by Sean Smith
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
M
orris, 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
Pendergrass, Teddy 213
People (magazine) 172
‘Perfect Day’ 220
Perry, Andrew 262
Perry, Dai
childhood 9, 15
death/funeral 231–3, 280
fights 39–40
and Kay Tranter 165–6
Tom’s best mate 38–9, 224–5, 279
Tom’s bodyguard 163–4, 165, 167, 168, 172–3
Perry, Gemma 224–5
Persson, Nina 236
Pet Shop Boys 217
‘Peter Gunn’ 206
Philip, Prince, Duke of Edinburgh 159, 160, 162
Philips, Bryn 65–6
Pickett, Wilson 94, 157, 220
Pitman, Tommy 54–5, 57–8
Pitman, Vimy 25, 26, 28, 35, 91
Playboy (magazine) 274
Playboys, The 90, 98
Playhouse Presents (Sky Arts) 270
Pleasure Cove 188, 189
Podell, Jules 130
Police, The 243
Polyglove factory, Treforest 28, 36, 279
PolyGram label 194
Pontcanna studios, Cardiff 54
Ponty Baths 13
Ponty Park see Ynysangharad Park
Pontypridd Observer 53, 63, 70, 89
Pontypridd Register Office 35
‘Poor Me’ 95
Port Vale FC 222
Potters Leisure Resort 269
Powell, Josie 36
Praise and Blame 261, 262–3, 273, 282, 284
Presley, Elvis 111, 112, 166
asked to appear on This Is Tom Jones 148
death 184, 191
on Ed Sullivan Show 109
films 189
friendship with Tom 115, 175–6, 177–82, 186, 263
on hearing ‘Green, Green Grass of Home’ 124–5
sees Tom performing in Las Vegas 174–5
split with Priscilla 181
Tom as British answer to 126
Tom sings 42, 43, 239, 284
Presley, Priscilla 174, 175, 181, 227
Price, Brian 54
Proby, P. J. 76, 104–5, 144, 282
Prowse, Juliet 148, 149
‘Pussycat’ 247
Putnam, Claude ‘Curly’, Jr 123
Q (magazine) 262
Q Awards 240
Queen Latifah 218
Radio Luxembourg 54, 100
Radio Times 121, 271
‘Raise a Ruckus Tonight’ 284
‘Raise Your Hand’ 158
Ranch, The, Pontypridd 32
Rat Pack, The 148
Rave (magazine) 117
Razorlight 261
Ready Steady Go! 116
Real World Studios 262
Record Mirror 111
Red Lounge, The, Treforest 279
Redding, Otis 217, 220, 250, 256, 274
Reed, Les
arranger 99, 108, 123
compares Tom with Elvis 184
at Engelbert’s wedding 85
and ‘It’s Not Unusual’ 96–7, 98–9
songwriting 95–6, 128–9, 143–4, 151, 158
and Tom’s early career 94–5, 103
Reed, Lou 220
Rees, Chris see Slade, Chris
Reeves, Jim 95
Regent Ballroom, Hopkinstown 63
Regent Sounds, Soho 96–7
Regine’s, New York 208
Reload 240–2
guests on 235–40
recording of 219–20
reviews 240
Repsch, John 76
Republic label 269
Revson, Peter 169
Rhydyfelin 40, 44, 46, 49, 53, 54, 57, 66
Ribeiro, Alfonso 216
Rice-Davies, Mandy 82
Richard, Cliff 54, 60, 64, 85, 113, 139, 243, 251, 273
Richards, Keith 20, 220
‘Riders in the Sky’ 16–17, 22, 128
Right Said Fred 235
Riley, Teddy 217
Rio Grande 16
The Rise and Fall of the British Empire (James) 276
The Rise and Fall of Little Voice (film) 270
Ritz-Carlton Hotel, New York 208
‘The Road’ 254–5, 256
‘Road Rage’ 234
Roberts, Mike 56, 64, 87
Roc Nation 276
‘Rock Around the Clock’ 20, 29
Rock ’n’ Roll House, Cleveland Square 84
