Tom jones is not mixed race, hes from Wales and they are known to have amazing voices, some of the best choirs in the world come from Wales. He’s in his 80s now and still has an amazing voice
Like that’s a surprise! Anytime a white guy can sing, he’s got to be part black. It’s a shame black folks only listened to black music coming up, while us white folks listened to all kinds of music. All you had to do was turn the dial a few spots and you could have been educated in real music of all kinds!!! FACTS…
Tom Jones is a Welsh singer who has one of the smoothest powerful voices around. And he was a showman too, in fact he was a big heart-throb with the ladies. He has so many hits such as "Delilah", "It's Not Unusual", "What's New Pussycat?", "Green, Green Grass of Home", "She's a Lady". He covers a lot of genres. He is still performing & is a coach on "The Voice" UK version. He also had a variety show from 69 - 71 & had some of the biggest music stars at the time.
Sir Tom Jones will be 83 in June. Still sounds great. He is from Wales in Great Britain. His ancestry is Welsh and British. Just a man, a microphone and pure talent. No auto tune back then.
I was ten years old and caught my mom watching him on tv. He had his own show after the nine o'clock news and my mom thought he was the greatest. He married when he was sixteen and became a father of a baby boy three months later. So he never really had the heart ache as he sang about. One great singer tho and still at it. May God bless his soul.
He had a tv variety show here in the states and then would fly to England and do the show there. He was married for 59 years before her death. One of his idols was Wilson Picket. Should watch their duet. He is a judge on the voice in England. He still tours and can belt out a tune.
There is an episode of THE VOICE where Peter Donegon, the son of the man, Lonnie Donegon, who wrote I’LL NEVER FALL IN LOVE AGAIN auditioned. When he realized who Peter was, Tom invited him to sing the song with him. It was a great performance. Some people claimed it was all a put up job. But in an interview, Peter swore it was unexpected. He said he was terrified all through the song that he would screw up because they did not have anything planned. They even decided on the fly what key to sing in. He just had to follow along and sing when Tom indicated he should. And he had to play the piano because none of his musicians knew the song.
This is Sir Tom Jones at his best,better known as "The Voice" over the years he has covered all types of music,in other words he can sing anything ,he is still going strong at the age of 83.
Tom is from my birthplace, Wales 🏴 in the UK 🇬🇧😊 Wales is the smallest of 4 UK countries. You may know Tom indirectly through the Fresh Prince Of Bel Air and ‘Carlton’s dance’ because the character Carlton dances to Tom’s first hit record from 1965 called It’s Not Unusual! Tom is now 82 and up until 2016 lived in a a Los Angeles mansion which he shared with his wife who was his high school sweetheart (they married aged 16 in 1957)!! Sadly she lost a battle to cancer in 2016 😢 Tom was great friends with Elvis who first met Tom backstage after a show Tom had just done in Vegas and asked Tom “how the hell do you sung like that?!” Tom is also great friends with Stevie Wonder and for a real treat you wanna watch a medley of songs that Tom did with him on his TV Show back in ‘69 when Stevie was but a pup, just 19 yrs old, 4 minutes of TV magic, back in the day Tom’s tv show I believe was recorded & broadcast in the UK and ABC syndicated it to the American tv stations. Tom drew the biggest stars of the time, you gotta check out one of Tom’s heroes Wilson Pickett when he joined Tom in ripping it up with a medley of Barefootin’, Midnight Hour and Hey Jude, it won’t disappoint ya. Aretha Franklin and Little Richard were among his many guest singers too, thankfully many of these magical moments from years long past can be found here on YT! Much love to you and yours bro from a friend across the pond 🏴🇬🇧🇺🇸
I was in Camp Lejeune doing military training before being deployed to Vietnam. First time I heard that song I knew he was a " Superstar" and still is performing. Don't dance around the stage like he did, but his pipes are still blaring out the hits.
I have seen this same video popping up on other reaction channels but did not watch because I knew you would eventually and I'm glad I did because your reactions and appreciation of true talent is priceless! Love from Texas!!!
