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Tom Jones

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Date: Mon. Jun. 11 2007 1:17 PM ET

In his native Wales, he is known as "Jones the Voice." Today, he is one of the enduring personalities in the music entertainment business. His unique vocal power, ability and charismatic persona make him one of the most respected, admired and loved performers in modern popular music.

Tom's weighty voice is a baritone to tenor range. He is a vocal powerhouse with the ability to give his audience every ounce of his energy, enthusiasm and concentration. If his delivery is vigorous, he invites his audience in with the vulnerability of his emotional conviction. He is a natural, a Welshman, a worker, an artist.

Tom has a fundamental interest in a wide range of musical expression. He is first and foremost a rocker with a true rhythm and blues soul. In his youth, he was a 'Teddy Boy', a rebel with a mind filled with music, sex and an attitude dominated by the birth of rock 'n' roll. But he also had ears and a natural ability that could appreciate and understand the burgeoning styles of popular music. As much time as he would spend in the pubs drinking and singing, he would spend listening to American and British radio. He learned he could sing anything, and he learned he could entertain.

Tom has sustained his popularity for more than four decades. His recordings have spanned the spectrum from pop, rock and country to classic standards, rhythm and blues to boogie woogie and rockabilly through to contemporary dance and urban soul.

Born Thomas Jones Woodward in Pontypridd, South Wales, Great Britain on June 7, 1940, his father worked the coal mines of the Rhondda Valley, while his mother tended the house and the two children. The old great Welsh traditions of poetry and song were the love of the labourers - born of their earth, the life of their gatherings, the soul of their hard lives.

Continuing into the 70s gold hits came with I (Who Have Nothing), She's A Lady and Tom Jones Live at Caesars Palace. By the end of 1970 Tom had sold over 30 million discs in all categories around the world.

Tom Jones continues to both deliver and surprise. At the age of 66 he has managed to grow and sustain his career like few others in the pop music industry. His voice is recognised worldwide and his live performances are legendary. His delivery is as driven as it is seasoned, his persona bold, witty and charming. He is completely devoted to his craft and talent, and hopes only that the quickly changing faces of popular music allow him to be challenged as an artist. This incomparable voice and unique talent will be touching the minds and hearts of music lovers for many more years to come.

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