Tom Jones - the Life (28 page)

‘I Can’t Stop Loving You’ 130, 147

I Dream of Jeannie
156

‘I Feel Fine’ 99

‘I Love You Love Me Love’ 205, 268

‘I Need Your Loving’ 112

‘I Never Loved a Man the Way I Love You’ 159, 268

‘I Say a Little Prayer’ 157

‘I Wanna Get Back with You’ 217

‘(I Want to) Come Home’ 273

‘I (Who Have Nothing)’ 208

Idol, Billy 207

‘If He Should Ever Leave You’ 257

‘If I Only Knew’ 218

‘If I Were a Boy’ 267

Iggy Pop 240

‘I’ll Never Fall in Love Again’ 128, 184, 220, 246, 259

‘I’ll Never Get Over You’ 84, 85–6

‘I’m Coming Home’ 85, 128

‘I’m the Leader of the Gang (I Am!)’ 205

‘I’m Lookin’ Out the Window’ 64, 65

‘I’m into Something Good’ 91

‘I’m Too Sexy’ 235

Imagine
(BBC) 204

Imbruglia, Natalie 236–7

Impersonal Life, The
179

‘In the Deep of Night’ 95

‘In the Midnight Hour’ 245

‘In a Shady Nook by a Babbling Brook’ 64

Independent
273

Ingalls, Joyce 153–4

Inland Revenue Service 183

International Hotel (Las Vegas Hilton) 176

Interscope Records 217, 219, 266

INXS 237

Island Records 260

‘It’ll Be Me’ 251

‘It’s All Over Now’ 89

‘It’s Just a Matter of Time’ 62

‘It’s Not Unusual’ 107, 111, 116, 117, 144, 157, 158, 175, 214, 245, 247, 249, 275, 282, 284, 285

demo 96–7

extra publicity 104

in
Mars Attacks!
218–19

number 1 103, 110

recording of 98–9

release of 100–1

Top of the Pops
(1965) 102, 103

Jackson, Chuck 116

Jackson, Mahalia 20, 261

Jackson, Michael 143, 217, 269

Jagger, Mick 73, 90

‘Jailhouse Rock’ 54, 175

James Taylor Quartet 238

Jean, Wyclef 246

Jenkins, Katherine 251

Jessie J 266, 274

Jimmy Justice 65

‘Jingle Bells’ 54

Jive Records 208

John, Elton 158, 220, 263, 273

John Barry Seven, The 95, 97

Johnny Kidd and The Pirates 58, 62, 84

‘Johnny Remember Me’ 74–5

Johns, Ethan 261, 272

Jolson, Al 8, 21

Jolson Story, The
7–8

Jones, Albert (uncle) 9, 36, 42

Jones, Allan 129

Jones, George 220

Jones, Gordon 81

Jones, Jack 129

Jones, Jon
see
Berkery, Jonathan

Jones, Kelly (Stereophonics) 239, 263

Jones, Lena (aunt) 9, 13, 36

Jones, Ruth 258

Jones, Stan 16

Jones, Tom (Thomas John Woodward)

appearance 25, 31, 47, 52, 94, 160–1, 250, 259

awards 141, 241, 244, 249, 253, 263, 276–7

birth 5

at birth of Mark 37

car crashes 69, 120–1

cars 117, 118, 137, 139–40

character 4, 26, 52, 59, 151, 164, 190

childhood 3–23

contemplates suicide 92

Copacabana club residency 129–32

cosmetic surgery 145, 204–5, 250, 257–8

country period 195

Dai Perry, best mate 38–9, 224–5

and Dai Perry’s death/funeral 231–3

dancing, asked to tone down 64, 110

dancing, body gyrations and thrusts 62, 66, 76, 100, 102, 213

dancing, early jiving 29

debut album 111–12

debut gig (YMCA) 55–7

debut gig, London (Beat City Club) 89–90

debut single 90–1

diet 46, 134, 176–7, 226

drinking 39, 114, 121, 134, 143, 164–5, 177, 181, 226, 276

drugs, aversion to 40, 177

dyslexia 15

on
Ed Sullivan Show
109, 111, 114

education 15, 23, 28

Elvis friendship 115, 175–6, 177–81, 186

employment office assessment 73–4

favourite musical performance 61

fights 39–40, 70, 164

on gambling 19, 178

Gill Beazer relationship 45, 47–52

Glastonbury Festival appearances 213–14, 259

guitars 21, 42

on homosexuality 76, 87

image/anti-image 204, 216

jobs 28–9, 36–7, 41, 43–4, 63

Joyce Ingalls affair153–4

Katherine Berkery affair 208–10

knighthood 253, 281

in Las Vegas 50, 132–3, 136, 148, 153, 166, 169–71, 174–5, 176–82, 186, 202, 226–7

