# At 86, Tom Jones Proves He’s Still Got It With a Goosebump-Inducing Rendition of a John Denver Classic

- URL: https://talkfuse.com/story/at-86-tom-jones-proves-hes-still-got-it-with-a-goosebump-inducing-rendition-of-a-john-denver-classic/
- Published: 2026-11-04T15:32:11+00:00
- Updated: 2026-11-05T08:41:24+00:00
- Original publisher: American Songwriter
- Original article: https://americansongwriter.com/at-86-tom-jones-proves-hes-still-got-it-with-a-goosebump-inducing-rendition-of-a-john-denver-classic/
- Topics: Entertainment, Music, UK, World

## Key points

- Tom Jones performed with The Voice UK winner Cate McHugh.
- Their duet of “Country Roads” drew more than 150,000 likes.
- The appearance was Jones’s last on the show after ITV ended his coaching role.

## Summary

Tom Jones joined Cate McHugh, winner of the 14th series of The Voice UK, for a performance of John Denver’s “Take Me Home, Country Roads”. The duet drew widespread praise online and marked Jones’s final appearance on the programme, bringing his coaching role to an end after more than a decade.

The song, written by Denver, Bill Danoff and Taffy Nivert, was released in 1971 and later entered the Grammy Hall of Fame and the US National Recording Registry. The article says the performance attracted more than 150,000 likes, with viewers praising Jones’s voice and experience. Jones said ITV had decided to let him go, citing financial difficulties with insurance, and that he had not wanted to leave.

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