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American lyricist and librettist of musical theatre (1928-2023)

Person · Open Library

Works
113

Top works

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Music · MusicBrainz

Type
Person
Gender
Male
Origin
Wales
Active from
1940-06-07
2008 universal fire victimballadblue-eyed soulpoppop soultraditional pop

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Listeners
1,421,604
Total plays
14,573,320

Tags

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Sir Thomas Jones Woodward (born Thomas John Woodward, 7 June 1940) is a Welsh singer. His career began in the 1960s with a series of top 10 hits, and he has since maintained an international performing career, including regular concert engagements and long-running appearances in Las Vegas between 1967 and 2011. His voice has been described as a robust baritone. Jones has performed in a wide range of musical styles, including pop, rhythm and blues, show tunes, country, dance, soul and gospel. <a

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Quotes

  • When I was younger I got into fights with my brother. Now I’m older, I can’t get into any bother... now if I explode, I’m the one who’s going to die. I’m an old man.
  • Jerry Lee Lewis, Elvis Presley, Fats Domino, Chuck Berry and Gene Vincent would be my five.

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Wikidata facts

Instance of
human
Given name
Tom
Family name
Jones
Gender
male
Citizenship
United States
Place of birth
Littlefield
Place of death
Sharon
Occupation
songwriter
Languages spoken
English language
Notable work
The Fantasticks
Field of work
lyrics
Image
Tom Jones photo 10.jpg
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date of birth
1928-02-17
partner in business or sport
Harvey Schmidt
different from
Tom Jones
writing language
English language
date of death
2023-08-11
manner of death
natural causes
cause of death
cancer
name in native language
Tom Jones
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