Tom Jones — Live on Soundstage, Chicago, 2017

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Why this recording

Soundstage, the US public television music series taped in Chicago, provides the setting, and the description credits Joe Thomas as producer and director. Across the twenty chaptered songs, the moments to look for are the three duets with Alison Krauss, the first of which, “Opportunity to Cry”, starts at 24:19. Another marker: “Thunderball”, the James Bond theme, arrives at 1:13:33, just before “It's Not Unusual”. The video went up on the artist's channel in June 2025, eight years after the taping.

— Simon Janvier, live-sound professional and editor of the catalogue

Recording technical sheet

Rights-holding channelTom Jones
Source statusOfficial — artist’s channel
Broadcast
Uploaded
Exact runtime
ResolutionHD (720p+)
Directed byJoe Thomas
Source qualityProfessional (multi-camera)

Metadata checked on YouTube on 29 September 2026; direction, camera setup and sound documented by the editors.

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Published on September 11, 2026 by Simon Janvier

Filmed live concert on July 28, 2017 in Chicago for the “Soundstage” program. At over seventy-five, Welsh legend Tom Jones delivers an intimate set blending blues, gospel and soul, drawn largely from his later albums (Praise & Blame, Spirit in the Room). His powerful voice unfurls on “Tower of Song” (Leonard Cohen), “Elvis Presley Blues,” “Green Green Grass of Home” and his classics “Delilah,” “Kiss” and “It’s Not Unusual.” Singer Alison Krauss joins him as a guest on three songs, including “Didn’t It Rain.” Produced and directed by Joe Thomas, this live performance highlights the longevity and vocal authority of a crooner turned custodian of the American songbook. Keywords: Tom Jones live, Soundstage 2017, soul, gospel, full show.

Setlist

  1. Tower of Song
  2. Run On
  3. Strange Things
  4. Delilah
  5. Take My Love (I Want to Give It)
  6. Opportunity to Cry (feat. Alison Krauss)
  7. Raise a Ruckus (feat. Alison Krauss)
  8. Elvis Presley Blues
  9. Soul of a Man
  10. If I Give My Soul
  11. Burning Hell
  12. Don't Knock
  13. Didn't It Rain (feat. Alison Krauss)
  14. Green Green Grass of Home
  15. Til My Back Ain't Got No Bone
  16. Kiss
  17. I Wish You Would
  18. Thunderball (Theme)
  19. It's Not Unusual
  20. What Good Am I

Personnel & credits

  • Tom Jones — vocals
  • Alison Krauss — guest vocals (on 3 songs)
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