Roe, Tommy 104
Rogers, Kenny 258
Rolling Stone (magazine) 212
Rolling Stones, The 20, 89–90, 99, 107, 110, 153, 205, 248
Rolls-Royce 118, 126, 137, 139–40
Rose Bank, Shepperton 118
Ross, Diana 135, 136
Ross, Jonathan 206
Royal Albert Hall 83, 166
Royal Variety Performance, London Palladium 159
‘Run On’ 263
‘Run to You’ 268
Russell, Kurt 208
Ryman Theatre, Nashville 275
St George’s Hill, Weybridge see Tor Point
St Luke’s Church, Porth 32
Salute to Lew Grade 162
Saunders, Michael 217
Savile, Jimmy 77–8, 86
Savile Row, London 30
Savoy Hotel, London 265
‘Say You’ll Stay until Tomorrow’ 194
Scoffield, Jon 152, 155, 156
Score, The 247
Scotland on Sunday 245
Scotsman 256
Scott, Tommy 234, 240
Scotts of St James (club) 159
Script, The 266
Seago, Edward 205
Searchers, The 107
; Searchers, The (film) 16
Secombe, Harry 146
Second World War 5–6, 30, 146
Seekers, The 107
Sellers, Peter 113, 146
Senators, The
first gig with Tom 55–7
naming of 54
rehearsals 57
renaming of 58–9
Tom joins 57–8
see also Tommy Scott and The Senators
‘Sex Bomb’ 241, 245, 249, 284
Shadows, The 53, 85
Shakespears Sister 214
Sharpe, David 260
Shaw, Sandie 95–6, 98, 149, 153
‘She Loves You’ 17, 125
Sheeran, Ed 275, 285
Shenton, Violet 77
Shepherd, Dai 69
Shepherds Tavern, Mayfair 240
Shepperton 118, 142
Shirelles, The 113
‘A Shot of Rhythm and Blues’ 62
Silver Clef Awards 276–7
‘Silver Dollar’ 13
Simmons, Sylvie 177
Simon, Paul 207, 272
Simply Red 237
Simpsons, The 215
Sinatra, Frank 22, 116, 131, 148, 186, 195, 212, 274
Sinatra, Nancy 235
‘(Sittin’ On) The Dock of the Bay’ 250
‘Sixteen Tons’ 42, 64, 65, 128
‘Skye Boat Song’ 111–12
Slade, Chris 71, 87
‘Smile’ 256
Smith, Alan 107
Smith, Bill 160
Smith, Patricia 207
Smith, Will 216
Snoop Dogg 217
Snowbird resort, nr Salt Lake City 225
Soft Cell 243
‘Some Other Guy’ 111
‘Someone Like You’ 254
‘Sometimes We Cry’ 237
‘Somewhere’ 155
Sonny and Cher 113
Sophia Gardens, Cardiff 62
Sounds Incorporated 104
South, Joe 150
South American tour 172
South Shore Music Circus 217
‘Spanish Harlem’ 65, 86, 111
Spector, Phil 74, 180
Spence, Johnny 191
Spiderman 191
Spirit in the Room 272, 273
Springfield, Dusty 107, 157
Springsteen, Bruce 257
Squires, The see Tom Jones and The Squires
Stallone, Sylvester 154
Star Supply Stores, Pontypridd 47
Starger, Martin 146–7
Steadman, Alison 271
Stein, David 127
Steps 244
Stereophonics 238–9, 241, 244, 252
Stern, Howard 216
Still Dancing (Grade) 147
Stirling, Peter Lee 97
Stoke City FC 222
Stone, Glenna 192, 193, 204
Stone Alone (Wyman) 89
Stone Roses, The 244
Stow Hill 8, 14, 15, 279
Strictly Come Dancing 257, 272
Strollers, The 58
Stud, The 187
Studio 54, New York 208
Sugar, Graham 92, 196
Sugar, Margaret (cousin) 3, 4, 8, 10, 13, 19, 20, 27, 28, 35, 88, 92–3, 101, 196, 252
‘Sugar Daddy’ 256
Sullivan, Big Jim 190–1
Sullivan, Ed 110–11
Sullivan, Peter 78, 86, 90, 98, 99, 103, 110, 151, 189, 257
