Tom Jones
(1940-), Singer and entertainerSir Tom Jones (Thomas Jones Woodward)
Sitter in 18 portraits
Welsh-born singer, Jones worked as a bricklayer and salesman while playing in clubs and dance halls. He came to international prominence with It's Not Unusual (1964), followed by hits such as What's New Pussycat? (1965), Green Green Grass of Home (1966) and Delilah (1968). His career was revived in the the late 1980s with A Boy From Nowhere (1987) and again in 1999 with the album Reload. He was knighted in 2006 and in 2010 his thirty-ninth album Praise & Blame reached number two in the UK Albums Chart. May 2012 saw the release of his album Spirit In The Room.
by Tony Frank
modern colour print from original transparency, 1966
NPG P1378
by Lewis Morley
cibachrome print from original transparency, 1963
NPG x87163
by Lewis Morley
cibachrome print from original transparency, 1963
NPG x87164
Paul McCartney, Dusty Springfield, Tom Jones and Ringo Starr at the Pop Poll Awards
by Unknown photographer
gelatin silver print, 13 September 1966
NPG x198411
by Trevor Leighton
bromide fibre print, 1989
NPG x34000
by Trevor Leighton
bromide fibre print, 1989
NPG x33999
Sheet music cover for 'I (who have nothing)' by Sir Tom Jones
published by Shapiro, Bernstein & Co Ltd, after Unknown photographer
halftone reproduction, published 1963
NPG D48436
Sheet music cover for 'Green Green Grass of Home' by Sir Tom Jones
published by Burlington Music Company Limited, after Unknown photographer
halftone reproduction, published 1965
NPG D48437
Sheet music cover for 'Funny, Familiar, Forgotten Feelings' by Sir Tom Jones
published by Acuff-Rose Music Ltd, after Unknown photographer
halftone reproduction, published 1966
NPG D48438
Sheet music cover for 'Delilah' by Sir Tom Jones
published by Donna Music Limited, after Unknown photographer
halftone reproduction, published 1968
NPG D48439
Sheet music cover for 'A Minute of Your Time' by Sir Tom Jones
published by Carlin Music Corporation, after Unknown photographer
halftone reproduction, published 1968
NPG D48440
Sheet music cover for 'Golden Days' by Sir Tom Jones
published by MAM (Music Publishing) Limited, after Unknown photographer
halftone reproduction, published 1973
NPG D48441
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