Thomas Woodward (born June 7, 1940), British singer, panelist | Prabook singer, panelist Sir Thomas John Woodward, known by his stage name Tom Jones, is a Welsh singer. He became one of the most popular vocalists to emerge from the mid-1960s. Since then he has sung nearly every form of popular music – pop, rock, R&B, show tunes, country, dance, soul and gospel – and sold over 100 million records. Background Tom Jones was born Thomas John Woodward, at 57 Kingsland Terrace, Treforest, Pontypridd in Glamorgan, South Wales. His parents were Thomas Woodward (died 5 October 1981), a coal miner, and Freda Jones (died 7 February 2003). His paternal grandfather, James Woodward, was an ironmonger's haulier from Gloucestershire, and his paternal grandmother was from Wiltshire. His maternal grandfather was Welsh, and his maternal grandmother, Ada Jones, was born in Pontypridd, to parents from Somerset and Wiltshire.

Education Jones began singing at an early age: he would regularly sing at family gatherings, weddings and in his school choir. Jones did not like school or sports but gained confidence through his singing talent. At 12 he was diagnosed with tuberculosis. Many years later he said: "I spent two years in bed recovering. It was the worst time of my life." During convalescence he could do little else but listen to music and draw. Career Jones, whose voice has been described as a "full-throated, robust baritone", became the frontman for Tommy Scott and the Senators, a Welsh beat group, in 1963. They soon gained a local following and reputation in South Wales. In 1964 the group recorded several solo tracks with producer Joe Meek, who took them to various labels, but they had little success. The group continued to play gigs at dance halls and working men's clubs in South Wales and one night, at the Top Hat in Cwmtillery, Wales, Jones was spotted by Gordon Mills, a London-based manager who originally hailed from South Wales himself.

Mills became Jones' manager and took the young singer to London, and also renamed him Tom Jones, to exploit the popularity of the Academy Award winning 1963 film. Eventually Mills got Jones a recording contract with Decca. His first single, "Chills and Fever", was released in late 1964. It did not chart, but the follow-up, "It's Not Unusual" became an international hit after offshore pirate radio station Radio Caroline promoted it. The following year would be the most prominent of Jones's career, making him one of the most popular vocalists of the British Invasion. In early 1965 "It's Not Unusual" reached number one in the United Kingdom and the top ten in the United States. During 1965 Mills secured a number of film themes for Jones to record including the themes for the film What's New Pussycat? (written by Burt Bacharach and Hal David) and for the James Bond film Thunderball. Jones was also awarded the Grammy Award for Best New Artist for 1966. In Hollywood, Jones met Elvis Presley for the first time who he recalls singing his song as he walked towards him on set.

In 1966 Jones' popularity began to slip somewhat, causing Mills to redesign the singer's image into that of a crooner. Jones also began to sing material that appealed to a wider audience such as the big country hit "Green, Green Grass of Home". The strategy worked and Jones returned to the top of the charts in the United Kingdom and began hitting the Top 40 again in the United States. For the remainder of the decade he scored a string of hits on both sides of the Atlantic. In 1967 Jones performed in Las Vegas for the first time, at the Flamingo. His performances and style of dress (increasingly featuring his open, half-unbuttoned shirts and tight trousers) became part of his stage act. He soon chose to record less, instead concentrating on his lucrative club performances. At Caesars Palace his shows were a knicker-hurling frenzy of sexually charged adulation and good-time entertainment. Women started throwing hotel room keys onto the stage. Jones and his idol Elvis Presley met in 1965 at the Paramount film stage, when Elvis was filming Paradise, Hawaiian Style.They became good friends.

Jones had an internationally successful television variety show titled This Is Tom Jones from 1969 to 1971. The ATV-produced show, which was worth a reported $9m to Jones over three years, was broadcast by ITV in the UK and by ABC in America. As a result of the show, Jones was nominated in 1969 for a Golden Globe for "best actor". From 1980 to 1981 he had a second television variety show, the eponymous Tom Jones, that was produced in Vancouver, Canada and lasted for 24 episodes. In 1970, Jones teamed up with Raquel Welch and Producer/Choreographer David Winters of Winters-Rosen Productions for the TV special Raquel!. The multi-million dollar TV song & dance extravaganza was filmed around the world and included production numbers of classic songs from the era, lavish costumes and guest performances from Jones, John Wayne and Bob Hope. In the early 1970s Jones toured with the female singing group Quiet Elegance as his backing group.

