually some controversy about this. Daughter Of Darkness (1970). The word "lead" is misspelled deliberately to avoid confusion, fearing Americans might pronounce it "lead Zeppelin" (as in "lead singer"), as opposed to a zeppelin constructed of lead. Without Love b/w The Man Who Knows Too Much (1969). After some concerts as the New Yardbirds, the band's name was changed to Led Zeppelin, after Keith Moon, drummer with The Who, said, "With that lineup you'll go down like a lead balloon". Love Me Tonight b/w Hide And Seek (1969). He was replaced by Page's long time friend John Paul Jones. A Minute Of Your Time b/w Looking Out Of My Window (1968). The original Led Zeppelin lineup consisted of Page, vocalist Robert Plant, drummmer John Bonham, and former Yardbirds bassist Chris Dreja, but Dreja left very early in the bands exsistence to become a photographer. Help Yourself b/w Day By Day (1968). The band was originally formed in 1968 by guitarist Jimmy Page under the name The New Yardbirds in order to fulfill some performance commitments booked in Scandinavia before the break up of the original Yardbirds. Delilah b/w Smile (1968). Detroit City b/w If I Had You (1967). 1980 "Fool in the Rain" #21 US. In the all-time UK best-sellers list published in 2002, it came 47th with an audited sale of 1.2 million copies. 1975 "Trampled Under Foot" #38 US. The Green, Green Grass Of Home is his biggest-selling single. 1973 "D'yer Mak'er" #20 US. The Green, Green Grass of Home b/w If I Had You (1966)
This And That b/w City Girl (1966). 1971 "Immigrant Song" #16 US. Once There Was A Time b/w Not Responsible (1966). 1970 "Whole Lotta Love" #4 US. To Make A Big Man Cry b/w I'll Never Give Away Love (1966). John Paul Jones — bass guitar, keyboards, mandolin. Thunderball b/w Key To My Heart (1966). John Bonham — drums. What's New Pussycat? b/w Rose (1965). Robert Plant — lead vocals, harmonica. With These Hands b/w Untrue (1965). Jimmy Page — guitar. Once Upon A Time b/w I Tell The Sea (1965). It's Not Unusual b/w To Wait For Love (1965). Chills & Fever b/w Breathless (1964, produced by Joe Meek). Tom Jones International (2003). You Need Love Like I Do (2000, with Heather Small of M People). Sex Bomb (From 1999's Reload (perhaps the single was released in 2000?), with Mousse T). Three Dog Night's song Mama Told Me Not To Come (2000, with Kelly Jones of the Stereophonics). Iggy Pop's song Lust for Life (1999, with The Pretenders). Baby, It's Cold Outside (1999, with Cerys Matthews of Catatonia). Talking Heads' song Burning Down The House (1999, with The Cardigans). Prince's song Kiss (1988, with The Art of Noise). She's A Lady (1971). Without Love (1969). Help Yourself (1968). Delilah (1968), the usual choice of song for impressionists "doing" Tom Jones. I'll Never Fall In Love Again (1967). The Green, Green Grass of Home (1966), his most successful single, which became associated with his native Wales, despite being written about the USA. Thunderball, the theme for the James Bond film (1966). What's New Pussycat?, written by Burt Bacharach for Woody Allen's What's New, Pussycat? (1965). It's Not Unusual (1965). |