Linda, early relationship with 24–5, 27–8, 32, 33

Marjorie Wallace affair 166–8, 169–72

marriage 34–6, 255

marriage, deception 101–3

marriage, golden anniversary 254

marriage, longevity 281

marriage, moral dilemma 52

Mary Wilson affair135–8, 139

move to London 88–9

movie projects 186–9, 218–19, 258, 270–2

movie soundtracks 112–13, 122, 221

musical collaborations 112–13, 217–18, 219–20, 235–40, 241–2, 246–7, 248, 250–1, 256, 261–2

musical influences, early 20–1, 29, 41–2, 60–2

paternity case 209–10

petty crime 41, 48, 68

and P. J. Proby 104–5

renaming of 58–9, 90

returns for Pontypridd concert (2005) 251

revealed to be white 111, 116

sex, as a release 134, 192

sex symbol 52, 87, 104, 111, 134–5, 146, 157, 241

singing, early talent 6–7, 15–17, 26, 42–3

songwriting 237–8, 256

and split from The Squires 117, 150–1

stars 287–94

Teddy boy 30–2, 41, 52

thriftiness 63, 151, 161, 165, 178, 225

tonsil removal 114–15

touring 172–3, 190–1, 244–6, 251–2, 275

touring, routines 191–2, 225–6

tuberculosis 17–20, 24

vocal chord operation 212

voice 44, 56, 57, 58, 66, 111, 114, 115, 119, 128, 202, 212, 216, 236, 283, 285

and
The Voice
156, 172, 227, 265–8, 269, 272, 273–5, 276, 285

see also
Tom Jones and The Squires; Tommy Scott and The Senators

Joplin, Janis 157, 158

Jordan, Steve 220

Judges (club), Porth 49

Juke Box Jury
75

Kaiser Chiefs, The 274

‘Killing Me Softly’ 247

‘Killing Me Softly with His Song’ 182

Kilroy, Gene 195

King, Larry 152

King of the Teds
(Sky Arts) 270, 271

Kings of Leon 261

Kingsland Terrace, Treforest 5

Kinks, The 240

Kirby, Kathy 149

‘Kiss’ 207, 208, 211, 214, 217, 222, 226, 243, 249, 275

Klein, George 124

knickers 131–2, 133, 134–5, 202, 206, 211, 216, 235, 250, 284

Kravitz, Lenny 236

Labour Club, Treharris 72

Labour Exchange, Pontypridd 73

Lacker, Marty 115, 125

Laine, Frankie 16, 43, 53

‘Land of a Thousand Dances’ 223

Las Vegas

Caesars Palace 164, 166, 171, 176, 178, 181

Flamingo Hotel 132–3, 135, 136, 175

International Hotel 176

MGM Grand Hotel and Casino (Bally’s) 218, 225

Last Resort with Jonathan Ross, The
206, 222

‘The Last Time’ 107, 110

Laura Street, Treforest 3, 5–6, 8, 10–11, 18–20, 27, 34, 183, 232, 279

Lead and How to Swing It, The
217, 218, 250

Leander, Mike 205

Leanne Mitchell
269

Lee, Peggy 16, 131

Leeds United FC 168

Lennon, John 101, 108, 139, 162

Les Reed Combo 95

see also
Reed, Les

Let It Be
159

Lethal Weapon 4
154

Lewis, Darren 256

Lewis, Sir Edward 98

Lewis, Jerry Lee 50, 70, 95, 131, 251, 274

and ‘Green, Green Grass of Home’ 123, 124

influence on Tom 41–2, 43, 60–1, 122–3

and Tom in Vegas 181

Lewis Merthyr Club, Porth 81

Leyton, John 74

Liberace 171

Lifetime Achievement Award 276–7

Lillie’s Bordello (club), Dublin 256

Lincoln Memorial, Washington, DC 245

Lister, Joan 43

‘Little by Little’ 107

‘Little Lonely One’ 76, 108

‘Little Red Rooster’ 99

Little Rhondda 127, 199, 200

Little Richard 156, 157, 274

Llanover Arms 46

Lloyd Webber, Andrew 263

Llwynddu House 210, 246

London College of Music 95

London Palladium 145, 159, 167

London Palladium Show, The
146

London Records 131

‘Lonely Joe’ 75

Long Black Veil, The
218

‘Long Tall Sally’ 107

‘The Long and Winding Road’ 159

Longet, Claudine 157

‘Looking Out My Window’ 237, 238

Los Angeles Times
263

Love, Darlene 156, 177, 180

Love, Ronnie 76

‘Love Me Do’ 70

‘Love Me Tender’ 109

Lower Alma Terrace, Treforest 225, 232

Lulu 149, 177

‘Lust for Life’ 240

Lynne, Jeff 217

Lynskey, Dorian 248

Macfarlane, Colin 30

McKenna, Glynis 224, 225, 226–8, 229–30, 231–3

Madison Square Garden, New York 163–4

