Sir Tom Jones has told that he was replaced by Rod Stewart at the Queen's Platinum Jubilee concert after Dame Shirley Bassey did not want to appear as his guest. Earlier in the summer, Buckingham Palace held a big gig to celebrate 70 years since the Queen's coronation, with artists like Diana Ross, George Ezra, Duran Duran and Rod Stewart, who led the crowd with a rendition of Sweet Caroline.
But it was noticeable that one of the UK's top artists of the past six decades, Tom, was absent. Now in the lead up to the new series of The Voice UK - on which Tom is a coach - the Treforest singer has divulged the reason we didn't hear his unmistakeable tones.
Tom, 82 – who once performed with Dame Shirley, 85, on his TV variety series in 1970 – told how she was going to be his surprise guest in June, reports MirrorOnline, who have approached Bassey's team for comment.
