McCartney Times

Tom Jones’ 40th studio album, Surrounded By Time, confirmed that the Welsh crooner isn’t just an icon of a bygone era but able to create music that rattles the senses and enriches the soul. The singer is one of the iconic members of the 1960s pop explosion, and over the decades since his fairytale pop career began, Jones has got himself into his fair share of scrapes. However, he has one particularly famous scuffle as on one occasion, he nearly ended up in a fight with none other than The Beatles’ John Lennon.

After years of performing in working men’s clubs across South Wales, Jones’ forceful talent was spotted by industry executives, and he landed himself a record deal with Decca, packed his bags, and moved to the Big Smoke. It took a while for his first hit to arrive, and for a period, it looked like it would never happen. Then, ‘It’s Not Unusual’ came along in 1965, and suddenly Jones became a superstar who was sharing bills with the likes of The Beatles.

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