He had a number of hit singles, including "She's a Lady", "Till", and "The Young New Mexican Puppeteer", but in the mid-1970s his popularity declined although he did have a big hit in 1976 with "Say You'll Stay Until Tomorrow" which went to No. 1 on the US country chart and No. 15 on the Billboard Hot 100. In the early 1980s Jones started to record country music. From 1980 to 1986 he had nine songs in the US country top 40 yet failed to crack the top 100 in the UK or the Billboard Hot 100. After Jones' manager Gordon Mills died of cancer on 29 July 1986, Jones' son Mark became his manager. In 1987, Tom Jones re-entered the singles chart with "A Boy From Nowhere" which went to No. 2 in the United Kingdom. The following year he covered Prince's "Kiss" with The Art of Noise. The song reached No. 5 in the UK and No. 31 in the US.

The video for "Kiss" was much seen on MTV and VH1, and won the MTV Video Music Award for Breakthrough Video. United States President Bill Clinton invited Jones to perform on New Year's Eve at the 2000 millennium celebrations in Washington, D.C.. Throughout 2000 Jones garnered a number of honours for his work including a BRIT Award for Best British Male. He was also hired as the new voice of Australia's National Rugby League, singing in an advertisement to market the 2000 season. In 2002 Jones released the album Mr. Jones, which was produced by Wyclef Jean. The album and the first single, "Tom Jones International", were top 40 hits in the UK. Jones received the Brit Award for Outstanding Contribution to Music in 2003. The following year, he teamed up with pianist Jools Holland and released Tom Jones & Jools Holland, a roots rock 'n' roll album. It peaked at No. 5 in the UK.

On 28 May 2005, in celebration of his approaching 65th birthday, Jones returned to his homeland to perform a concert in Ynysangharad Park, Pontypridd before a crowd of about 20,000. This was his first performance in Pontypridd since 1964. That same year the BBC reported that Jones was Wales' wealthiest entertainer, having amassed a fortune of £175 million. Jones collaborated with English-born Australian pop singer John Farnham in 2005 and released the live album John Farnham & Tom Jones - Together In Concert. The following year Jones worked with Chicane and released the dance track "Stoned in Love", which went to No. 7 in the UK Singles Chart. Jones, who was awarded an OBE in 1999, was knighted by Elizabeth II in 2006 at Buckingham Palace for his services to music. "When you first come into show business and get a hit record, it is the start of something", Jones said. "As time goes by it just gets better. This is the best thing I have had.

It's a wonderful feeling, a heady feeling." On 1 July 2007 Jones was among the invited artists who performed at Wembley Stadium at the Concert for Diana, joined on stage by guitarist Joe Perry of Aerosmith and British soul singer Joss Stone. In 2008 he released 24 Hours on S-Curve Records, his first album of new material to be issued in the US for over 15 years. Jones, who was still performing over 200 dates a year as he approached his 70th birthday, set out on a world tour to promote the album. "The fire is still in me. Not to be an oldie, but a goodie. I want to be a contender", Jones said. In 2008 also Tom Jones was inducted into the Hit Parade Hall of Fame. On 16 November 2008 Jones was invited to perform on BBC's Strictly Come Dancing. He performed the debut single from 24 Hours, "If He Should Ever Leave You", which was named the 9th best song of 2008 by Spinner.

One of the songs from 24 Hours, "Give a Little Love", would later be featured in the first trailer for Little Fockers. In February 2009 he did an exclusive Take-Away Show with Vincent Moon, performing three songs live in front of a camera in a New York hotel room. In 2009 Jones was voted "Sexiest Man In The World" in the Hungarian magazine Periodika. In March 2009 Jones went to the top of the UK Music Charts for the third time in his career thanks to a cover of "Islands in the Stream", sung with Ruth Jones, Rob Brydon and Robin Gibb, who co-wrote the original with his brothers Barry and Maurice. The song, inspired by BBC's hit sitcom Gavin and Stacey, was released in aid of Comic Relief and reached No. 1 in March 2009. On Jones' 70th birthday, 7 June 2010, the single "Burning Hell", a cover of the John Lee Hooker classic, from the forthcoming Praise & Blame album, was released. By 2010, Jones had sold over 100 million records.

Jones released a single on 19 March 2012, written with former White Stripes frontman Jack White, called Evil. The single was first made available through independent record stores in 7" vinyl on 5 March. An exclusive three-coloured vinyl was also sold at only one shop – Spillers Records in Cardiff. The shop, from which Jones bought records as a schoolboy in the 1950s and early 1960s, was founded in 1894 and is listed in the Guinness World Records as the oldest record shop in the world. From March 2012 Jones has appeared on the BBC talent show The Voice UK, where he is a coach alongside Jessie J, will.i.am and Danny O'Donoghue of The Script. He mentored Leanne Mitchell to win the competition. Jones will return for the third series in 2014 along with wil.i.am, but Jessie J and Danny O'Donoghue will be replaced by Kylie Minogue and Ricky Wilson. On 9 September 2012, Jones headlined at BBC Radio 2's Live in Hyde Park festival.

