Tom Jones: The Right Time

Tom Jones: The Right Time
GenreMusic
Directed byDeclan Lowney
Presented byTom Jones
Country of originUnited Kingdom
Original languageEnglish
No. of episodes6
Production
Executive producerRichard Holloway[1]
ProducerGraham K. Smith
Production locationITV Studios, Southbank[2]
Running time30 minutes
Production companyCentral Independent Television
Original release
NetworkITV
VH1[3]
Release6 June (1992-06-06) –
11 July 1992 (1992-07-11)
Related
Tom Jones (TV program)

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]

Themes

Across 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

No. Theme Guest stars Airdate
1"Pop music"Erasure • EMF • Shakespear's Sister6 June 1992 (1992-06-06)
2"Gospel music"Al Jarreau • Mica Paris • David Gilmour[2]13 June 1992 (1992-06-13)
3"Soul music"Cyndi Lauper • Sam Moore • Daryl Hall20 June 1992 (1992-06-20)
4"Country and Celtic music"Bob Geldof • Lyle Lovett • The Chieftains27 June 1992 (1992-06-27)
5"Rhythm and blues music"Joe Cocker • Curtis Stigers3 July 1992 (1992-07-03)
6"Special episode with Stevie Wonder"Stevie Wonder11 July 1992 (1992-07-11)

References

  1. ^ a b Dempsey, Johh (2 November 1993). "'Angels' leads series ascent at CableAce". Variety. Retrieved 27 February 2014.
  2. ^ a b Povey, Glenn (2007). Echoes: The Complete History of Pink Floyd. Mind Head Publishing. p. 303. ISBN 978-0-9554624-0-5.
  3. ^ a b "Rock and soul: Tom Jones rides a wave of respectability". The Milwaukee Sentinel. 8 April 1994. p. 10E.
  4. ^ a b "Tom Jones Swings It For The Star Series". Reading Eagle. 1 October 1999. p. W3.
  5. ^ Kennedy, Dana (4 May 1993). "Hold the underwear, Tom says". Insider. The Bulletin. Western Communications. p. 9.
  6. ^ Marchese, John (18 July 1993). "What's New, Tiger Tom?". Arts. Lawrence Journal-World. p. 1D.
  7. ^ "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.
  8. ^ "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.
  9. ^ "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.
  10. ^ "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.
  11. ^ "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.
  12. ^ "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.
  13. ^ DeYoung, Bill (29 November 1993). "60's singers still has the formula for cool". Wilmington Morning Star. New York Times Company. p. 4D.