by Sean Smith
‘Bama Lama Bama Loo’ 60
Bambi Awards 135
Barker, Sally 274
Barratt, Alan 45, 46, 47, 51
Barrowman, John 211
Barry Island 22, 68
‘(Barry) Islands in the Stream’ 258
Basie, Count 251
Bassey, Shirley 112, 243
‘The Battle of the Sex Gods’ 213
BBC 87, 100, 167, 204, 212, 214, 265
Children in Need (1997) 220
Hootenanny (1998) 250
Music Awards 285
Online 240, 250
Radio 20, 95
Wales 64
Beat City Club, Oxford Street 89
Beat Room, The (BBC2 show) 91
Beatles, The 70, 73, 83, 99, 101, 107, 108, 109, 125, 159, 179, 205, 243, 263
on Ed Sullivan Show 109
NME concert (1965) 107
Beazer, Elias 46
Beazer, Gill 45, 46–52, 63
Bedwas Working Men’s Club (the Green Fly), Caerphilly 63, 69, 70, 283
Begley, Andrea 267
Bel Air mansion, Los Angeles 183–4, 194, 195
Believe It or Not 144
Bennett, Johnny 81, 82
Benton, Brook 62
Berkery, Jonathan 210, 282
Berkery, Katherine 208–10
Best, George 169
Big Bill Broonzy 20
Billboard charts 17, 75, 111, 161, 207
Billy J. Kramer and The Dakotas 73, 83
Black, Cilla 96, 104, 105, 107
‘Black Betty’ 249
‘Black, Brown and White’ 20
Blackboard Jungle 29
Blackie (dog) 140
Blackler, Brian 9, 22, 28, 31, 38, 40, 225, 279
Blackler, Cliff 11
Blackler, John 42
Blethyn, Brenda (Nina) 271
Blinkhorn, Albert 82–3
Blossoms, The 179, 180
Blue Hawaii 189
‘Blue Suede Shoes’ 42, 54, 175
Bodyguard, The 268
Bond, James 95, 112, 122, 185
Bono 220, 256
Boone, Daniel 97
Boston Globe 215, 217
Bowie, David 220, 244
‘A Boy from Nowhere’ 205, 245–6, 252
BPI Awards 243
Bradfield, James Dean 238, 239
Branson, Richard 247–8
Brit Awards
1982 243–4
1998 222–3, 234
2003 249–50
Britain’s Got Talent 43
Brithweunydd Road, Trealaw 201
British Coated Board and Paper Mills 37
British Harmonica Championship, Royal Albert Hall 83
British Legion, Rhydyfelin 40, 49
Broccoli, Cubby 185
Brown, Campbell 275
Brown, Ian 244
Brown, James 112
Brydon, Rob 258, 273, 277
Bucket of Blood 40, 49, 90, 164
see also British Legion, Rhydyfelin
Buckingham Palace, Diamond Jubilee concert 273, 286
Burke, Solomon 62
‘Burning Down the House’ 236, 240
‘Burning Hell’ 262–3, 282
Burton, Richard 276
Burton, Tim 218
Burvale Cemetery, Hersham 200
Cable, Stuart 238
Caesars Palace, Las Vegas 164, 166, 171, 176, 178, 181
Cage, Nicolas 228
Campden Hill Towers (flat) 84, 89, 95
‘Can’t Get Enough’ 213
Cardiff International Arena 244
Cardigans, The 236, 241
Carrying a Torch 212
‘Carrying a Torch’ 211–12
Carter, Mel 114
Cartwright, Jim 270, 271
Cartwright, Tony 120, 129
Cash, Johnny 16, 157
Cassie (dog) 231, 233
Catatonia 234, 240
Cecil Cinema, Treforest 8, 13, 279
Cedars-Sinai Medical Center, Los Angeles 199
Celtic Manor Hotel, nr Newport 196
Central Guest House, Treforest 279
Central Hotel, Pontypridd 46, 48
Central Secondary Modern School, Treforest 15, 189, 279, 280
Central Television 214
Charles, Ray 43, 50, 53, 62, 147, 156, 274
‘Chattanooga Choo Choo’ 83
Checker, Chubby 62
Cher 227
Chicago blues 20
Chicago Sun-Times 202
Chicago Theatre 208
Chieftains, The 218
‘Chills and Fever’ 76, 91, 94, 250
Church Village 45
Clapton, Eric 20
Cleaves, Johnny 69
Cliff Terrace, Treforest 24, 36, 60, 62, 100, 142
