Episode 1: Sir Tom Jones at 80 with Cerys Matthews
To celebrate his 80th birthday, the legend Sir Tom Jones reveals how music shaped his life and career, in an intimate conversation with friend and fellow performer Cerys Matthews.
As Sir Tom Jones reaches his 80th birthday, friend and fellow performer Cerys Matthews asks him about the music that has shaped his life and career. In an intimate conversation recorded remotely during lockdown, Sir Tom shares with Cerys the most meaningful songs that have influenced him throughout his life, from his early days in Pontypridd, through his remarkable career, which has not yet reached its peak. Over two hour-long episodes we hear the songs that he has chosen as a nostalgic musical diary and discover what it was about the music and performances that so inspired him. Weaved into his choice of music are answers to questions about his up-bringing in a Welsh valley and significant moments from his adult life. It will be an eclectic mix revealing his musical passions, people he’s loved working with and musicians he respects. We get to know Sir Tom through this playlist and through easy conversation with his friend and fellow performer from the same musical Nation.
Transmissions list
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Music Played
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Tom Jones
It's Not Unusual
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Vaughn Monroe
Ghost Riders in the Sky
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Tom Jones
My Yiddishe Momme (Live)
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Los Panchos
Besame Mucho
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Morriston Orpheus Choir
The Old Rugged Cross
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Mahalia Jackson
The Old Rugged Cross
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Mahalia Jackson
The Lord's Prayer
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Morriston Orpheus Choir & Bedwas Trethomas and Machin band
Calon Lan
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Albert Ammons & Pete Johnson
Foot Pedal Boogie
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Albert Ammons & Pete Johnson
Boogie Woogie Dream
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Tennessee Ernie Ford
Blackberry Boogie
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Tennessee Ernie Ford
Shotgun Boogie
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Chuck Berry
Maybellene
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Sister Rosetta Tharpe
Didn't It Rain
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Elvis Presley
Heartbreak Hotel
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Jerry Lee Lewis
Great Balls of Fire
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Tennessee Ernie Ford
16 Tons
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Tom Jones
Sixteen Tons
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Frankie Laine
I Believe
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Big Bill Broonzy
Key to the Highway
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Tom Jones
Chills and Fever
Broadcasts
- Sun 7 Jun 2020 13:00Βι¶ΉΤΌΕΔ Radio Wales
- New Year's Day 2021 06:00Βι¶ΉΤΌΕΔ Radio Wales
- New Year's Day 2021 19:00Βι¶ΉΤΌΕΔ Radio Wales FM
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