Tom Jones and Wilson Pickett or Little Richard or Tanya Tucker or Aretha Franklin and do many other duets. Still singing in his 80's, listen to I won't crumble if you fall
Sir Tom Jones 🏴 is a performer, from Wales, UK, very, very popular back decades ago & to present day ( at age 83 in June). He had the females fans going crazy over him, running on stage, throwing dainty under garments on stage at all his performances. Tom had a TV variety show back in the 60’s & had Vegas gigs as well. Present day Sir Tom is a judge on The Voice (UK) and when people come on & sing one of his songs the audience will beg him to get up and perform, which he does. Being from Wales 🏴 he comes from a country that has some of the best voices in the world, especially choirs.
Saw him a few months ago in concert. Believe me when I tell you his voice sounds the same. He still hits those high notes. Unbelievable showman. He is in his 80s now and you can tell he loves to entertain an audience. Thanks for the great reaction. 👏👏👏👏
I was 16 when Tom sang this. It was the era of the drainpipe pants and three piece suits. I used to dress like Tom. These guys were our role models. I am also Welsh. Could sing back then.
Sir Tom Jones is a Welsh singer and of English descent. The Welsh are famous for their wonderful voices. You should listen to a few Welsh Male Voice choirs. Amazing. I just love watching reactions from young people like yourself to the sort of music my generation grew up with. This was recorded in 1967 the year I met my lovely husband of now 54 years. Love from Northern Ireland. 😍
Yes! The Welsh have incredibly powerful & rich voices!!! ... One of my other fave Welsh singers is Shirley Bassey! Both of them are over 80yo yet still have great voices!!!
Tom is Welsh (where they are famous for producing great singers). Tom was never trained or had singing lessons he is just gifted. Yeah, you are tripping as he is not mixed. Although he looks like he is and his voice is soulful. Tom has also sung with many great artists i.e.Wilson Pickett, Stevie Wonder, Ray Charles etc etc. But again, Dusty Springfield was classed as the soul sister even although she was white. I was only 16 and from the UK when he sang this. It was a time of love and speed if you know what I mean. Definitely happy memories. So glad you liked it.
I have loved Tom Jones since the mid 60s with "Chills and Fever" and still love listening to him today. This was definately my favorite song of his, among many. Glad you appreciate his talent!
I was born in 1963, my parent's had black n white tv I grew up listening to his music as my parent's were his age. LOVE and respect this man. So hot too.
I was 3 years old when this was released, and it seemed like every housewife in the UK had this blaring out of their windows from their record player. I was also taken to one of his concerts when I was 14, way too young to appreciate the hips at that time though 😅
This is "Rock and Roll", that's the genre. His style of singing is called "Crooner". He is from Whales. He is still alive and still sings beautifully. He is a coach on "The Voice", UK.
Go listen to the Welsh Mens choir. His dad was a coal miner and the choirs came out of Welsh mining communities. You can here that influence in his vocals.
I've been over the moon in love with Sir Tom Jones since the mid 60's! I think his first hit in the states was "It's Not Unusual" in 1965 (I think). He would have been 25 and I was 15! I wanted to see him in concert forever. I finally got to see him when he came to Kansas and my BFF bought tickets to see him for my birthday! It was as spectacular as you can imagine! I wish I could have seen him more times. 😢 But in the meanwhile, from 69-71, Tom had a variety show on TV. He ha all kinds of musical guests on and sang with him. People like Wilson Picket, Janice Joplin, Sonny & Cher, etc. It was a fun show and I doubt there's a woman my age or even 10 yrs younger or older that ever missed his show! Well, unless there was an emergency! 😅😅😅
hi bud i have been collecting 60s soul blue eyed and chcago detroit soul there are some fantastic undiscovered trax out there just waiting to be heard and most of them are on long lost labels and i am blue eyed british but love this genre
If you can dig, the son of the man that wrote this for Tom was on "The Voice UK". The son got on the piano and they sang together. It was absolutely awesome.
