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Tom Jones, a man who oozed charisma thanks to his powerhouse voice and slick stage moves, hosted his own weekly musical variety show from 1969 to 1971. This 3 DVD set captures all his swagger and sex appeal. Featuring guest performances from Little Richard, Stevie Wonder, and Aretha Franklin, this set is a collector's treasure.Track Listings:
It's Not Unusual (several versions)
-- Tom Jones
Help Yourself
-- Tom Jones
Kansas City
-- Tom Jones
Danny Boy
-- Tom Jones
Ain't That Good News
-- Tom Jones
I (Who Have Nothing)
-- Tom Jones
What's New Pussycat?
-- Tom Jones
The Look of Love
-- Tom Jones with Burt Bacharach
What the World Needs Now Is Love
-- Tom Jones with Burt Bacharach
Raindrops Keep Fallin' on My Head
-- Tom Jones with Burt Bacharach
Green Grass of Home
-- Tom Jones
Love Me Tonight
-- Tom Jones
Hello Young Lovers
-- Tom Jones
The Rose
-- Tom Jones
Turn on Your Lovelight
-- Tom Jones
Shake
-- Tom Jones
You Came a Long Way from St. Louis
-- Tom Jones
In the Midnight Hour
-- Tom Jones
Land of 1000 Dances
-- Tom Jones
Angel Eyes
-- Tom Jones
She Loves Me
-- Tom Jones
I Got Plenty of Nuttin'
-- Tom Jones
Hard to Handle
-- Tom Jones
Lucille
-- Tom Jones
I'm Coming Home
-- Tom Jones
Lodi
-- Tom Jones
Down On The Corner
-- Tom Jones
Departure/Ride My See-Saw
-- Moody Blues
Those Were The Days
-- Mary Hopkin
Pinball Wizard
-- The Who
Little Girl Blue
-- Janis Joplin
Raise Your Hand
-- Janis Joplin with TJ
We Can Work It Out
-- Leslie Uggams with TJ
Delta Lady
-- Joe Cocker with TJ
The Letter
-- Joe Cocker
Lucille
-- Little Richard
Jenny, Jenny/Rip It Up/Send Me Some Lovin'/Good Golly, Miss Molly
-- Little Richard with TJ
For Once In My Life
-- Stevie Wonder
Thank You Love
-- Stevie Wonder
A Place In The Sun
-- Stevie Wonder with TJ
Up Tight
-- Stevie Wonder
I Say A Little Prayer For You
-- Aretha Franklin
See Saw
-- Aretha Franklin with TJ
Call Me
-- Aretha Franklin
The Party's Over
-- Aretha Franklin with TJ
Tom is terrific throughout This is Tom Jones, a collection culled from the Welsh singer's late '60s-early '70s ABC television series. Subtitled Rock 'n' Roll Legends, this three-disc set spotlights eight separate episodes (one of which, featuring a performance of "Pinball Wizard" by the Who, is a black & white kinescope). None is complete; judicious (and sometimes not) editing limits the focus to the musical and comedic portions, and that's by and large a good thing. Jones, who was just 28 when the first show aired in February, 1969, displays remarkable versatility, taking on everything from Broadway ("Somewhere," with Leslie Uggams) and torch standards ("Angel Eyes") to stone R&B (Bobby "Blue" Bland's "Turn on Your Lovelight"), soul ("In the Midnight Hour"), pop ("What's New, Pussycat?" and, of course, "It's Not Unusual"), and rock ("Lodi," "Lucille") and doing a credible job on all of it, notwithstanding a patina of Vegas glitz. But the high points come from his partnerships with the titular legends, especially Janis Joplin (their duet on Eddie Floyd's "Raise Your Hand" rocks) and Aretha Franklin (then at the peak of her powers, Aretha is fine on "I Say a Little Prayer," but her volcanic pairing with Jones on "See Saw" and her own, gospel-tinged "Spirit in the Dark" is the undoubted high point of the entire DVD set). Jones also duets with Joe Cocker ("Delta Lady"), Little Richard (a medley of his classics), Stevie Wonder (then on the verge of his '70s creative explosion), and Burt Bacharach; and while appearances by comedians like Peter Sellers, a then-unknown Richard Pryor, Pat Paulsen, the Committee (with Howard Hesseman), and the Ace Trucking Company (with Fred Willard) deliver a few chuckles, in the end, this one's all about the music. Jones introduces each episode with a brief reminiscence; a 2007 interview with the singer is among the scant other bonus material. --Sam Graham
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By Mr. Ronald Rock (Dallas TX)
My wife really enjoyed the Tom Jones DVD. He had a lot of good guests on the clips from his shows in England.
By Esperanza Reynolds (Miami Lakes, Florida)
On April 25th, 2009, we went to see Tom Jones perform at the Miami Beach Jackie Gleason Theater, reliving memories of when we were young and used to see his show every week.
Tom Jones performed some of his best hits and the nostalgia was such that the idea occurred to us to acquire these DVDs so we could again enjoy what used to be one of our favorite entertainments on TV. Tom Jones not only had great appeal back then, but his behavior was such fun, for he was that star that wore tight pants, billowing shirts with wide collars that all young men used to copy. His sexual appeal was such that once, at one of his concerts, we had a blast watching all the young women go into a trance as they watched his hip gyrations.
Born on June 7th, 1940, Sir Thomas Jones Woodward is a Welsh singer that was super famous during the late 60s, with his own TV show. Since 1965, Tom Jones has sold over 100 million records and has kept his name in the limelight for most of his singing career.
The DVDs bring back a rather young Tom Jones, only in his late 20s back then and the likes of Lisa Minnelli, Frank Sinatra, Aretha Franklin, Janis Joplin, Joe Cocker, Little Richard, Stevie Wonder, Burt Bacharach, Richard Pryor, Peter Sellers.
All the shows start with his signature song "It's Not Unusual" which became a massive hit in its day and you will be thrilled to see him in action as you listen to "Help yourself," "Kansas City," "Danny Boy," "I who have nothing," "What's new pussycat?" "The look of Love," "Green Grass of Home," "Those were the days," and so many others.
We have enjoyed every episode, shared these with friends and family and we sincerely recommend owning the DVDs, for they represent an eight separate episode collection of amazing talent. Don't miss it!
By C. Flagg (Portland, Oregon USA)
Had lots of fun with this dvd. Tom's a little stiff when interacting with guests but he's a natural when performing. Forgot that he danced with such abandon and joy. Many great guests --good mix of woodstock era performers and the sometimes lame, traditional variety show guests that are still a fun curiosity and window back to those days...
By Linda Angelakis
It didn't come with the Outside Box to hold the 3 dvds so I sent it back and they sent me a replacement but it was the same way so I also sent it back. It shows the outside box in the ad but when I got it all it was, was the 3 dvds in the fold over case. If you are going to show the Outside Box then that should be what I am ordering.
Linda Angelakis
By J. R. Parker (ocala, florida)
the item is misleading in that you do not receive complete seasons or complete episodes. you only get a few episodes from each year and they are edited to cut down on content. at the beginning of an episode there will be artists listed in the credits that have been edited out of the episode. also, these are not the original episodes as broadcast when the program aired on abc.
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