Major achievements Jones received a star on the Hollywood Walk of Fame in 1989, located at 6608 Hollywood Boulevard, Los Angeles, California in front of Frederick's of Hollywood. In 1992 he made his first appearance at the United Kingdom's Glastonbury Festival and in 1993 he appeared as himself on episodes of The Fresh Prince of Bel-Air and The Simpsons. Jones signed with Interscope Records in 1993 and released the album The Lead And How To Swing lieutenant The first single, "If I Only Knew", went to Northern 11 in the United Kingdom. In 1997, Jones did the soundtrack for the comedy film The Full Monty, recording "You Can Leave Your Hat On". In 1999 Jones released the album Reload, a collection of cover duets with artists such as The Cardigans, Natalie Imbruglia, Cerys Matthews, Van Morrison, Mousse T, Portishead, Stereophonics, and Robbie Williams. The album went to Northern 1 in the United Kingdom and sold over 4 million copies worldwide. Five singles from Reload hit the United Kingdom top 40.

The single "Sex Bomb" was released in early 2000 and became the biggest single from the album, reaching number three in the United Kingdom Singles Chart. Since then he has sung nearly every form of popular music – pop, rock, R&B, show tunes, country, dance, soul and gospel – and sold over 100 million records. Jones has had thirty-six Top 40 hits in the United Kingdom and nineteen in the United States; some of his notable songs include "It's Not Unusual", "What's New Pussycat", "Delilah", "Green, Green Grass of Home", "She's a Lady", "Kiss" and "Sex Bomb". Having been awarded an OBE in 1999, Jones received a knighthood from Queen Elizabeth The second for "services to music" in 2006. Jones has received numerous other awards throughout his career, including the Grammy Award for Best New Artist in 1966, an Music Television Video Music Award in 1989 and two Brit Awards – winning Best British Male, in 2000, and Outstanding Contribution to Music, in 2003.

Personality Artists: Little Richard, Solomon Burke, Jackie Wilson and Brook Benton, Elvis Presley Music & Bands: Pop, R&B, blues, blue-eyed soul Connections mother: Freda Jones Wife: Melinda Trenchard In March 1957 Jones married his high school girlfriend, Melinda Trenchard when they were expecting a child together, both aged 16. The couple's son, Mark, was born in the month following their wedding. To support his young family Jones took a job working in a glove factory and was later employed in construction. Jones has remained married to Melinda since 1957, despite his many well-publicised infidelities. The couple has one son, Mark Woodward (1957). At the height of his fame, Jones has admitted to sleeping with up to 250 groupies a year. His philandering once led Melinda to physically assault him. After reading about one infidelity in a newspaper, she punched and kicked Jones, but he did not fight back; "I took it", he said. Jones has had affairs with well-known women including Mary Wilson of The Supremes and former Miss World Marjorie Wallace.

Cassandra Peterson, better known as Elvira, Mistress of the Dark, claims that she lost her virginity to Jones. Son: Mark frontman, Tommy Scott and the Senators (beat group) Wales, United Kingdom showman, This Is Tom Jones (television show) 1980 - 1981 Tom Jones - Biography - IMDb Tom Jones Biography Showing all 50 items Jump to: Overview (4) | Mini Bio (1) | Spouse (1) | Trade Mark (1) | Trivia (33) | Personal Quotes (10) Overview (4) 5' 10½" (1.79 m) Mini Bio (1) Tom Jones was born Thomas Jones Woodward in Pontypridd, South Wales, to a traditional coal-mining family, the son of Freda (Jones) and Thomas Woodward. His father was of English descent and his mother was of Welsh and English ancestry. He began singing at an early age in church and in the school choir. Left school at 16 and was married, having a son a year later. He brought in money for his family from an assortment of jobs, singing in pubs at night.

