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008			150424 2015 xk eng
020			_a9780008104474 (pbk.)
040			_aTOP _cWMTP
050			_a782.42164
100	1		_aSmith, Sean.
245	1	0	_aTom Jones : the life / by Sean Smith.
260			_aLondon : _bHarperCollins, _c2015.
300			_a312 p. : ill. (chiefly col.) [16 p. plates] ; 24 cm.
500			_aIncludes select bibliography (p. 299-300), picture credits (p. 301-302) and index (p. 303-312).
520			_aFrom bestselling biographer Sean Smith comes the fascinating and tumultuous true story behind Sir Tom Jones, the nation's treasure, sage of The Voice and living music legend. Now approaching his 75th birthday, Tom Jones' life has been an unforgettable rollercoaster ride. From starting out in a little Welsh mining town where he married his sweetheart at just 16, who could have known that seven years later he would go on to become a major musical hit that would propel him to Bel Air? Through intimate interviews, Smith uncovers all this and more, including the years Tom spent as little more than a Vegas lounge singer, before being rediscovered in the late '80s and becoming a maestro on the music scene once again. As revealing as it is entertaining, this is the definitive story of a great talent who is showing no signs of slowing down.
600			_aJones, Tom, _d1940-
650			_aSingers _vBiography. _zWales
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