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BBC Four Sessions

Tom Jones

Duration: 1 hour, 15 minutes

First broadcast: on BBC FourLatest broadcast: on BBC Four

Sir Tom Jones in a unique session of folk, blues and beyond from the beautiful LSO St Lukes in the City.

Jones and a special band put together by Ethan Johns, the producer of his last two albums Praise & Blame and Spirit in the Room, deliver songs of guilt, redemption and judgement drawn from those records and also collaborates with special guests Seasick Steve on Mississippi Fred McDowell's You Gotta Move, with 84 year-old American folk legend Tom Paley on the Mississippi Sheiks' Sitting on Top of the World and young Londoner Josh Osho on Big Bill Broonzy's Black Brown and White Blues.

Filmed more like a rehearsal in the round than a concert with Ethan Johns on guitar, Richard Causon on keys, Dave Bronze on bass, Jeremy Stacey on drums and The Staves - three young sisters from Watford - on backing vocals, this BBC FOUR Session finds Jones The Voice in masterful yet genial form, exploring his roots in the songs and styles of the American South in the 50s and 60s - early rock n roll, country, gospel, folk, blues and beyond. Show less

Contributors

Producer:
Alison Howe
Producer:
Alison Howe
Producer:
Mark Cooper
Producer:
Mark Cooper
Performer:
Tom Jones
Performer:
Tom Jones
Performer:
Seasick Steve
Performer:
Seasick Steve
Performer:
Tom Paley
Performer:
Tom Paley
Performer:
Josh Osho
Performer:
Josh Osho
Performer:
The Staves
Performer:
The Staves
Performer:
Ethan Johns
Performer:
Ethan Johns
Performer:
Richard Causon
Performer:
Richard Causon
Performer:
Dave Bronze
Performer:
Dave Bronze
Performer:
Jeremy Stacey
Performer:
Jeremy Stacey

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