By 1963, he was playing regularly with his own group in the demanding atmosphere of working mens clubs. Gordon Mills , a performer who had branched out into songwriting and management went to see him. He became his manager and landed him a record contract in 1964. They made a great team and had huge international success with their second single, a song penned by Mr Mills -- "It's Not Unusual." An avalanche of gold singles and albums followed. Mr Jones, a vocal powerhouse, has sustained his popularity for over three decades, and his recordings have spanned the spectrum of musical styles. Now lives with his wife Melinda in homes in Wales and California. - IMDb Mini Biography By: BlackKnight1(vanessawhistler@ntlworld.com Spouse (1) ( 2 March 1957 - 10 April 2016) (her death) (1 child) Trade Mark (1) Has a sister named Shelia Woodward. Had a debut UK #1 with "It's Not Unusual" in 1965. Had UK 26 Top 20 hits between 1965 and 1999.

He won a Grammy as Best New Artist in 1965. Singer. His son Mark is now his manager. Son, Mark Woodward (born April 11, 1957), with wife, Linda Trenchard. Lives in Bel Air, Los Angeles. Won a Brit Award for Best Male Artist in 2000 for the first time in more than 30 years of his music career. He once performed "It's Not Unusual" live to the audience, and as he was dancing, he ripped the bottom part of his trousers!. Contrary to widespread belief, "it's Not Unusual" was not his debut single. "Chills and Fever" was released six months earlier. It later became an audience favorite. His song "Sex Bomb" was so successful, a group of girls in the Philippines was formed and named after the song. That group was very successful 3 years after the song was released. Allegedly passed out in the studio after holding the final note of "Thunderball," while recording the song from the James Bond movie of the same name. He was awarded an O.B.E. (Officer of the Order of the British Empire) for his services to music.

He was awarded Knighthood in the 2006 British New Year's Honours List for his services to music. Is a big fan of American country-music legend "Gentleman" Jim Reeves (1923-1964), once describing him in an interview as having a "wonderful smooth style". Winner of the 2003 Brit Award for Outstanding Contribution. While visiting the US, Jones met Elvis Presley in the set of Paradise, Hawaiian Style (1966) and their friendship began. Later Jones and Presley met a couple of times in Las Vegas. Elvis Presley was a frequent guest at Jones' Las Vegas shows in the 1970s. In one show, Presley came to the stage, took the microphone from Jones and made some karate moves for the audience. He and Shirley Bassey are the only two Welsh artists to have sung title songs from the James Bond series of movies, as of 2007. Good friend with British pop star Robbie Williams . Ranked #61 on VH1's 100 Sexiest Artists. Insured his chest hairs for $7 million [February 7, 2008].

He was awarded a Star on the Hollywood Walk of Fame for Recording at 6608 Hollywood Boulevard in Hollywood, California. 2nd male vocalist to perform a James Bond film opening credits. The first was Matt Monro who sang the opening titles for the film ' From Russia With Love'. The Sunday Times List estimates his net worth at $213 million. [2009] On December 14, 2008 on Top Gear he said there was absolutely no truth to the story that his chest hair was ever insured; for any sum. His maternal grandfather was of Welsh ancestry, while his three other grandparents were of English descent. He's touring the States and will be in Las Vegas, Nevada for two weeks starting March 2nd, 2006. [February 2006] MGM Grand, Las Vegas, Nevada [June 2002] In 2015, at the age of 75, he released a new album and his autobiography. Speaks Welsh fluently. A son, Jonathan Berkery b. in 1988. Jones first denied it and admitted it later.

Personal Quotes (10) [after being formally knighted at Buckingham Palace] It is fantastic. It was lovely to see the Queen again. I love seeing the Queen and I have always been a royalist. She has got a great smile and her whole face lights up when she smiles. I told her I have been in show business 41 years successfully and she said to me that I had given a lot of people a lot of pleasure. I come from a coal-mining, working-class background. My father was a coal miner. Today is just tremendous. When you first come into show business and you get a hit record, it is the start of something. As time goes on, it just gets better. This is the best thing that I have had. It is a wonderful feeling, a heady feeling. Sometimes you just can't believe it, you think you have been dreaming. On singing privately with Elvis Presley in Hawaii in 1968: There was a Kris Kristofferson song called 'Why Me, Lord' and he would sing it continuously. Once he got hold of one that he liked he would never stop.

I would try and get out of the suite, because sometimes he would stay on in Vegas, and I was having to do two shows a night, and I'd be singing with him and I'd say, 'I've got to go. The sun's coming up and I've got to rest my voice because I've been singing all night with you.' He'd say OK, and I'd go, and just when I got to the door he'd start again. 'Uh-why me Lord, uh - what have I uh-ever done ...' We'd already done it 30 or 40 times. He didn't become worldly. He was always in his own world, and enjoying it. When that worked, fine. He wanted guys around him, wanted to create his own thing, which was a simple life. He loved to play [American] football and he had his own team. But because he was Elvis Presley , no one wanted to tackle him hard. It's one extreme to the other. I've had a lot of crosses and Bibles given to me but then one woman made a ceramic penis - she figured that's what mine looked like, I suppose. I'm a lyric man - I'm always looking for meaningful songs.

