Tom Jones - the Life (30 page)

‘Without Love’ 159

Wonder, Stevie 157, 215, 220

Wood, Ronnie 20

Wood Road Non-Political Club, Treforest 6, 12–13, 15, 36, 42–3, 53–4, 65, 126–7, 233, 279

Woodstock Festival 158

Woodward, Alexander 196

Woodward, Donna 196, 203, 204, 205, 209, 219, 241, 244, 261

Woodward, Freda (mother) 3, 5, 7, 8–10, 11–13, 21, 35, 41, 65, 93, 104, 252, 255

death 249

reaction to Linda’s pregnancy 34

and Tom’s TB 17–20

in United States 184, 195–6, 230

Woodward, Linda (wife) 63, 87–8, 91, 134, 139, 168, 171, 271, 276

appearance 31

in Atlantic City 219

birth of Mark 37

early relationship with Tom 24–5, 26–8, 32

encourages Tom 41, 42, 88

at gigs/on tour 67, 86, 219

in Las Vegas 175, 178, 194

in London 89, 117, 125

in Los Angeles 183–4, 228–9, 230, 246, 252, 281

jobs 29–30, 92–3

marriage 34–6, 255

marriage, golden anniversary 254

marriage, longevity 281

pregnancy 27, 33–4

reaction to Tom’s fame 164–5

reactions to Tom’s infidelity 68, 137–9, 154–5, 167, 172, 209, 210, 281

in Shepperton 118, 125

on Tom 52, 139

at Tor Point 141–3, 166

Woodward, Mark (son) 38, 60, 93, 101, 102, 119, 212

birth 37

goes on road with Tom 168

marriage to Donna 196, 209

moves to UK 219

as Tom’s manager 182, 203, 204, 205–6, 213, 235, 245, 256, 267, 268, 283

Woodward, Sheila (sister) 5, 12, 26, 35–6, 127, 142, 184, 195, 230, 249

Woodward, Thomas John (father) 5, 8, 9, 12, 126

courtship with Freda 5

death 195, 249

occupation 11–12

reaction to Linda’s pregnancy 33–5

in United States 184, 195

urged to retire 121–2

Woodward, Tommy
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Jones, Tom

Word Gets Around
238

Wyman, Bill 89

Wynette, Tammy 220

YMCA, Pontypridd 54–6, 63, 73, 283

Ynysangharad Park (Ponty Park), Pontypridd 13–14, 251, 253, 280

Ynysybwl 51

‘You Can Leave Your Hat On’ 221, 222–3, 249

‘You Keep Me Hanging On’ 135

‘The Young New Mexican Puppeteer’ 189, 190–1

Young Ones, The
60, 251

‘Younger Days’ 247

Ystrad Mynach 67

Zec, Donald 39

Tom came from a close and loving family. Smartly turned out, aged nine, at a family wedding. L to R (adults): his dapper father Thomas senior, cousin Emrys, his wife Betty, sister Sheila, cousin Dorothy, proud mother Freda. L to R (children): cousin Jean, the twins Ada and Margaret, and Tommy Woodward himself. (
Courtesy of Margaret Sugar
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His mother and father pose outside 44 Laura Street with a new luxury car, one of the early trappings of their son’s success. (
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Even as a boy, Tom had a natural charm in front of the camera. (
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Tom has kept in touch with his boyhood pals. Brian Blackler, who lived a hundred yards away, remains a loyal friend and has visited him in the US. (
Courtesy of Brian Blackler
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As a teenager, Gill Beazer was Tom’s companion when he played local gigs and he would sing to her in the audience. (
Courtesy of Gill Beazer
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The girls loved Tom’s energy right from the start with The Senators. The group’s founder, Vernon Hopkins, an important figure in the singer’s early career, plays bass behind him. (
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Tom and his wife Linda went home to Wales for an old-fashioned Christmas in 1967. He called it one of his happiest-ever times. (
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Tom and Linda pictured in their fashionable kitchen. She wasn’t mentioned in his early publicity, but it soon became widely known that he was married. He was always happy to pose with the love of his life, although she later became camera-shy. (
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Tom and Linda had come a long way from the basement flat in Cliff Terrace when they moved into their new grand mansion in July 1967. (
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Tom discovered the finer things in life under the guidance of his legendary manager Gordon Mills, swapping his favourite Woodbines for the best cigars. (
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