Archive for July, 2010
I must confess at the outset that Tom Jones has always been a figure of fun in my life. This dates back to the Sixties when my mother and I watched the then unknown Tom gyrate his way through It’s Not Unusual on Top of the Pops. My mother starting laughing first and then I [...]
Q had the pleasure of meeting up with Wales’ greatest export Sir Tom Jones last week to discuss his rootsy new album Praise And Blame. Autographing an album for a fan, he pauses to spell ‘Happy Birthday’. “I’m dyslexic, you know?… I know ‘birthday’ is ‘ir’ but it should be ‘er’ – I mean, that’s [...]
Michael Hann, guardian.co.uk, Thursday 22 July 2010 23.30 BST Tom Jones’s 39th studio album sees him taking the Johnny Cash route: stripping away the showbiz fripperies and recording songs that are intended to capture the gravitas and depth of a man who has lived long and seen much. Indeed, Billy Joe Shaver’s If I Give [...]
“What Good Am I,” the opening song on Tom Jones’ new album Praise and Blame, is a cover of Bob Dylan’s “What Good Am I?” The song showcases a strong and subtle vocal instrument, making it pretty clear that the 70-year-old Jones is still good for crooning with a pleasingly rough edge. In this country, [...]
With John Wilson, including an interview with Tom Jones who, at 70, speaks about not acting his age, growing up in Wales and the inspiration behind his new blues and gospel album Praise and Blame.