Clinton, Bill 245
Clydesdale Road, Notting Hill 88
Cocker, Joe 215, 221
Cockney Rebel 222
Cohen, Leonard 272
Collins, Jackie 105, 187
Collins, Joan 105, 187
Collins, Joe 105
Columbia label 108
Comic Relief 213, 214, 258
Commonwealth Games 253
Connery, Sean 185
Connors, Jimmy 172
Cooper, Dai 87, 88
Copa De Oro Road, Los Angeles 228
Copacabana (Copa) club, New York 129–32
Cosby, Bill 204
Country 194
Country Club (radio show) 95
Country Songs for City Folk 122–3
County Cinema, Pontypridd 24, 279
Crewe, Marion 51
Crews, Harry 186
Cromwellian Club 120, 122
Crosby, Bing 16
Croydon ABC 104
Curtis, Tony 31
Cwm Colliery, Beddau 4–5
Cwm Welfare Club, Beddau 63
Daily Express 30, 176
Daily Mirror 102, 139, 150
Daily Telegraph 212, 260
Dangerous 217
Daniels, Billy 22
‘Danny Boy’ 130, 261
‘Daughter of Darkness’ 158
Dave Clark Five 110
David, Hal 112, 113, 157
Davies, Keith 40–1, 53, 55, 57, 59, 60, 64, 71–2, 81, 85, 87
Davies, Ken 36
Davies, Ray 240
Davis, Sammy, Jr 131, 157
De Avalons, The 43
De Niro, Robert 208
Decca 75, 76, 78, 90, 98–9, 151, 189, 194
Decca Studios, West Hampstead 98, 129, 158
Deer Lake, Pennsylvania 195
Definitive Tom Jones, The 250
Delilah 189, 243
‘Delilah’ 17, 143–4, 205, 222, 237, 249, 259, 273, 285
Dene, Terry 84
Des Lane, The Penny Whistle Man 97
Desert Island Discs 20, 263, 276
‘Detroit City’ 128
DeVito, Danny 228
‘Didn’t It Rain’ 284
Disc (magazine) 137
Discs A GoGo 54
Dixon, Willie 251
Dr Dre 217
‘Doctor Jones’ 235
Dodd, Ken 103
Dom Pérignon (champagne) 134, 141, 177
Donald Peers Presents (BBC Wales) 64
Donegan, Lonnie 128
Donovan, Jason 101
Dorsey, Gerry 83–4, 85
see also Humperdinck, Engelbert
Dorsey, Pat see Healy, Pat
Dreamgirl: My Life as a Supreme (Wilson) 135
Dudley, Anne 206, 221
Duplessis, Jerry 247
Dylan, Bob 262, 272
Earls Court, London 222, 244, 249, 285
Easy Listening Chart (US) 158
Ed Sullivan Show, The 109, 110–11, 114, 132
Eddy, Duane 206
Eden, Barbara 156
Edinburgh castle 245
Edwin (uncle) 7, 8
Eggar, Robin 130, 141
Elizabeth II, Queen
c
oronation 21
Diamond Jubilee concert 273, 286
Silver Jubilee 243
Tom’s knighthood 253
Tom’s OBE 241
Ellis, Chris 69, 77, 89, 120, 122, 130, 137, 138, 153, 168, 182, 190
Elstree Studios, Hertfordshire 152
Elton, Ben 244
EMF 214, 215, 259
EMI 194, 260
Empress Ballroom, Abercynon 62
‘End of the Road’ 251
Epstein, Brian 73
Erasure 214
Eric Burdon and The Animals 239
Esposito, Joe 174
‘Everybody Needs Somebody to Love’ 107
‘Evil’ 284
Faith, Adam 58, 95, 97
Faith, Paloma 285
fans 61, 105–6, 139, 163, 190, 227, 245
super-fans 192–3, 204
Fats Domino 166
Felder, Raoul 209
‘Female of the Species’ 234
Fiddler’s Green Amphitheatre, Denver 225
Fifth Dimension, The 149
Finding My Voice (Mitchell) 268
Finney, Albert 90
Fitzgerald, Ella 131, 133, 157, 161
Flack, Roberta 182
Flamingo Hotel, Las Vegas 132–3, 135, 136, 175
Ford, Eric 97
Ford, John 16
Forest Lawn Memorial Park, nr Bel Air 195
Fourmost, The 104
Frankie Goes To Hollywood 217
Franklin, Aretha 157
Franzese, Sonny 131
Freddie Feys (record shop), Pontypridd 42, 91, 101
Freeman, Alan 100
Fresh Prince of Bel-Air, The 216
From Here to Eternity 186
