Tom Jones: The Right Time is a six-episode television series hosted by Tom Jones.[4] The 30-minute episodes were first broadcast on ITV in the United Kingdom in 1992 and featured music and interviews in front of a live audience.[5] The show was also broadcast in the United States on VH1 in 1992–93. John Marchese of the New York Times News Service described it as a "whirlwind briefing on the history of pop music".[6] Guest stars included Bob Geldof, Cyndi Lauper, The Chieftains and Stevie Wonder.[4][3]
| Tom Jones: The Right Time | |
|---|---|
| Genre | Music |
| Directed by | Declan Lowney |
| Presented by | Tom Jones |
| Country of origin | United Kingdom |
| Original language | English |
| No. of episodes | 6 |
| Production | |
| Executive producer | Richard Holloway[1] |
| Producer | Graham K. Smith |
| Production location | ITV Studios, Southbank[2] |
| Running time | 30 minutes |
| Production company | Central Independent Television |
| Original release | |
| Network | ITV VH1[3] |
| Release | 6 June – 11 July 1992 |
| Related | |
| Tom Jones (TV program) | |
Themes
editAcross the six episodes, Jones traces the evolution of pop music, and how it has been influenced by gospel, soul, country and rhythm and blues music.[7][8][9][10][11][12] The final episode of the series, a special with Stevie Wonder, was nominated for a CableACE Award for best International Music Special or Series having been broadcast on VH1.[1] In addition to guest artists performing, Jones also performed alongside many of them. He described singing lead vocals on EMF's "Unbelievable" as "his favourite episode".[13]
Episode list
edit| No. | Theme | Guest stars | Airdate |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | "Pop music" | Erasure • EMF • Shakespear's Sister | 6 June 1992 |
| 2 | "Gospel music" | Al Jarreau • Mica Paris • David Gilmour[2] | 13 June 1992 |
| 3 | "Soul music" | Cyndi Lauper • Sam Moore • Daryl Hall | 20 June 1992 |
| 4 | "Country and Celtic music" | Bob Geldof • Lyle Lovett • The Chieftains | 27 June 1992 |
| 5 | "Rhythm and blues music" | Joe Cocker • Curtis Stigers | 3 July 1992 |
| 6 | "Special episode with Stevie Wonder" | Stevie Wonder | 11 July 1992 |
References
edit- ^ a b Dempsey, Johh (2 November 1993). "'Angels' leads series ascent at CableAce". Variety. Retrieved 27 February 2014.
- ^ a b Povey, Glenn (2007). Echoes: The Complete History of Pink Floyd. Mind Head Publishing. p. 303. ISBN 978-0-9554624-0-5.
- ^ a b "Rock and soul: Tom Jones rides a wave of respectability". The Milwaukee Sentinel. 8 April 1994. p. 10E.
- ^ a b "Tom Jones Swings It For The Star Series". Reading Eagle. 1 October 1999. p. W3.
- ^ Kennedy, Dana (4 May 1993). "Hold the underwear, Tom says". Insider. The Bulletin. Western Communications. p. 9.
- ^ Marchese, John (18 July 1993). "What's New, Tiger Tom?". Arts. Lawrence Journal-World. p. 1D.
- ^ "Tom Jones: The Right Time – Tom Jones: The Right Time [06/06/92]". British Film Institute. Archived from the original on 29 January 2009. Retrieved 27 February 2014.
- ^ "Tom Jones: The Right Time – Tom Jones: The Right Time [13/06/92]". British Film Institute. Archived from the original on 29 January 2009. Retrieved 27 February 2014.
- ^ "Tom Jones: The Right Time – Tom Jones: The Right Time [20/06/92]". British Film Institute. Archived from the original on 29 January 2009. Retrieved 27 February 2014.
- ^ "Tom Jones: The Right Time – Tom Jones: The Right Time [27/06/92]". British Film Institute. Archived from the original on 29 January 2009. Retrieved 27 February 2014.
- ^ "Tom Jones: The Right Time – Tom Jones: The Right Time [04/07/92]". British Film Institute. Archived from the original on 29 January 2009. Retrieved 27 February 2014.
- ^ "Tom Jones: The Right Time – Tom Jones: The Right Time [04/07/92]". British Film Institute. Archived from the original on 29 January 2009. Retrieved 27 February 2014.
- ^ DeYoung, Bill (29 November 1993). "60's singers still has the formula for cool". Wilmington Morning Star. New York Times Company. p. 4D.