Tom Jones is Welsh and will be 83? on June 7th 2023. He 's put out 39 albums and still sings today. He was married to his wife Linda for 59? years until she passed from cancer in 2016. He and Linda were parents at the age of 16 he stayed married to her until she passed. I'm not sure, but I think he's still on TV. Is it The Voice that I'm thinking of? I don't know because I don't watch TV. I certainly remember a lot of his songs when I was growing up in the 60's and 70's. I remember a song called, "What's Up Pussycat" and another called "She's a Lady". Both were great! Always loved his voice. In elder vernacular, he was a dish and the ladies loved him!
, When I first heard Sir Tom Jones I was a teenager, (yup, I'm old), I remember thinking--- "that man must have an echo chamber in his mouth!" Blue eyed soul indeed! he's one of the best.
Great performer even though he messes up the verses and misses one out. If you don't know you wouldn't realise. An absolute professional. Sir Tom Jones we love you ❤
Lol he is Welsh. He was good friends with Elvis.This is the music I lived through and I still love it so.Tom Jones was just on the Voice recently.Still has it.
Tom Jones is Welsh. I'll tell ya, if they did a poll on what country in the world the has the most gifted singers, it would be Wales. Wasn't he a great voice and a bit of carisma too? I always thought of him as the tail end of the crooner era and new pop at the time. Ladies used to throw their panties up on stage to him. Honestly. Women loved Tom! Haha! I was just a tween then and only paid attention to his captivating voice. A couple years later I was absolutely positive I loved Eric Clapton. lol
I was 10 yrs old when this performance came out. My parents listened to the classic crooners Frank Sinatra, Andy Williams, Nat King Cole, Bing Crosby, Louis Armstrong, Sidney Poitier, Eddie Arnold, Harry Bellefonte, Ray Conic Singers....
Well sir, Tom is white and Welsh, but we DO have a 'mixed' National Treasure - if 'mixed' is at all important. I don't know if you have been introduced to her yet. Her name is Shirley Bassey. She is a true British icon and ALSO Welsh - and VERY beloved.
He also sang covers of "Kiss" by prince, "Unbelievable" with EMF, he covered Little Green Bag, and you've heard him before -- He was "Theme Song Guy" in the Emperor's New Groove... Which was actually a pretty amazing performance . I *LOVE* Tom Jones, i thought hey'd hired a good 'Tom Jones type', but by the time he was singing his name, it was clearly the genuine article. I was freakin out about it good.
Sir Tom Jones also had a soulful upbringing in the uk, always said the Little Richard and Elvis were influences. R&B and gospel. He and Stevie Wonder are life long friends. Women used to through their panties on the stage at his concerts. (he said he had African ancestors back thousands of years ago though)
Although Tom is a Welshman (like the actress Kathryn Zeta Jones, who kinda looks Hispanic to me), from Wales....who knows? I always thought I was 95 - 100% Japanese. Then I got my DNA testing done. Shocked to find out I'm 66% Japanese and that I have ancestors from EVERY continent except Antarctica! Bottom line, we are all in the family of MAN. One for all and all for one!!!! Another of Sir Tom's songs I love is "The Green Green Grass of Home".
Tom had his own TV Show. My cousin and her daughter watched it EVERY week. They would make a snack tray, sit, and watch him. Believe me you better not talk, or walk in front of the TV when Tom Jones was on! Tom was the hottest thing going at the time. At his Concerts women would throw panties, and roses on the stage. He had numerous affairs with famous women. He was married throughout his career to his high school sweetheart. She died a few years ago. He's still singing now.
The man had natural soul but was not mixed race. He loved all the early soul singers. He was born in Wales. Looks like Shia LaBeouf?? No way. Tom Jones 100 times more sexy and attractive. Not even close. Didn't you see how suave, classy and full of swagger he was?
