The couple's son, Mark, was born in the month following their wedding. In March 1957 Jones married his high school girlfriend, Melinda Trenchard when they were expecting a child together, both aged 16. ![]() His early influences included blues and R&B singers Little Richard, Solomon Burke, Jackie Wilson and Brook Benton, as well as Elvis Presley, whom Jones idolised and with whom he would later become good friends. Jones' bluesy singing style developed out of the sound of American soul music. It was the worst time of my life." During convalescence he could do little else but listen to music and draw. Many years later he said: "I spent two years in bed recovering. At 12 he was diagnosed with tuberculosis. Jones did not like school or sports but gained confidence through his singing talent. Jones began singing at an early age: he would regularly sing at family gatherings, weddings and in his school choir. His maternal grandfather was Welsh, and his maternal grandmother, Ada Jones, was born in Pontypridd, to parents from Somerset and Wiltshire. Three of his grandparents were of English origin: his paternal grandfather, James Woodward, was an ironmonger's haulier from Gloucestershire, and his paternal grandmother was from Wiltshire. His parents were Thomas Woodward (died 5 October 1981), a coal miner, and Freda Jones (died 7 February 2003). ![]() ![]() Tom Jones was born Thomas Jones Woodward, at 57 Kingsland Terrace, Treforest, Pontypridd in Glamorgan, South Wales.
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