“Jerry Lee Lewis, Elvis Presley, Fats Domino, Chuck Berry and Gene Vincent would be my five.”

— Tom Jones

When asked "Which singers have the greatest voices of all time?"
Tom Jones on Sinatra's advice, Chuck Berry's lyrics and the style of Elvis Presley

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