Sir Tom Jones
Tom Jones, who has received his knighthood from the Queen at Buckingham Palace, is one of the world’s most celebrated singers.
Born Thomas Jones Woodward on 7 June 1940 in the Welsh town of Pontypridd, he began singing at an early age.
He began his musical career in 1963 as vocalist in the beat group Tommy Scott and the Senators, before changing his name to Tom Jones and signing with the Decca record label in 1964.
His first single, Chills and Fever, failed to chart. But his second, It’s Not Unusual, was an international hit.
By 1965 he was opening for the Rolling Stones, touring with the Spencer Davis Group and performing the title tracks for What’s New Pussycat? and the James Bond film Thunderball.
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