Not to be a name-dropper but Frank Sinatra once told me: "Tom, you don't have to hit everything hard. If you keep hammering everything, you're gonna hurt yourself." When I started recording, I thought I'd be able to do all kinds of records: jazz, country, dance - and I've always wanted to do a gospel album. [on his move to Los Angeles] The problem I had in the '70s was that the Labour Government got in, and the tax went through the roof. I was doing big tours in America at the time, and when I toured America in 1974 my accountant said, 'Think about not coming back, because as soon as you set foot in Britain, everything you've worked for this year will go, the Government will take it all in tax'. You had The Beatles and Stones [ The Rolling Stones ] covering American R&B, The Pretty Things , The Animals , the whole British Invasion - we were all massive fans of soul music, and Solomon's [ Solomon Burke ] influence was huge on the songs we chose. Everyone did Cry To Me, that was a staple in my live show, and If You Need Me.

We copied his treatment of the songs and the way he handled himself on-stage, he was so expressive. He would suck you right into the song, that's what you wanted to do when you sang. He had a sweetness about his voice as well, he could sing lightly, like on Just Out Of Reach (Of My Two Open Arms). [on Solomon Burke ] I first saw Solomon at the Flamingo in 1965, the first soul singer I saw live, and he was amazing. I listened to Otis Redding and Sam & Dave , but he was always the best because he had a melodic way to him, he was more like a proper singer, and you know we became friends right away. He was just such a sweet man. The next time I saw him sing, I can't remember the night club, but it was 1965 again. I went backstage and he gave me a crown and said, 'You can't be the king of rock'n'soul because I am, but you can be the Prince of Wales.' He was such a lovely, lovely man, a family man, with a great sense of humor, a great personality, and a passion for music and people.

See also Tom Jones - Singer - Biography.com Tom Jones Tom Jones is a Welsh rock, pop, blues and soul singing legend best known as a hit maker over the last five decades in the U.S. and U.K. IN THESE GROUPS Famous Singers quotes “For the last 40 years I've travelled the world singing and entertaining, bringing a bit of Wales and Great Britain to my friends, colleagues and audiences. I wear my nationality on my sleeve and I'm proud of it!” Tom Jones Tom Jones - Full Biography (TV-14; 45:39) One of the most popular vocalists to emerge from the British Invasion, Tom Jones' rags to riches story began in a working class town in Wales, took him to London and then all the way to Vegas. Synopsis Tom Jones is a Welsh singer born on June 7, 1940, in Pontypridd, Wales. Influenced as a child by American blues, R&B and rock 'n' roll, over the past five decades the singing legend has produced hits in both the United States. and the United Kingdom.

Highlights include classics such as Once Upon a Time; With These Hands; What’s New Pussycat?; Green, Green Grass of Home and Delilah. Drawing on his extensive musical experience, Jones became a judge on the BBC reality show The Voice in 2012. Early Life Born Thomas John Woodward, Jones entered the world on June 7, 1940, in the industrial town of Pontypridd, Wales, the son of Thomas Woodward, a minor, and Freda Jones, a homemaker. He has an elder sister, Shiela. From an early age Jones loved to sing at gatherings and in the school choir. As a child in school, he struggled with dyslexia but enjoyed listening to music, including BBC radio, which featured American blues, R&B and rock—genres which later influenced his musical style. As a teen he was more interested in booze and girls rather than his education, so it was no surprise when he quit school at age 16. To earn money he worked as a builder's laborer and a door-to-door vacuum salesman. Early Career In 1963, Jones formed the band Tommy Scott and the Senators.

The crowds loved them, but growth was limited due to their non-urban location. This changed the next year, when London-based Gordon Mills discovered Jones, bringing him to London and becoming his manager. With a new solo career, the artist changed his name to Tom Jones. Decca Records signed him, but his first single, Chills and Fever, didn't catch on. However, his second single, It's Not Unusual, peaked at No. 1 on British charts in 1965. With success came a U.S. appearance, on The Ed Sullivan Show. From 1965 through 1968, Jones had several hit singles, including Once Upon a Time; With These Hands; What’s New Pussycat?; Thunderball; Green, Green Grass of Home and Delilah. 'This Is Tom Jones' From 1969 to 1971, Jones starred in his own TV show, This Is Tom Jones, which aired in both the United States and Great Britain. He spent much of the 1970s touring internationally, releasing albums, hanging out with Elvis Presley and launching a record label, MAM Records, with his manager.

