Tom Jones

March 26, 2009 · 5:42 p.m.

Here are photos of Tom Jones over the years.

Tom Jones will get intimate on new US tour: Friday, January 30, 2009; Staff and wire services; Tom Jones is taking his show on the road again. The 68-year-old singer will launch a U.S. tour in February to promote his new album, "24 Hours."

SEPARATED AT BIRTH?: Friday, September 7, 2007; By Jerry Fink; Harmik's Tom Jones tribute show at the Four Queens is a high energy production that any fan of the legendary Welsh singer can enjoy.

Ecstatically, Tom Jones tribute artist breaks ground: Thursday, July 26, 2007; By Jerry Fink; Elvis Presley performed regularly in Las Vegas for eight years , from 1969 until his death in 1977.

Columnist Jerry Fink: Tom Jones turns Manhattan into a free-for-all: Friday, June 14, 2002; By Jerry Fink; For a while last weekend international singing legend Tom Jones was a lounge entertainer.

Columnist John Katsilometes: Hitting the jackpot with Tom Jones: Monday, May 7, 2001; Up in Jackpot, a big moment is to spot Sherman Hemsley walking through Cactus Pete's.

Columnist Joe Delaney: A tale of two singers: Friday, September 5, 1997; Joe Delaney; The first Tom Jones was a fictional wayward young English lad, central figure in Henry Fielding's best-selling novel. ... That Tom Jones cut a wide swath through the nubile young maidens within the covers of the book. ... The second Tom Jones was born George Woodward in Pontypridd, Wales.

Columnist Joe Delaney: Tom Jones - A star by any name?: Friday, February 28, 1997; Joe Delaney; Young Woodward was rechristened Tom Jones by a very bright fellow named Gordon Mills. ... Mills was also responsible for renaming Arnold George Dorsey as Engelbert Humperdinck. ... Woodward became Tom Jones a few years before. ... Mills managed both performers.

Occupation: Singer-songwriter, entertainer
Venue: MGM Grand Hollywood Theater.
Official Web page: www.tomjones.com
Birthday: June 7, 1940, Pontypridd, Wales, UK
Birth name: Thomas John Woodward
Years performing: Since 1963
Early life: The son of a coal miner, he sang at an early age in his school choir, at family gatherings and weddings. He married Linda Trenchard at the age of 16 in 1957.
Breakthrough: While performing as the frontman for Tommy Scott and the Senators in 1963, he met Gordon Mills, who became his manager and came up with the stage name "Tom Jones."
Early hits: In 1965, "It's Not Unusual," No. 1 on the UK singles chart and No. 10 on the U.S. Chart; 1965, "What's New Pussycat?" No. 3 in the U.S.; 1966, "Green Green Grass of Home, No. 1 in the UK, No. 11 in the U.S; 1971,"She's a Lady," No. 2 in U.S.
Notable: Has sold more than 100 million records. Was knighted by Queen Elizabeth March 29, 2006.
Tickets: Vegas.com.