Fugees, The 246–7
Full Monty, The 221, 222
Fury, Billy 58
Future Cut 256
Gabriel, Peter 262
‘Games People Play’ 150
Gaye, Marvin 131
Gee, Mickey 87
General Strike (1926) 5
George, Uncle 7, 50, 100, 124
‘Ghost Riders in the Sky’ 17, 26, 75
G.I. Blues 148
Gibson, Mel 154
Gill, Andy 273
Gingers nightclub, Pontypridd 165
Givens, Robin 209
Glastonbury, John 70–1, 74, 149–50
see also Myron and Byron
Glastonbury Festival
1992 213–14
2009 259
Glitter, Gary 205
Glover, Martin 217
Glyndwr Avenue, Rhydyfelin 57, 72
‘God Only Knows’ 285–6
Godfrey, Raymond 70–1, 74, 149–50
see also Myron and Byron
‘Good Golly, Miss Molly’ 61
Gospel Singer, The 186
Grade, Lew 145–7, 161–2
Grammy Awards
1966 (Tom Jones) 141
1986 (The Art of Noise) 207
Grand Pavilion, Porthcawl 73
‘Great Balls of Fire’ 56
Green Fly see Bedwas Working Men’s Club
Green, Green Grass of Home 17, 128
‘Green, Green Grass of Home’ 123–4, 136, 191, 202, 220, 233, 249, 252, 259
duets 175, 237
Elvis on hearing 124–5
Elvis’ version of 184
Jerry Lee Lewis on hearing 124
Greenberg, Gerry 63–4, 66, 70, 89, 91, 100, 160
Greene, Lisa 255
Greenfield, Lloyd 110, 133, 173, 193, 204, 226, 232
Griffith, Hugh 98
Grosvenor House Hotel, London 263
Guardian 244, 248, 255, 259
‘Guitar Man’ 190
Gut Records 235, 244
Haley, Bill 29
Hancock, Tony 146
Harris, Richard 276
Harrison, George 100, 139
Harry Cipriani (restaurant), New York 227–8
Hatchetts (club), Piccadilly 166–7
Hattenstone, Simon 255
‘Have I the Right’ 77
Hawaii 175
‘He Stopped Loving Her Today’ 220
Healy, Pat 85
‘Heaven Help Us All’ 215
Heinz (of The Tornados) 75, 77
‘Hello Young Lovers’ 130
Hendrix, Jimi 97, 136
Henry, Lenny 213
Herald 248
‘High School Confidential’ 61
Hilton Hotel, London 173, 276–7
Hilton Hotel, Rhode Island 193
Hit Factory studios, Manhattan 219
‘The Hitter’ 257
‘Holding Back the Years’ 237
Holland, Jools 250–1, 266
Holly, Buddy 54
Holmes, Guy 235
Honeycombs, The 77
Hooker, John Lee 262
Hope, Bob 157, 214
Hopkins, Sir Anthony 154
Hopkins, Vernon 33, 44, 60, 62, 63, 68–9, 86, 92, 102, 120, 259
and renaming of Tom 58–9
in The Senators 53, 55, 56–9, 64, 66, 67–8, 71, 72, 73, 87
in The Squires 117, 150, 151
Horn, Trevor 217, 218
Hospital Club, Covent Garden 267
‘Hound Dog’ 175
Houston, Whitney 268
Howlin’ Wolf 284
Hucknall, Mick 237
Humperdinck, Engelbert 83–84, 139, 160,161, 166, 167, 178, 190, 199
Huston, Anjelica 229
Hutchence, Michael 237
Hutchins, Chris
exposé 190
on Mark Woodward 168
on Tom 115–16, 117, 121, 140, 142, 151, 164
as Tom’s publicist 109, 125–6, 127, 132, 137–8, 143, 167, 170–1, 173, 174, 189
‘I Apologise’ 105
‘(I Can’t Get No) Satisfaction’ 153
‘I Can’t Stop Loving You’ 130, 147
I Dream of Jeannie 156
‘I Feel Fine’ 99
‘I Love You Love Me Love’ 205, 268
‘I Need Your Loving’ 112
‘I Never Loved a Man the Way I Love You’ 159, 268
‘I Say a Little Prayer’ 157
‘I Wanna Get Back with You’ 217
‘(I Want to) Come Home’ 273
‘I (Who Have Nothing)’ 208
Idol, Billy 207
‘If He Should Ever Leave You’ 257
‘If I Only Knew’ 218
‘If I Were a Boy’ 267
Iggy Pop 240
‘I’ll Never Fall in Love Again’ 128, 184, 220, 246, 259
‘I’ll Never Get Over You’ 84, 85–6
