#OnThisDay in 2000, Rock for the Rainforest benefit concert held at Carnegie Hall, NYC; performers include: #Sting, #EltonJohn, #JamesTaylor, #StevieWonder, #RickyMartin, #BillyJoel, #GladysKnight, Percy Sledge, #TomJones, Martha Reeves, Macy Gray, Sam Moore, and The Impressions.
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"Mama Told Me Not to Come", also written as "Mama Told Me (Not to Come)", is a song by American singer-songwriter #RandyNewman written for #EricBurdon's first solo album in 1966. #ThreeDogNight's 1970 cover topped the US pop singles chart. #TomJones and #Stereophonics' version also reached No. 4 on the #UKSinglesChart in 2000.
https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=6u80XH2iytI
"What's New Pussycat?" is the theme song for the #eponymousMovie, written by #BurtBacharach and #HalDavid, and sung by Welsh singer #TomJones. The original single included a 13-second instrumental introduction, ending in the sound of shattering glass, but later issues omitted this introduction. Jones was skeptical about the song when first approached about it. He said when it was offered to him, he felt it was "sort of a backhanded compliment: 'I've got to have you.
https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=KAVpqOG-HDY
"Green, Green Grass of Home", written by #ClaudeCurlyPutmanJr, and first recorded by singer #JohnnyDarrell in 1965, is a country song made popular by #PorterWagoner the same year, when it reached No. 4 on the Country chart. It was also recorded by #BobbyBare and by #JerryLeeLewis, who included it in his album #CountrySongsForCityFolks (later re-issued as All Country). #TomJones learned the song from Lewis' version and, in 1966, he had a worldwide No. 1 hit with it.
https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=nYjBpgz2lus
"Love Me Tonight" is a song performed by #TomJones. It peaked at #2 on the #adultContemporaryChart, #9 on the #UKSinglesChart, and #13 on the #Billboard Hot 100 the week of July 19, 1969. The song was arranged by #JohnnieSpence and produced by Peter Sullivan. The song ranked #94 on Billboard magazine's #Top100SinglesOf1969.
https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=OLX-XZvz9iI
#OnThisDay in 1966, 8th Grammy Awards: "Taste of Honey", #TomJones, #FrankSinatra & #BarbraStreisand win.
There was a brief time in my life when I thought Tom Jones and Tom Baker were the same person.