When I need some cheering up I watch him telling the story of him and Elvis in the shower/ bathroom. It cracks me up every single time 😂 .......Jones added: “I’m thinking, ‘I’m hearing Elvis Presley in the shower now - I’m going nuts here!’ So when I got the soap out of my eyes, he was over the shower door - he was right there, and I said ‘Elvis, I’ll be right there!’ I got out of the shower and I say he’d been to the toilet in my bathroom while I was in the shower. He was wearing a North Beach leather outfit - a lot of us used to - and they weren’t lined, they were just natural leather. So he was standing there, cleaning up and looking in the mirror. So I’m naked, and he’s half naked.”......
Probably a California tan lol. He's from Wales ( UK) and he's 82 years old still belting out beautiful music 🔥🔥And btw not all white pol are lily white lol
Yeah. I got a lot of the Welsh lineage from my great-great-grandmother and during the summer people always assumed I was Hispanic...lol My great-niece us half Mexican and complains all the time that I'm twice as dark as she is. 😂
@@toodlescae Hey. I also have Welsh ancestors, Irish as well .people always thought I was Italian lol, especially in the summer. However I did not inherit a beautiful singing voice that the Welsh are known for lol
@@karenpowell6063 luckily despite the Irish and Scottish heritage I've been told I did get the Welsh singing voice. Lol. Basically I'm a Heinz 57 genealogically
Tom jones is not mixed race, hes from Wales and they are known to have amazing voices, some of the best choirs in the world come from Wales. He’s in his 80s now and still has an amazing voice
The gall of this guy to suggest he is race mixed you know were his heart is at
Like that’s a surprise! Anytime a white guy can sing, he’s got to be part black. It’s a shame black folks only listened to black music coming up, while us white folks listened to all kinds of music. All you had to do was turn the dial a few spots and you could have been educated in real music of all kinds!!! FACTS…
@@Hippydays1959 Tom definitely has the LOOK of something else in his heritage - besides "white".
I guarantee it (coming from another mixed-blood). 😉
@scottboyington: not really lots of people thought Tom Jones was mixed race when they heard him. And I say that as a Welsh person.
He still kills it! He's in his 80s and still sings his ass off
He is from Wales, people known for their voices.
Tom Jones is a Welsh singer who has one of the smoothest powerful voices around. And he was a showman too, in fact he was a big heart-throb with the ladies. He has so many hits such as "Delilah", "It's Not Unusual", "What's New Pussycat?", "Green, Green Grass of Home", "She's a Lady". He covers a lot of genres. He is still performing & is a coach on "The Voice" UK version. He also had a variety show from 69 - 71 & had some of the biggest music stars at the time.
And the recipient of multiple pieces of ladies' undergarments thrown to him on stage!
Yes you got that right he was the stuff back in the day. He could move too.
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Sir Tom Jones will be 83 in June. Still sounds great. He is from Wales in Great Britain. His ancestry is Welsh and British. Just a man, a microphone and pure talent. No auto tune back then.
yes hes welsh :D
I was ten years old and caught my mom watching him on tv. He had his own show after the nine o'clock news and my mom thought he was the greatest. He married when he was sixteen and became a father of a baby boy three months later. So he never really had the heart ache as he sang about. One great singer tho and still at it. May God bless his soul.
He had a tv variety show here in the states and then would fly to England and do the show there. He was married for 59 years before her death. One of his idols was Wilson Picket. Should watch their duet. He is a judge on the voice in England. He still tours and can belt out a tune.
I grew up on his music. My mom was absolutely IN LOVE with TJ!
So was my aunt Gwen in the late 60's
“It sounds like a serenade about heartbreak” I’ve never heard this song described better than that. Great reaction!
There is an episode of THE VOICE where Peter Donegon, the son of the man, Lonnie Donegon, who wrote I’LL NEVER FALL IN LOVE AGAIN auditioned. When he realized who Peter was, Tom invited him to sing the song with him. It was a great performance. Some people claimed it was all a put up job. But in an interview, Peter swore it was unexpected. He said he was terrified all through the song that he would screw up because they did not have anything planned. They even decided on the fly what key to sing in. He just had to follow along and sing when Tom indicated he should. And he had to play the piano because none of his musicians knew the song.
