Tom Jones (singer) Jones a recording contract with Decca. His first single, "Chills and Fever", was released in late 1964. It did not chart, but the follow-up, "It's Not Unusual", became an international hit after offshore pirate radio station Radio Caroline promoted it. The following year was the most prominent of Jones's career, making him one of the most popular vocalists of the British Invasion. In early 1965, "It's Not Unusual" reached No. 1 in the United Kingdom and the top ten in the United States. During 1965, Mills secured a number of film themes for Jones to record, including the theme songs
Tom Jones (singer) Jim Sullivan, who also met and formed a friendship with Presley. Jones played at least one week in Las Vegas each year until 2011. Jones had an internationally successful television variety show titled "This Is Tom Jones" from 1969 to 1971. The ATV-produced show was worth a reported $9,000,000 to Jones over three years. It was broadcast by ITV in the UK and by ABC in the US. As a result of the show, Jones was nominated in 1969 for a Golden Globe for "best actor". From 1980 to 1981, he had a second television variety show, "Tom Jones", that