In 1986, Mills passed away, and Jones' son, Mark, replaced him as the singer's manager. The next year Jones released the song A Boy From Nowhere, which put him back on the British charts. From 1988 to 1991, Jones worked on collaboration projects, including Prince's hit song Kiss, which won the MTV Breakthrough Award. Jones also partnered with singer Van Morrison to release the album Carry a Torch. Tom Jones circa 1978 (Photo: Harry Langdon/Getty Images ) Later Career Through the rest of the 1990s, Jones released albums such as The Lead and How to Swing It and Reload, which went platinum six times in the United Kingdom. He also branched into TV and film, appearing as himself on The Simpsons, hosting the MTV Europe Awards and American Music Awards, and acting in the films Mars Attacks and Agnes Brown. Success continued through the 2000s, during which time he won many accolades, including the Brit Award for Best Male Artist. Other highlights included a performance for U.S. President Bill Clinton at the White House Millennium Celebration and for Britain’s monarchy for the Queen’s Golden Jubilee.

Jones also won the Brit Award for Outstanding Contribution to Music. He released another hit album, Mr. Jones, in collaboration with Wyclef Jean in 2003 and worked with Jools Holland the next year to release the album Tom Jones & Jools Holland. He reached his 19th U.K. Top Hit in 2006, with Stoned in Love. In 2008, Jones released his first album in 15 years in the United States, 24 Hours. His acclaimed album Praise & Blame debuted in 2010 and brought him the best reviews in his career. Drawing on his extensive musical experience, in 2012 Jones became a judge on the BBC musical-competition reality show The Voice. In May of that year he released the album Spirit in the Room, which included covers of songs by Paul McCartney, Paul Simon and other notable artists. In 2015, he released his 41st studio Long Lost Suitcase, to positive reviews. That same year, he published his memoir, Over the Top and Back: The Autobiography.

Personal Life Jones married his childhood love Melinda "Linda" Trenchard in 1957 at age 16, and together they had a son, Mark, born the same year. They remained together for nearly 60 years until Trenchard died from cancer in 2016. In 1974 Jones moved his family to the United States due to resentment of Britain's high taxes. He bought Dean Martin's house in California's posh Bel-Air area. Though he remained married to Trenchard, Jones was well known for his infidelities. During his career heyday he admitted to sleeping with more than 250 groupies a year. In 1987, he fathered a son through a four-day fling with model Katherine Berkery. Though for over 20 years Jones denied paternity, a DNA test in 2008 proved he was the boy's father. For his musical accomplishments, Queen Elizabeth II bestowed on Jones the honor of Order of the British Empire (OBE) in 1995 and knighted him as part of the Queen’s New Year’s Honours in 2005.

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Tom is known for his blue eyes and curly black hair, although it is now mostly gray. Tom’s paternal grandfather was James Woodward (the son of Richard Woodward and Mary Holmes). James was from Gloucestershire, England, and moved to Wales. Richard was the son of William Woodward and Hannah Workman. Mary was the daughter of Thomas Holmes and Sarah Griffiths or Pinching. Tom’s paternal grandmother was Annie Gane (the daughter of John Gane and Elizabeth Ford). Annie was from Wiltshire, England, and moved to Wales. John was the son of George Gane and Sarah Falkner. Elizabeth was the daughter of John Ford and Jane. Tom’s maternal grandfather was Albert Rhys Jones (the son of Rees Jones and Alice Harris). Albert was of Welsh descent, and was born in Cardiff. Tom’s maternal grandmother was Ada Osman (the daughter of Henry Osman and Jane Mills). Ada was born in Pontypridd, Wales, to English parents, her father from Somerset and her mother from Wiltshire. Henry was the son of Mark Osman and Charlotte Owens.

Sources: Family history of Tom Jones – Genealogy of Tom Jones – Tom’s paternal grandparents, James Woodward and Annie Gane, on the 1901 England and Wales Census – photo by Helga Esteb / Shutterstock.com Celebs with similar background: PB1897 November 23, 2015 at 5:16 am (Message was deleted?) I agree with Alice, his supposed ‘exoticness’ is over-exaggerated and as pointed out most of his ancestry is English. People on the internet seem to think that the Welsh are ‘darker’ than the rest of Britain, which I haven’t noticed anytime I’ve been there. People of the British Isles aren’t a lost Iberian tribe (internet myth), aside from each other we’re genitically closest to the Dutch, Belgians, Northern French etc. (of course all European populations are relatively close). Also in a phenotypical sense people seem to think dark hair or brown eyes on Britons (or Northern Europeans in general for that matter) is strange or impossible, which is just false. memphis January 8, 2017 at 8:53 pm Not all Europeans are the same in phenotype and genetics.

