Tom Jones An Extraordinary Life

Author : Gwen Russell
Publisher : Kings Road Publishing
Page : 288 pages
File Size : 54,5 Mb
Release : 2015-10
Category : Biography & Autobiography
ISBN : 9781784188177

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Tom Jones - An Extraordinary Life by Gwen Russell Pdf

The owner of one of the most recognizable faces - not to mention voices - in the entertainment business, Sir Tom Jones is the definition of a national treasure. It has been over fifty years since Jones's breakthrough single 'It's Not Unusual' reached Number One in the UK, and it seems as if he has been a permanent fixture on our airwaves ever since. Songs like 'Delilah' and 'She's a Lady' are by now a part of the nation's cultural fabric - but this astounding success wasn't always assured for the legendary Welsh entertainer. Having already overcome a devastating bout of childhood tuberculosis, Tom Jones married his teenage girlfriend at the youthful age of sixteen. With a young family to support, it seemed far more likely that a career as a vacuum salesman was beckoning. However, Jones's voice was destined for greater things than sales patter, and with thirty-six Top Forty singles to his name, his enduring popularity is a testament to just how talented that voice is. His career hasn't always been plain-sailing though. Lengthy quiet periods without much professional success, combined with well-documented infidelities in his private life, has meant that Jones has known his fair share of tough times. In An Extraordinary Life, bestselling biographer Gwen Russell charts Jones's journey from young, unsigned local singer to one of Britain's best-loved entertainers. With his seventy-fifth birthday behind him, and forging a successful TV career thanks to his work heading The Voice, Jones's status as a living legend is guaranteed.

Author : Sir Tom Jones
Publisher : Penguin
Page : 432 pages
File Size : 41,9 Mb
Release : 2015-11-24
Category : Biography & Autobiography
ISBN : 9780698409309

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Over the Top and Back by Sir Tom Jones Pdf

The long-awaited autobiography of legendary singer Tom Jones, following six decades of unparalleled experiences in the spotlight to coincide with his 75th birthday. Across six decades, Sir Tom Jones has maintained a vital career in a risky, unstable business notorious for the short lives of its artists. With a drive that comes from nothing but the love for what he does, he breaks through and then wrestles with the vagaries of the music industry, the nature of success and its inevitable consequences. Having recorded an expansive body of work and performed with fellow artists from across the spectrum and across every popular music genre, from rock, pop and dance to country, blues and soul, the one constant throughout has been his unique musical gifts and unmistakable voice. But how did a boy from a Welsh coal-mining family attain success across the globe? And how has he survived the twists and turns of fame and fortune to not only stay exciting, but actually become more credible and interesting with age? In this, his first ever autobiography, Tom revisits his past and tells the tale of his journey from wartime Pontypridd to LA and beyond. He reveals the stories behind the ups and downs of his fascinating and remarkable life, from the early heydays to the subsequent fallow years to his later period of artistic renaissance. It's the story nobody else knows or understands, told by the man who lived it, and written the only way he knows how: simply and from the heart. Raw, honest, funny and powerful, this is a memoir like no other from one of the world's greatest ever singing talents. This is Tom Jones and Over the Top and Back is his story.

Author : Robin Eggar
Publisher : Unknown
Page : 376 pages
File Size : 54,9 Mb
Release : 2000
Category : Singers
ISBN : 0747273685

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Tom Jones by Robin Eggar Pdf

Author : Gwen Russell
Publisher : Kings Road Publishing
Page : 188 pages
File Size : 45,8 Mb
Release : 2009-11-02
Category : Biography & Autobiography
ISBN : 9781857827750

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Tom Jones - An Extraordinary Life by Gwen Russell Pdf

he owner of one of the most recognizable faces - not to mention voices - in the entertainment business, Sir Tom Jones is the definition of a national treasure. It has been over fifty years since Jones's breakthrough single 'It's Not Unusual' reached Number One in the UK, and it seems as if he has been a permanent fixture on our airwaves ever since. Songs like 'Delilah' and 'She's a Lady' are by now a part of the nation's cultural fabric - but this astounding success wasn't always assured for the legendary Welsh entertainer. Having already overcome a devastating bout of childhood tuberculosis, Tom Jones married his teenage girlfriend at the youthful age of sixteen. With a young family to support, it seemed far more likely that a career as a vacuum salesman was beckoning. However, Jones's voice was destined for greater things than sales patter, and with thirty-six Top Forty singles to his name, his enduring popularity is a testament to just how talented that voice is. His career hasn't always been plain-sailing though. Lengthy quiet periods without much professional success, combined with well-documented infidelities in his private life, has meant that Jones has known his fair share of tough times. In An Extraordinary Life, bestselling biographer Gwen Russell charts Jones's journey from young, unsigned local singer to one of Britain's best-loved entertainers. With his seventy-fifth birthday behind him, and forging a successful TV career thanks to his work heading The Voice, Jones's status as a living legend is guaranteed.

Author : Booker T. Jones
Publisher : Little, Brown
Page : 334 pages
File Size : 49,9 Mb
Release : 2019-10-29
Category : Biography & Autobiography
ISBN : 9780316485579

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Time Is Tight by Booker T. Jones Pdf

The long-awaited memoir of Booker T. Jones, leader of the famed Stax Records house band, architect of the Memphis soul sound, and one of the most legendary figures in music. From Booker T. Jones's earliest years in segregated Memphis, music was the driving force in his life. While he worked paper routes and played gigs in local nightclubs to pay for lessons and support his family, Jones, on the side, was also recording sessions in what became the famous Stax Studios-all while still in high school. Not long after, he would form the genre-defining group Booker T. and the MGs, whose recordings went on to sell millions of copies, win a place in Rolling Stone's list of top 500 songs of all time, and help forge collaborations with some of the era's most influential artists, including Otis Redding, Wilson Pickett, and Sam & Dave. Nearly five decades later, Jones's influence continues to help define the music industry, but only now is he ready to tell his remarkable life story. Time is Tight is the deeply moving account of how Jones balanced the brutality of the segregationist South with the loving support of his family and community, all while transforming a burgeoning studio into a musical mecca. Culminating with a definitive account into the inner workings of the Stax label, as well as a fascinating portrait of working with many of the era's most legendary performers-Bob Dylan, Willie Nelson, and Tom Jones, among them-this extraordinary memoir promises to become a landmark moment in the history of Southern Soul.

