Tom Jones: Boyo's Got The Blues
Robin Eggar, Sunday Times, 19 September 2004
THE MUSIC WORLD is definitely out of kilter. Rod Stewart has become a crooner and Tom Jones is singing rock'n'roll. At an age when most singers are contemplating hanging up the microphone, the Voice from the Valleys is releasing a no-holds-barred, no overdubs, roots rock and blues album, recorded with Jools Holland.
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