‘I’m Coming Home’ 85, 128
‘I’m the Leader of the Gang (I Am!)’ 205
‘I’m Lookin’ Out the Window’ 64, 65
‘I’m into Something Good’ 91
‘I’m Too Sexy’ 235
Imagine (BBC) 204
Imbruglia, Natalie 236–7
Impersonal Life, The 179
‘In the Deep of Night’ 95
‘In the Midnight Hour’ 245
‘In a Shady Nook by a Babbling Brook’ 64
Independent 273
Ingalls, Joyce 153–4
Inland Revenue Service 183
International Hotel (Las Vegas Hilton) 176
Interscope Records 217, 219, 266
INXS 237
Island Records 260
‘It’ll Be Me’ 251
‘It’s All Over Now’ 89
‘It’s Just a Matter of Time’ 62
‘It’s Not Unusual’ 107, 111, 116, 117, 144, 157, 158, 175, 214, 245, 247, 249, 275, 282, 284, 285
demo 96–7
extra publicity 104
in Mars Attacks! 218–19
number 1 103, 110
recording of 98–9
release of 100–1
Top of the Pops (1965) 102, 103
Jackson, Chuck 116
Jackson, Mahalia 20, 261
Jackson, Michael 143, 21
7, 269
Jagger, Mick 73, 90
‘Jailhouse Rock’ 54, 175
James Taylor Quartet 238
Jean, Wyclef 246
Jenkins, Katherine 251
Jessie J 266, 274
Jimmy Justice 65
‘Jingle Bells’ 54
Jive Records 208
John, Elton 158, 220, 263, 273
John Barry Seven, The 95, 97
Johnny Kidd and The Pirates 58, 62, 84
‘Johnny Remember Me’ 74–5
Johns, Ethan 261, 272
Jolson, Al 8, 21
Jolson Story, The 7–8
Jones, Albert (uncle) 9, 36, 42
Jones, Allan 129
Jones, George 220
Jones, Gordon 81
Jones, Jack 129
Jones, Jon see Berkery, Jonathan
Jones, Kelly (Stereophonics) 239, 263
Jones, Lena (aunt) 9, 13, 36
Jones, Ruth 258
Jones, Stan 16
Jones, Tom (Thomas John Woodward)
appearance 25, 31, 47, 52, 94, 160–1, 250, 259
awards 141, 241, 244, 249, 253, 263, 276–7
birth 5
at birth of Mark 37
car crashes 69, 120–1
cars 117, 118, 137, 139–40
character 4, 26, 52, 59, 151, 164, 190
childhood 3–23
contemplates suicide 92
Copacabana club residency 129–32
cosmetic surgery 145, 204–5, 250, 257–8
country period 195
Dai Perry, best mate 38–9, 224–5
and Dai Perry’s death/funeral 231–3
dancing, asked to tone down 64, 110
dancing, body gyrations and thrusts 62, 66, 76, 100, 102, 213
dancing, early jiving 29
debut album 111–12
debut gig (YMCA) 55–7
debut gig, London (Beat City Club) 89–90
debut single 90–1
diet 46, 134, 176–7, 226
drinking 39, 114, 121, 134, 143, 164–5, 177, 181, 226, 276
drugs, aversion to 40, 177
dyslexia 15
on Ed Sullivan Show 109, 111, 114
education 15, 23, 28
Elvis friendship 115, 175–6, 177–81, 186
employment office assessment 73–4
favourite musical performance 61
fights 39–40, 70, 164
on gambling 19, 178
Gill Beazer relationship 45, 47–52
Glastonbury Festival appearances 213–14, 259
guitars 21, 42
on homosexuality 76, 87
image/anti-image 204, 216
jobs 28–9, 36–7, 41, 43–4, 63
Joyce Ingalls affair153–4
Katherine Berkery affair 208–10
knighthood 253, 281
in Las Vegas 50, 132–3, 136, 148, 153, 166, 169–71, 174–5, 176–82, 186, 202, 226–7
Linda, early relationship with 24–5, 27–8, 32, 33
Marjorie Wallace affair 166–8, 169–72
marriage 34–6, 255
marriage, deception 101–3
marriage, golden anniversary 254
marriage, longevity 281
marriage, moral dilemma 52
Mary Wilson affair135–8, 139
move to London 88–9
movie projects 186–9, 218–19, 258, 270–2