Sir Thomas Jones Woodward,
OBE (born 7 June 1940), known by his stage name
Tom Jones, is a
Welsh pop singer. He was born in
Treforest,
Rhondda Cynon Taf. Tom Jones rose to fame in the mid-1960s, with an exuberant live act that included wearing tight
breeches and billowing shirts, in an
Edwardian style popular among his peers at the time. He was known for his overt
sexuality, before this was as common as it has become in subsequent years. In 1963 he became the
frontman for Tommy Scott and The Senators, a local beat group. Clad in black leather, he soon gained a reputation in South Wales, although the Senators were still unknown in
London. In 1964 they laid down seven tracks with maverick
Telstar producer
Joe Meek, and took them to various labels in an attempt to get a record deal, with no success. The plan was to release a
single,
Lonely Joe / I Was A Fool, but the ever-flighty Meek refused to release the tapes. Only after
It's Not Unusual became a massive hit, Meek was able to sell the tapes to
Tower (USA) and
Columbia (UK). The group returned to South Wales and continued to play gigs at dance halls and working men's clubs.
The following are images from various Wales-related articles on Wikipedia.
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Image 1Harlech Castle was one of a series built by
Edward I to consolidate his conquest. (from
History of Wales)
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Image 2Opening of the Sixth Senedd in Cardiff in 2021 (from
History of Wales)
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Image 4Facsimile of Part of Column 579 from the
Red Book of Hergest (from
Culture of Wales)
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Image 5Medieval kingdoms of Wales shown within the boundaries of the present day country of Wales and not inclusive of all (from
History of Wales)
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Image 6Portrait of William Morgan. (from
History of Wales)
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Image 8Statue of
Owain Glyndŵr (
c. 1354 or 1359 –
c. 1416) at
Cardiff City Hall
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Image 9"
Cymdeithas yr Iaith" (Society for the Language) bilingual road sign protest, 1972. (from
History of Wales)
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Image 10Cawl, a Welsh dish of meat and vegetables (from
Culture of Wales)
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Image 11Standard of Bleddyn ap Cynfyn, King of Powys 1063-1075. (from
History of Wales)
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Image 12Battle at Mametz Wood by
Christopher Williams (1918), commissioned by Secretary of State for War at the time, David Lloyd George. (from
History of Wales)
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Image 13The Bard, 1774, by
Thomas Jones (1742–1803) (from
Culture of Wales)
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Image 14Market Day in Old Wales by
Sydney Curnow Vosper (1910) (from
Culture of Wales)
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Image 15Owain Glyndŵr painting by AC Michael (from
Culture of Wales)
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Image 16Map of the Roman invasion of Wales (from
History of Wales)
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Image 17Medieval
crwth instrument (from
Culture of Wales)
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Image 18Big Pit, National Coal Museum. (from
History of Wales)
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Image 20Senedd-Welsh Parliament, Cardiff Bay. (from
History of Wales)
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Image 21Medieval map of Welsh realms (from
History of Wales)
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Image 22Caradog by Thomas Prydderch. Caradog was leader of the north Walian Celtic tribe, the
Ordovices, and led multiple Celtic tribes against the Romans. (from
History of Wales)
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Image 23Crempog - Anglesey style (from
Culture of Wales)
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Image 24Britain in
AD 500: The areas shaded pink on the map were inhabited by the
Britons, here labelled
Welsh. The pale blue areas in the east were controlled by
Germanic tribes, while the pale green areas to the north were inhabited by the
Gaels and
Picts. (from
History of Wales)
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Image 25Tom Jones performing with
Janis Joplin in 1969 (from
Culture of Wales)
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Image 26Gravestone of King
Cadfan ap Iago of Gwynedd (died c. 625) in
Llangadwaladr church (from
History of Wales)
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Image 27Red Dragon of Wales (from
Culture of Wales)
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Image 28Bryn Celli Ddu, a late Neolithic chambered tomb on
Anglesey
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Image 29Dowlais Ironworks (1840) by George Childs (1798–1875) (from
History of Wales)
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Image 30Offa's Dyke (Clawdd Offa) Map. (from
History of Wales)
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Image 31King
Hywel Dda depicted enthroned in a 13th-century manuscript (from
History of Wales)
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Image 32Two of the furnaces of the
Blaenavon Ironworks (from
History of Wales)