Tom Jones was 27 years old at this performance. He and Elvis were good friends. Powerful pipes.
So glad you're reacting to Tom Jones. This man can SANG, right. Enjoy.
This is Sir Tom Jones at his best,better known as "The Voice" over the years he has covered all types of music,in other words he can sing anything ,he is still going strong at the age of 83.
Tom is from my birthplace, Wales 🏴 in the UK 🇬🇧😊 Wales is the smallest of 4 UK countries. You may know Tom indirectly through the Fresh Prince Of Bel Air and ‘Carlton’s dance’ because the character Carlton dances to Tom’s first hit record from 1965 called It’s Not Unusual! Tom is now 82 and up until 2016 lived in a a Los Angeles mansion which he shared with his wife who was his high school sweetheart (they married aged 16 in 1957)!! Sadly she lost a battle to cancer in 2016 😢 Tom was great friends with Elvis who first met Tom backstage after a show Tom had just done in Vegas and asked Tom “how the hell do you sung like that?!” Tom is also great friends with Stevie Wonder and for a real treat you wanna watch a medley of songs that Tom did with him on his TV Show back in ‘69 when Stevie was but a pup, just 19 yrs old, 4 minutes of TV magic, back in the day Tom’s tv show I believe was recorded & broadcast in the UK and ABC syndicated it to the American tv stations. Tom drew the biggest stars of the time, you gotta check out one of Tom’s heroes Wilson Pickett when he joined Tom in ripping it up with a medley of Barefootin’, Midnight Hour and Hey Jude, it won’t disappoint ya. Aretha Franklin and Little Richard were among his many guest singers too, thankfully many of these magical moments from years long past can be found here on YT! Much love to you and yours bro from a friend across the pond 🏴🇬🇧🇺🇸
It makes me happy to see the young people today finding Tom Jones I smile because they are enjoying it just like we did when we were younger
I was in Camp Lejeune doing military training before being deployed to Vietnam. First time I heard that song I knew he was a " Superstar" and still is performing. Don't dance around the stage like he did, but his pipes are still blaring out the hits.
My favorite is I WHO AM NOTHING. It’s fantastic. You did a nice job on this reaction. Thanks.
In this song Tom Johns is using a style of singing that is usually associated with the “crooners”.
I have seen this same video popping up on other reaction channels but did not watch because I knew you would eventually and I'm glad I did because your reactions and appreciation of true talent is priceless! Love from Texas!!!
Tom Jones and Wilson Pickett or Little Richard or Tanya Tucker or Aretha Franklin and do many other duets. Still singing in his 80's, listen to I won't crumble if you fall
Sir Tom Jones 🏴 is a performer, from Wales, UK, very, very popular back decades ago & to present day ( at age 83 in June). He had the females fans going crazy over him, running on stage, throwing dainty under garments on stage at all his performances. Tom had a TV variety show back in the 60’s & had Vegas gigs as well. Present day Sir Tom is a judge on The Voice (UK) and when people come on & sing one of his songs the audience will beg him to get up and perform, which he does. Being from Wales 🏴 he comes from a country that has some of the best voices in the world, especially choirs.
When you first watch this performance what you hear is like the Spanish inquisition not what you expect
Saw him a few months ago in concert. Believe me when I tell you his voice sounds the same. He still hits those high notes. Unbelievable showman. He is in his 80s now and you can tell he loves to entertain an audience. Thanks for the great reaction. 👏👏👏👏
You need to hear him sing Treat Her Right to glimpse a very different side of Tom . Loved this reaction, keep them coming please.
A true Celt from my hometown ❤❤
This man is still singing, and still just a dream!! What a voice!!
I was 16 when Tom sang this.
It was the era of the drainpipe pants and three piece suits.