Mafia 147, 209

Maharishi Yogi 125

Maher, Jeff 53

Mail on Sunday
209, 237, 262

‘Mairzy Doats’ 3

‘Make It with You’ 168

‘Make Me Smile (Come Up and See Me)’ 222

MAM (Management, Agency and Music) 160

‘Mama Told Me Not to Come’ 239, 244, 263, 268, 273

Mammy, The
(O’Carroll) 229

Man Called Ironside, A
163

Man with the Golden Arm, The
186

Manfred Mann’s Earth Band 71

Manic Street Preachers 238, 239

Manilow, Barry 230

Manygate Lane, Shepperton 118, 121

Marcel, Lenny 129

Maritime Colliery, Maesycoed 38

Mark Time
(radio show) 95

Marney, Tom 6–7

Mars Attacks!
218, 228

Martin, Dean 131, 183, 186

Martin, George 263

Marvin, Hank 53

Mason, Barry 85, 128, 144

Masquerade
247

Matador
205, 207, 211

Mathieu, Mireille 149

Matthews, Cerys 234–5, 238, 239–40, 242, 263, 268

Matthews, Herman 249, 259–60

Mayfair Hotel, London 136

Meek, Joe 74, 75, 76–7, 86, 90, 108

Melbourne 285

Melody Maker
92, 208, 235, 239

Memorial Hall, Newbridge 63

The Merv Griffin Show
76, 87

MGM Grand Hotel and Casino (Bally’s), Las Vegas 218, 225

Millennium Night 245

Milligan, Spike 75

Mills, Beverly 200

Mills, Bill 82

Mills, Gordon 81–3, 114, 127, 139, 152, 283

character 81, 84, 117, 200, 201

death/funeral 199–201

Ed Sullivan Show
deal 109–10

and Engelbert Humperdinck 83–4, 85, 139, 160, 161, 178, 190, 199

first sees Tom singing 85–7

gambling 161, 178, 199

and Gilbert O’Sullivan 190, 199

marriage 85

marriage, decline 194, 199

and renaming of Tom 90

royalty claim against 149

songwriting 84–5, 95–6, 108

as Tom’s manager 87, 112, 126, 133, 145, 147–8, 154, 155, 160, 161–2, 173, 185–6, 189

and Tom’s split from The Squires 117, 150–1

Mills, Jo 85–6, 102–3, 142, 199, 201

see also
Waring, Jo

Minnelli, Liza 227

Minogue, Kylie 101, 274

‘A Minute of Your Time’ 238

Misfits, The 43

Miss World 166, 169, 171

Mr Jones
247–9, 250

Mrs Brown’s Boys
229

Mitchell, Joni 157

Mitchell, Leanne 267–9

Mitchell, Mitch 97

MOJO
114, 177, 262

Monroe, Marilyn 22

Monroe, Vaughn 17, 64

Moody Blues, The 107

Moran, John 204

Morgan, Lorrie 218

Morley, Julia 169

Morris, Stewart 153

Morrison, Van 107, 211–12, 213, 237, 244

Morton Fraser’s Harmonica Gang 83

Moss, Kate 274

Mountbatten, Lord 162

Mousse T 241–2

‘Move Closer’ 208, 211

‘Mulder and Scully’ 234

Mulholland Drive, Los Angeles 228–9, 281

Music Industry Trusts Award 263

‘My Mother’s Eyes’ 215

My Name Is Love
(Darlene Love) 156, 180

‘My Old Man’s a Dustman’ 128

‘My Way’ 161

‘My Yiddishe Momme’ 65, 129

Myron and Byron 71, 72–3, 75, 76, 77, 86, 87, 149–50

Myrtle Beach, South Carolina 227

Naff, Nick 133

Nelson, Phyllis 208

‘Never Tear Us Apart’ 237

New Inn, Pontypridd 66

New Musical Express see NME

New Year’s Honours List 253

Newman, Randy 221, 239

Newmarket Races 269, 282, 285

News of the World
241

Nichol, Roy 69

NME
(magazine) 75, 100, 104, 108, 112, 123, 125–6, 144, 240

NME
Poll Winners Concert 107

Noone, Peter 91

Notting Hill 88, 117

Nutini, Paolo 261

O’Donoghue, Danny 266

‘The Old Rugged Cross’ 20–1, 232, 261

Omnibus
(BBC) 147, 212

On the Scene
(radio show) 95

‘Once Upon a Time’ 108–9

‘Only Love Can Hurt Like This’ 286

Ora, Rita 276

O’Sullivan, Gilbert 190, 199

O’Sullivan, Kevin 269, 273

Otley Arms, Treforest 38

O’Toole, Peter 113

Owens, Shirley 113

Paloma, Donna
see
Woodward, Donna

Paradise Alley
154

Paradise, Hawaiian Style
115

Paramount Studios, Los Angeles 115

Park Lane crash 120–1

Parker, Colonel Tom 109, 125, 174, 178–9

Parks, Larry 7

Parton, Dolly 213, 258

‘The Party’s Over’ 157

‘Passing Strangers’ 156

Patterson, Bill 150

‘Peace in the Valley’ 109

Pearson, Beth 248