Author : Stafford Hildred,David Gritten
Publisher : Unknown
Page : 230 pages
File Size : 43,7 Mb
Release : 1990
Category : Electronic
ISBN : 074723633X

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Tom Jones by Stafford Hildred,David Gritten Pdf

Author : Henry Fielding,Thomas Roscoe
Publisher : Unknown
Page : 458 pages
File Size : 42,8 Mb
Release : 1836
Category : England
ISBN : UCAL:B4107965

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The History of Tom Jones by Henry Fielding,Thomas Roscoe Pdf

Author : Paul Newman
Publisher : Vintage
Page : 321 pages
File Size : 40,7 Mb
Release : 2023-07-25
Category : Biography & Autobiography
ISBN : 9780593467718

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The Extraordinary Life of an Ordinary Man by Paul Newman Pdf

NEW YORK TIMES BEST SELLER • The raw, candid, unvarnished memoir of an American icon. The greatest movie star of the past 75 years covers everything: his traumatic childhood, his career, his drinking, his thoughts on Marlon Brando, James Dean, Elizabeth Taylor, John Huston, his greatest roles, acting, his intimate life with Joanne Woodward, his innermost fears and passions and joys. With thoughts/comments throughout from Joanne Woodward, George Roy Hill, Tom Cruise, Elia Kazan and many others. A BEST BOOK OF THE YEAR: TIME and Vanity Fair "Newman at his best…with his self-aware persona, storied marriage and generous charitable activities…this rich book somehow imbues his characters’ pain and joy with fresh technicolor." —The Wall Street Journal In 1986, Paul Newman and his closest friend, screenwriter Stewart Stern, began an extraordinary project. Stuart was to compile an oral history, to have Newman’s family and friends and those who worked closely with him, talk about the actor’s life. And then Newman would work with Stewart and give his side of the story. The only stipulation was that anyone who spoke on the record had to be completely honest. That same stipulation applied to Newman himself. The project lasted five years. The result is an extraordinary memoir, culled from thousands of pages of transcripts. The book is insightful, revealing, surprising. Newman’s voice is powerful, sometimes funny, sometimes painful, always meeting that high standard of searing honesty. The additional voices—from childhood friends and Navy buddies, from family members and film and theater collaborators such as Tom Cruise, George Roy Hill, Martin Ritt, and John Huston—that run throughout add richness and color and context to the story Newman is telling. Newman’s often traumatic childhood is brilliantly detailed. He talks about his teenage insecurities, his early failures with women, his rise to stardom, his early rivals (Marlon Brando and James Dean), his first marriage, his drinking, his philanthropy, the death of his son Scott, his strong desire for his daughters to know and understand the truth about their father. Perhaps the most moving material in the book centers around his relationship with Joanne Woodward—their love for each other, his dependence on her, the way she shaped him intellectually, emotionally and sexually. The Extraordinary Life of an Ordinary Man is revelatory and introspective, personal and analytical, loving and tender in some places, always complex and profound.

Author : Ralph J. Crawford,Bruce J. Crawford
Publisher : Unknown
Page : 120 pages
File Size : 53,7 Mb
Release : 2006
Category : Antiques & Collectibles
ISBN : STANFORD:36105128309734

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The Extraordinary Life of Charles Dickens by Ralph J. Crawford,Bruce J. Crawford Pdf

Includes full descriptions of over 100 items on show at the Grolier Club, January 26-March 10, 2006. Designed by Jerry Kelly, and printed in an edition of 525 copies.

Author : Anonim
Publisher : Unknown
Page : 20 pages
File Size : 46,7 Mb
Release : 2009
Category : Electronic
ISBN : OCLC:1119847553

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Tom Jones by Anonim Pdf

Author : George Ripley,Charles Anderson Dana
Publisher : Unknown
Page : 838 pages
File Size : 53,6 Mb
Release : 1874
Category : Encyclopedias and dictionaries
ISBN : PRNC:32101064063710

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The American Cyclopædia by George Ripley,Charles Anderson Dana Pdf

Author : Anonim
Publisher : Unknown
Page : 834 pages
File Size : 55,5 Mb
Release : 1867
Category : Encyclopedias and dictionaries
ISBN : NYPL:33433003238544

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The New American Cyclopaedia by Anonim Pdf

Author : Anonim
Publisher : Unknown
Page : 808 pages
File Size : 49,8 Mb
Release : 1872
Category : Electronic
ISBN : COLUMBIA:CU06848591

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The New American Encyclopaedia by Anonim Pdf

Author : George Ripley,Charles Anderson Dana
Publisher : Unknown
Page : 814 pages
File Size : 54,9 Mb
Release : 1859
Category : Encyclopedias and dictionaries
ISBN : HARVARD:HN539V

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The New American Cyclopaedia by George Ripley,Charles Anderson Dana Pdf

Author : George Ripley,Charles Anderson Dana
Publisher : Unknown
Page : 808 pages
File Size : 47,6 Mb
Release : 1869
Category : Encyclopedias and dictionaries
ISBN : PRNC:32101064517384

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The New American Cyclopædia by George Ripley,Charles Anderson Dana Pdf