I used to dress like Tom.
These guys were our role models.
I am also Welsh.
Could sing back then.
Tom Jones is Welsh so he is a Celt ❤ andthat man can singer He is in his 80s now and still kills it.
Sir Tom Jones is a Welsh singer and of English descent. The Welsh are famous for their wonderful voices. You should listen to a few Welsh Male Voice choirs. Amazing. I just love watching reactions from young people like yourself to the sort of music my generation grew up with. This was recorded in 1967 the year I met my lovely husband of now 54 years. Love from Northern Ireland. 😍
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Yes! The Welsh have incredibly powerful & rich voices!!!
... One of my other fave Welsh singers is Shirley Bassey!
Both of them are over 80yo yet still have great voices!!!
He still sings this now and sounds exactly the same. It’s incredible
Tom is Welsh (where they are famous for producing great singers). Tom was never trained or had singing lessons he is just gifted. Yeah, you are tripping as he is not mixed. Although he looks like he is and his voice is soulful.
Tom has also sung with many great artists i.e.Wilson Pickett, Stevie Wonder, Ray Charles etc etc. But again, Dusty Springfield was classed as the soul sister even although she was white.
I was only 16 and from the UK when he sang this. It was a time of love and speed if you know what I mean. Definitely happy memories. So glad you liked it.
I have loved Tom Jones since the mid 60s with "Chills and Fever" and still love listening to him today. This was definately my favorite song of his, among many. Glad you appreciate his talent!
Fabulous genuine reaction......Tom JONES... a true baritone voice..., nobody2 match his unique tone down to this very day ..
I was watching that show seeing him live and even on Ed Sullivan😊❤
Tom Jones is so great that even you can't mess it up by talking over him and constantly pausing😊.
I was born in 1963, my parent's had black n white tv I grew up listening to his music as my parent's were his age. LOVE and respect this man. So hot too.
He got soul.
Tom Jones is from Wales and he has been a player all his adult life
❤ 😂 SIR TOM is 100% pure Welsh brother ❤
I was 3 years old when this was released, and it seemed like every housewife in the UK had this blaring out of their windows from their record player. I was also taken to one of his concerts when I was 14, way too young to appreciate the hips at that time though 😅
He from Wales in the UK.
Many soul songs are sad songs. That’s why they call it the blues.
Tom Jones is from the UK, and is pure Welch. No mix, just talent.
This is "Rock and Roll", that's the genre. His style of singing is called "Crooner". He is from Whales. He is still alive and still sings beautifully. He is a coach on "The Voice", UK.
I agree Barbara. I love the crooners from the 50's and 60's. I'm 59 years old and grew up with my parents listening to all of them.
The pride of Wales. Women would throw their knickers on the stage when he performed. 🏴
Tom Jones is from Wales. At 80 he is one of the judges on UK voice. He sings on the show sometimes still sounds Great.
Straight from the heart soulful.
Me and my grandma would listen to Tom Jones all the time... I sure miss her and I will always find myself listening to Tom Jones to reminisce a bit.
Tom is Welsh...what a voice!!🎶
Throw it up Tom, you are among the finest at back in day‼️
Thank you for sharing ‼️
No auto tune pure talent
Go listen to the Welsh Mens choir. His dad was a coal miner and the choirs came out of Welsh mining communities. You can here that influence in his vocals.
Love you and your video. That was a great reaction. Please keep making this reactions.
