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Over the Top and Back: The Autobiography
Tom Jones
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Description for Over the Top and Back: The Autobiography
Paperback. Across six decades, Sir Tom Jones has maintained a vital career in the music industry. How did a boy from a Welsh coal-mining family attain success across the globe? And how has he survived the twists and turns of fame and fortune to not only stay exciting, but actually become more credible and interesting with age? This book tells his story. Num Pages: 528 pages. BIC Classification: AVGP; AVH; BGFA; BM. Category: (G) General (US: Trade). Dimension: 133 x 255 x 42. Weight in Grams: 478.
'For a lot of years, I've answered a lot of questions, but have never told my story before.' Across six decades, Sir Tom Jones has maintained a vital career in a risky, unstable business notorious for the short lives of its artists. With a drive that comes from nothing but the love for what he does, he breaks through and then wrestles with the vagaries of the music industry, the nature of success and its inevitable consequences. Having recorded an expansive body of work and performed with fellow artists from across the spectrum and across every popular ... Read more
'For a lot of years, I've answered a lot of questions, but have never told my story before.' Across six decades, Sir Tom Jones has maintained a vital career in a risky, unstable business notorious for the short lives of its artists. With a drive that comes from nothing but the love for what he does, he breaks through and then wrestles with the vagaries of the music industry, the nature of success and its inevitable consequences. Having recorded an expansive body of work and performed with fellow artists from across the spectrum and across every popular ... Read more
Product Details
Publisher
Penguin Books Ltd
Format
Paperback
Publication date
2016
Condition
New
Number of Pages
528
Place of Publication
London, United Kingdom
ISBN
9781405920483
SKU
V9781405920483
Shipping Time
Usually ships in 5 to 9 working days
Ref
99-99
About Tom Jones
Sir Thomas Jones Woodward, OBE, known by his stage name Tom Jones, is a Welsh singer. He became one of the most popular vocalists to emerge from the mid-1960s. Since then he has sung nearly every form of popular music - pop, rock, R&B, show tunes, country, dance, soul and gospel - and sold over 100 million records. Sir Tom ... Read more
Reviews for Over the Top and Back: The Autobiography
A brilliant read full of charm and anecdote that captures the spirit of each decade as well as giving a great behind-the-scenes snapshot of the music world.
Fanny Blake
Woman & Home
A story, brilliantly told... hold up your banners: Sir Tom F
Jones . Yeah!
Brian Appleyard, Sunday Times
This lively, thoughtful and ... Read more
Fanny Blake
Woman & Home
A story, brilliantly told... hold up your banners: Sir Tom F
Jones . Yeah!
Brian Appleyard, Sunday Times
This lively, thoughtful and ... Read more