Southern Europe and the Balkans are very genetically diverse and can be very dasrk skinned. In ancient Roman time some of their soldiers were of African descent that settled in Britain. In Yorkshire there are people with certain surnames that carry the y DNA haplogroup A that originates in Africa. fuzzybear44 January 9, 2017 at 2:08 am Apparently there were a lot of black or mixed black people in ancient England. They have been digging up remains of black and mixed blacks, and storing in them in vaults in British museums. (The Lant Street teenager) is one of the new mixed blacks they unpacked, I mean unearthed fuzzybear44 January 9, 2017 at 2:07 pm @Andrew Man bless you. We’ve debated what a 149 times now , were you hoping that the 150th would be your charm?

You and that website(which seems to be racist) lose any credibility when you use people like Arthur Kemp a well known White supremacist as a source: andrew January 10, 2017 at 4:35 pm Would you believe or not, I didn’t know that site, and Kemp was and is a nobody to me (I focus more on football as you know). The heart of the matter is that the British press has created the idea of a “multicultural society” because of a handful of skeletons living in an environment made by thousands of people. Also the DNA from these new finds leads mostly to North Africa or other Roman provinces so that is not a big deal. fuzzybear44 January 11, 2017 at 1:53 am @Andrew Quote(Would you believe or not, I didn’t know that site, and Kemp was and is a nobody to me ) Well see you proved my point. You only chose that site because its headline, said the opposite of what I was saying.

You didn’t check out the source of the people who was saying it, just as long as they said the opposite of me , that was good enough for you.It’s not the first time you’ve done that, you’ve made a habit of it since you’ve been here on the site.. As a matter of fact anytime a black member of the site saying anything, you go far and beyond to try an oppose it, and(99.9% of the time, you have no idea of what you are talking about). You might not want to be label a racist, but you seem to share the same mental mindset as one Quote(The heart of the matter is that the British press has created the idea of a “multicultural society” because of a handful of skeletons living in an environment made by thousands of people.) I know it’s hard for you to accept, that those people at that museum, may actually know more than you do. You say a handful of skeletons, but what you’re missing, is that those remains aren’t supposed to be there in the first place. The old teachings, say only white people were ever in England.. They also founded Chinese remains there.

Quote(Also the DNA from these new finds leads mostly to North Africa or other Roman provinces so that is not a big deal.) If it wasn’t a big deal, you wouldn’t have tried to oppose it. Also the North Africa of today is much different than the one in the past. The Greeks and Romans dealt with North African Blacks, that’s just a fact. Greeks and Romans were very familiar with the black people in their society, lots historical evidence shows this , whether you want to accept it or not Kekit October 17, 2015 at 3:03 am welsh are darker than other people of the British Isles because they have more Roman ancestry and also the Romans would recruit mercenaries from other parts of the world (especially North Africa and the Middle East) and lots of them were stationed in Wales, IIRC. Angles and Saxons didn’t have much of a genetic impact on Wales like it did Northern England. darkest Welsh person I’ve ever seen is this Welsh boxer Lee Selby (he’s the current featherweight champion) and he looks Arab , yet he is fully Welsh to my knowledge.

fuzzybear44 October 6, 2014 at 3:02 am @Alice I don’t know what’s in tom bloodline,but I wouldn’t dismiss anything.Until he takes a blood test,all this is just opinion.

(Americans think that all countries are like them) Well truthfully pretty much every country is like America.All the Fornication and things like that,went down in the old world long before it hit the new,and then continued up til now.Everywhere black people have gone,they’ve added to the population(Francis Barber)is example of this,all his descendants are white brits.During slave time in Britain,poor whites often sheltered and produced children with blacks who ran away from their masters.Creoles of color moved to France and England.The men did their thing,and the women who they didn’t marry,were often mistresses.Lots of fornicating during the jazz era.Also if england hadn’t had it’s own brown baby project in the 50’s,there would be a lot more Half blood grandparents walking around there today.Don’t get me wrong,there were lots of problems(often depending what side of the bed white people woke up on),but still things went down. Alice October 6, 2014 at 4:33 am @fuzzybear44 most Europeans don’t have any recent African ancestry and on dna tests it doesn’t show up.