I've been over the moon in love with Sir Tom Jones since the mid 60's! I think his first hit in the states was "It's Not Unusual" in 1965 (I think). He would have been 25 and I was 15! I wanted to see him in concert forever. I finally got to see him when he came to Kansas and my BFF bought tickets to see him for my birthday! It was as spectacular as you can imagine! I wish I could have seen him more times. 😢 But in the meanwhile, from 69-71, Tom had a variety show on TV. He ha all kinds of musical guests on and sang with him. People like Wilson Picket, Janice Joplin, Sonny & Cher, etc. It was a fun show and I doubt there's a woman my age or even 10 yrs younger or older that ever missed his show! Well, unless there was an emergency! 😅😅😅
Ain't no autotune on that record neither
Sitting in living with my parents watching tv I was 17 ❤
hi bud i have been collecting 60s soul blue eyed and chcago detroit soul there are some fantastic undiscovered trax out there just waiting to be heard and most of them are on long lost labels and i am blue eyed british but love this genre
If you can dig, the son of the man that wrote this for Tom was on "The Voice UK". The son got on the piano and they sang together. It was absolutely awesome.
He is from Wales, white, I believe and still singing beautifully!!!
Never get tired of listening to this song ,omg,what a voice ❤❤
Tom Jones is Welsh and will be 83? on June 7th 2023. He 's put out 39 albums and still sings today. He was married to his wife Linda for 59? years until she passed from cancer in 2016. He and Linda were parents at the age of 16 he stayed married to her until she passed. I'm not sure, but I think he's still on TV. Is it The Voice that I'm thinking of? I don't know because I don't watch TV. I certainly remember a lot of his songs when I was growing up in the 60's and 70's. I remember a song called, "What's Up Pussycat" and another called "She's a Lady". Both were great! Always loved his voice. In elder vernacular, he was a dish and the ladies loved him!
I grew up listening to Tom Jones
Tom Jones had that 'it'. Men wanted to be him, women were crazy for him.
, When I first heard Sir Tom Jones I was a teenager, (yup, I'm old), I remember thinking--- "that man must have an echo chamber in his mouth!" Blue eyed soul indeed! he's one of the best.
Great performer even though he messes up the verses and misses one out. If you don't know you wouldn't realise. An absolute professional. Sir Tom Jones we love you ❤
Lol he is Welsh. He was good friends with Elvis.This is the music I lived through and I still love it so.Tom Jones was just on the Voice recently.Still has it.
Tom Jones is Welsh. I'll tell ya, if they did a poll on what country in the world the has the most gifted singers, it would be Wales. Wasn't he a great voice and a bit of carisma too? I always thought of him as the tail end of the crooner era and new pop at the time. Ladies used to throw their panties up on stage to him. Honestly. Women loved Tom! Haha! I was just a tween then and only paid attention to his captivating voice. A couple years later I was absolutely positive I loved Eric Clapton. lol
I was 10 yrs old when this performance came out. My parents listened to the classic crooners Frank Sinatra, Andy Williams, Nat King Cole, Bing Crosby, Louis Armstrong, Sidney Poitier, Eddie Arnold, Harry Bellefonte, Ray Conic Singers....
Well sir, Tom is white and Welsh, but we DO have a 'mixed' National Treasure - if 'mixed' is at all important. I don't know if you have been introduced to her yet. Her name is Shirley Bassey. She is a true British icon and ALSO Welsh - and VERY beloved.
You all need to know he is White, Welsh, British and an amazing performer.
Tom is not really mixed, but still has an incredible soulful voice! That was the perfect performermance!😊
Forget the voice. I just wish I could snap my fingers as cool as he does!
Omg, he will blow your socks off. Such a hunk of a man. He is 82 and he can still move.
You tripping man he is Welsh strongest singer, always a hit right the ladies, he's in his 80s now and still sounds the same today
This is not my type of song but his voice is incredible. I like when he sings Treat Her Right on the Tom Jones show. He was a showman.
I was 18 years old back then when he was the leading voice all over the air waves.
Listen to his ‘Delilah’
Great reaction when singer's where singer's still as awsome now.👍
He also sang covers of "Kiss" by prince, "Unbelievable" with EMF, he covered Little Green Bag, and you've heard him before -- He was "Theme Song Guy" in the Emperor's New Groove... Which was actually a pretty amazing performance
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I *LOVE* Tom Jones, i thought hey'd hired a good 'Tom Jones type', but by the time he was singing his name, it was clearly the genuine article. I was freakin out about it good.
another great reaction
Listen to “She’s a lady”. ❤
Blue eye soul!
