Legendary Welsh singer Tom Jones will be performing at the Greek Theatre on Tuesday, August 25 at 8 PM.

In his native Wales, he is known as "Jones the Voice". Today, he is one of the enduring personalities in the music entertainment business. His unique vocal power, ability and charismatic persona make him one of the most respected, admired and loved performers in modern popular music. Tom has sustained his popularity for more than four decades. Born Thomas Jones Woodward in Pontypridd, South Wales, Great Britain on June 7, 1940, his father worked the coalmines of the Rhondda Valley, while his mother tended the house and the two children. After marrying at 17, Tom went on to sign with Decca Records in London.

Tom has a fundamental interest in a wide range of musical expression. Although he is best known for hits including “Kiss,” “Delilah” and “If I Only Knew” he is first and foremost a rocker with a true rhythm and blues soul. He has remained a vital recording artist, with his 1999 album Reload the biggest selling (5m) of his then 35-year career and his key involvement in Martin Scorsese’s Red White & Blues series for PBS. His latest musical offering, 24 Hours (S Curve/November 2008), is his first album release in the US for 15 years and has been nominated as “possibly a career best”, with many of the self-penned tracks being an insightful reflection of his life thus far. The album also includes “Sugar Daddy” which was specially written for Tom by U2’s Bono, and an emotionally wrenching re-make of Bruce Springsteen’s “The Hitter”.

His 40-year career has seen highlights including receiving a BRIT Award for Outstanding Contribution to Music, a Silver Clef Award for Lifetime Achievement, and in 2009 the “Hitmaker” award from the US Songwriters Hall of Fame. He has been animated as himself in The Simpsons, Duck Dodgers and The Emperors New Groove. Other film roles have included parts in Mars Attacks! and Agnes Brown.

The live reviews of Tom’s shows have been stellar. Vanity Fair exclaimed, “The audience—a mix of ages and seemingly spanning the spectrum from true believers to ironists—was eager to be taken for a ride, or maybe be just run over. And so we were. Wham, bam, thank you, sir!!’’ while The New York Times said, “[His] strategic secret is that while he has a big voice, he applies it lightly, even glancingly, opening it up only at peak moments. His set at Terminal 5 was a one-man variety show…and he sang..with knowing smiles and rakish aplomb.” Tom was knighted by Her Majesty the Queen in 2006 and enjoys a consistent touring schedule throughout the year.