Southern European people show some small amounts of North African but for someone from the British Isles it’s just not there. It’s just a red herring to say Tom Jones has African ancestry. His compatriot Shirley Bassey has African ancestry and this is recent but Tom Jones has no known African ancestry.

fuzzybear44 October 6, 2014 at 6:10 am @alice I don’t think most Europeans have taken DNA test.I’ve only seen small sample group,and On the results people I debate against love to show me,it’s popping up positive for somebody.I’m always seeing Europeans shocked at their results.Also I’ve put people from the england before when i was debating andrew, who tested positive.However i can’t remember their names.Now some may not show recent ancestry,which is why I choose Francis Barber.His descendants may not show recent blood %,but The fact is that he is still the great grand whatever to these white brits living in Lichfield.I would be surprised that people who knew they had black ancestry would take a blood test.I mean people like Fredrik Reinfeldt here: Alice October 6, 2014 at 6:44 am There has been loads of dna tests done on European populations. There is constant studies of populations by dna especially in regards to disease and inheritable conditions and of course dna for ancestry purposes is becoming hugely popular now. In crimes now they can even tell what race the perpetrator is.

It is well known through archaeology and history as well as dna studies what makes up populations especially the British Isles. I’ve even had my dna done as well as other family members. I’ve been looking at the British Isles and especially Irish dna results for years. I know the subject pretty well. Alice October 6, 2014 at 6:51 am I’m sure you can have a individual with rare results but they are outliers. Any population geneticist would look at large amounts of people with know ancestry going back at least 4 generations. These results would have to show up consistently across the board not just in an individual. Some European populations like Southern Europeans do show MENA results in the dna and Finnish would have a small amount of Siberian like dna so it’s not like there is some conspiracy to hide this sort of thing.

Thomas John Woodward - Genealogy Genealogy Join the world's largest family tree Gender Share your family tree and photos with the people you know and love Build your family tree online Share photos and videos "Sir Thomas John Woodward", "OBE" Current Location:: Los Angeles County, California, United States Birthdate: Pontypridd, Rhondda Cynon Taff, Wales, United Kingdom Immediate Family: Father of <private> Woodward and <private> Berkery Brother of <private> Woodward Jones Thomas, Jones J Tom, Woodward J Thos Possible relatives: ...jone Gretzky, Tom Jones, Rashida Leah Jones, Thomas Jones, Amy Jones, Cameron Atty Jones, Gretsky Janet Jones, and names of 7 more relati... Residences: 13976 Aubrey Rd, Beverly Hills, California 90210-1040, USA and 3 more full addresses Phone numbers: and 9 more phone numbers Business associations: President, Brown-Hollocks Music, Inc, Los Angeles, California, USA and one more business association NewspaperARCHIVE.com Text: ... Ohio river after it had been christened 'William Perm" by Mrs. Thomas M.

Woodward, wife of the vice chairman of the maritime com- missio... Date: sibling About Tom Jones, OBE Sir Thomas John Woodward, OBE (born 7 June 1940), known by his stage name Tom Jones, is a Welsh singer. Since the mid 1960s, Jones has sung many styles of popular music – pop, rock, R&B, show tunes, country, dance, techno, soul and gospel – and sold over 100 million records. Jones, was awarded an OBE in 1999, and knighted by Queen Elizabeth II in 2006 at Buckingham Palace for his services to music. In March 1957 Jones married his high school girlfriend, Melinda Trenchard when they were expecting a child together, both aged 16. The couple had a son named Mark who was born the month following their wedding. To support his young family Jones took a job working in a glove factory and was later employed in construction. Jones has remained married to Melinda since 1957, despite his many well publicized infidelities. His philandering once led her to beat him black and blue.

She snapped after reading about one infidelity in a newspaper. She punched and kicked him, but Jones did not fight back: "I took it," Jones said. Jones has had affairs with such well-known women as Mary Wilson of The Supremes, former Miss World Marjorie Wallace and Cassandra Peterson, better known as Elvira, Mistress of the DarkPeterson claims that she lost her virginity to Jones. One affair resulted in the birth of a son. In October 1987, while on tour in America, Jones had a brief relationship with model Katherine Berkery. Three months later Berkery discovered that she was pregnant. After a lengthy fight and DNA testing an American court ruled in 1989 that Jones is the boy's father. He flatly denied paternity for 20 years but finally admitted it in 2008. However he made no suggestion that he wanted to meet his son Jonathan Berkery.

Question: Which British singer's real name is Thomas Woodward?
Answer: Tom Jones