Like all good music biographies, Tom Jones' Over the Top and Back features some choice gunplay. While recording in 1963 with the legendary Joe Meek—with whom the fledgling singer hoped to score a hit—the producer warned Jones about his microphone etiquette. After botching another take, Meek furiously approached Jones. "He said, 'Didn't I tell you to back off that microphone?'" Jones says. "He pulled out . . .
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