{"gt_parse": {"text_sequence": "r, took the young singer to London, a nd also renamed him , to expl oit the popularity of th e Academy Award-winning 1963 film.Eventually, Mil ls got Jones a recording cont ract with Decca. His first single, . Jones was also awa rded t he Gr am my Aw ard f or Bes t New Artist i n 1966. During a filmin g break at Paramount Studios in Hollywood, J ones met Elvis Presley f or the first time; he recalls Presley singing , as he walked towards him from the fil m set. The two men beca me good frien ds.In 1966 Joness imag e into that of a crooner . Jones also began to sing material"}}