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Jones was born in Littlefield, Texas, on February 17, 1928. He was raised in Coleman, Texas, the son of a turkey farmer (his father William) and a homemaker (his mother Jessie). [1] During his adolescence, he worked as an usher in a movie theater and attended the University of Texas at Austin, where he was involved in its theatre department.
Tom Jones, who wrote the book and lyrics for the longest-running musical “The Fantasticks,” died Friday at his home in Sharon, Conn. He was 95. Jones’ son Michael told The New York Times the ...
Tom Jones -- the lyricist, director and writer of the longest-running musical of all time, The Fantasticks -- has died. He was 95. Jones died Friday at his home in Sharon, Connecticut. His son ...
Jones's manager Gordon Mills died of cancer on 29 July 1986, and Jones's son Mark became his manager. [9]: 271, 275 In 1987, Tom Jones re-entered the singles chart with "A Boy from Nowhere", which went to No. 2 in the UK. The following year, he covered Prince's "Kiss" with Art of Noise. The song reached No. 5 in the UK and No. 31 in the US.
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Jones and Johns later recorded their third album together, Long Lost Suitcase, and released it in 2015. [4] While on his tour supporting Long Lost Suitcase, Jones' wife Linda Rose Woodward was diagnosed with cancer, causing Jones to cancel his tour dates for the foreseeable future. Woodward eventually died from the cancer in April 2016. [5]
Tom Jones, the lyricist, director and writer of “The Fantasticks,” the longest-running musical in history, has died. Jones died Friday at his home in Sharon, Connecticut, according to Dan ...
Tom Jones Live at Caesar's Palace is a live album by Welsh singer Tom Jones, released in 1971 on Decca Records (on Parrot Records in the United States and Canada). The album spent five weeks on the UK official albums chart, peaking for two non-consecutive weeks at number 27.