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January 2006
It's Not
Unusual To Call Jones Sir
Tom
Veteran
crooner Tom Jones, jazzman John Dankworth
and playwright Arnold Wesker received
knighthoods in the New Year's Honuors
list.
The
country's top lifetime achievement awards,
the Queen's honors, which include varied
ranks, go to people from all walks of
life. Among them, punk-era designer
Vivienne Westwood was made a dame (the
equivalent of a knighthood) for services
to British fashion.
Welshman
Jones, 65, becomes Sir Tom, joining other
pop star knights including Paul McCartney,
Elton John and Mick Jagger. His 40-year
career kicked off with the hit "It's Not
Unusual," which, along with recordings
such as "Delilah" and "She's a Lady," has
been featured in many movies.
Jones
sang the title songs for feature films
"What's New, Pussycat?" and "Thunderball"
in 1965 and had a hit musical show, "This
is Tom Jones" on ABC-TV
1969-1971.
Bandleader
Dankworth, 78, joins his wife, singer Cleo
Laine, in the top honors as she was made a
dame in 1997. He came to prominence
playing clarinet and alto saxophone, once
playing with Charlie Parker and touring
with Duke Ellington.
He spent
time as musical director for Nat "King"
Cole and Ella Fitzgerald and wrote the
theme tune for the cult TV series, "The
Avengers." He has written scores for many
movies including "Saturday Night and
Sunday Morning" (1960), "The Servant"
(1963), "Darling" (1965), and "Accident"
(1967).
London-born
playwright Wesker, 73, is best known for
his plays "Roots" and "Chicken Soup and
Barley," which were among many of his
works that were adapted for television in
the 1960s and '70s.
Others
named in the honors list included actors
Robbie Coltrane, Imelda Staunton, Roy
Barraclough, and Sanjeev Bhaskar, TV
entertainer Bruce Forsyth and singers Eddi
Reader and the Beverley
Sisters.
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