If you like his style, check out another guy from the same time, Englebert Humperdinck. Strange name, awesome voice. The ladies loved him.
Sir Tom Jones also had a soulful upbringing in the uk, always said the Little Richard and Elvis were influences. R&B and gospel. He and Stevie Wonder are life long friends. Women used to through their panties on the stage at his concerts. (he said he had African ancestors back thousands of years ago though)
He is full blooded Welsh from Wales!!
Heartbreak and pain are the foundations of soul music!!!!
I just subscribed. You have so many reactions to such great songs I don't know where to click next.
Although Tom is a Welshman (like the actress Kathryn Zeta Jones, who kinda looks Hispanic to me), from Wales....who knows? I always thought I was 95 - 100% Japanese. Then I got my DNA testing done. Shocked to find out I'm 66% Japanese and that I have ancestors from EVERY continent except Antarctica! Bottom line, we are all in the family of MAN. One for all and all for one!!!!
Another of Sir Tom's songs I love is "The Green Green Grass of Home".
I saw Tom in concert.....front row...1971
I was a Senior in high school when this song came out. Tom Jones was a favorite of the ladies, lol.
Great Reaction 👍🙏👣
check out Tom with Jennifer Hudson, Its A Mans World from the Voice UK
I was a high school freshman.
Some other great stuff by Tom: I Who Have Nothing, To Love Somebody, Kiss, The Tower of Song.
Tom had his own TV Show. My cousin and her daughter watched it EVERY week. They would make a snack tray, sit, and watch him. Believe me you better not talk, or walk in front of the TV when Tom Jones was on! Tom was the hottest thing going at the time. At his Concerts women would throw panties, and roses on the stage. He had numerous affairs with famous women. He was married throughout his career to his high school sweetheart. She died a few years ago. He's still singing now.
The man had natural soul but was not mixed race. He loved all the early soul singers. He was born in Wales. Looks like Shia LaBeouf?? No way. Tom Jones 100 times more sexy and attractive. Not even close. Didn't you see how suave, classy and full of swagger he was?
Check out “You Can Leave Your Hat On” by Tom Jones. Joe Cocker does an excellent version too.
When I need some cheering up I watch him telling the story of him and Elvis in the shower/ bathroom. It cracks me up every single time 😂
.......Jones added: “I’m thinking, ‘I’m hearing Elvis Presley in the shower now - I’m going nuts here!’ So when I got the soap out of my eyes, he was over the shower door - he was right there, and I said ‘Elvis, I’ll be right there!’ I got out of the shower and I say he’d been to the toilet in my bathroom while I was in the shower. He was wearing a North Beach leather outfit - a lot of us used to - and they weren’t lined, they were just natural leather. So he was standing there, cleaning up and looking in the mirror. So I’m naked, and he’s half naked.”......
Probably a California tan lol. He's from Wales ( UK) and he's 82 years old still belting out beautiful music 🔥🔥And btw not all white pol are lily white lol
Yeah. I got a lot of the Welsh lineage from my great-great-grandmother and during the summer people always assumed I was Hispanic...lol
My great-niece us half Mexican and complains all the time that I'm twice as dark as she is. 😂
@@toodlescae Hey. I also have Welsh ancestors, Irish as well .people always thought I was Italian lol, especially in the summer. However I did not inherit a beautiful singing voice that the Welsh are known for lol
@@karenpowell6063 luckily despite the Irish and Scottish heritage I've been told I did get the Welsh singing voice. Lol.
Basically I'm a Heinz 57 genealogically
@@toodlescae pretty much a Heinz 57 myself😎
He's got sense.. :)
*Not mixed. He is from Wales. Aged 27 here. Now well into his 80s, and still singing!*
TV Show This is Tom Jones!!💕💕
This Is Tom Jones was a great program.
This particular performance was when he was a guest on the Dusty Springfield Show.