What’s new pussycat? Tom Jones on DVD—that’s what’s new. One of the greatest and most influential music-variety television series of the last 40 years is coming to home video for the first time, as Time Life Video debuts "This Is Tom Jones". The trendsetting television series stars the Welsh-born Jones, along with a variety of rock, pop and soul greats. This Is Tom Jones originally aired on ABC from 1969-1971 with 57 episodes. Volume 1: Rock ‘N’ Roll Legends contains performances by The Who, Moody Blues, Janis Joplin, Stevie Wonder, Joe Cocker and Aretha Franklin, along with cutting edge comedy by the likes of Richard Pryor, Peter Sellers and Pat Paulson. This Is Tom Jones Volume 1: Rock ‘N’ Roll Legends arrives in stores for $39.99 on June 26, and includes nearly two hours of bonus material, featuring on-camera introductions to each episode and a new, in-depth interview with Jones.
Network television needed a healthy dose of youthful sex appeal and swagger in the late ‘60s. Enter Welshman Tom Jones, a man who oozed charisma thanks to his powerhouse voice and exciting stage moves. Jones was 28 years old when he hosted the first season of “This Is Tom Jones.†Initially shot in London and later filmed in both Hollywood and London, the program attracted the biggest stars of the day – Jones’ peers. He’d won a Grammy®, sold millions of records, and appeared on “The Ed Sullivan Show†as well as at the top venues from New York City to Las Vegas. But unlike the majority of TV hosts, Jones belonged to the rock ‘n’ roll generation.
