Tom Jones seeks DNA test, saying “black people tell me I’m...

This might sound a bit unusual.

Legendary crooner Tom Jones plans to seek genetic testing to discover if any of his ancestors were black.

"A lot of people still think I'm black," he told The Times of New Zealand. "When I first came to America, people who had heard me sing on the radio would be surprised that I was white when they saw me. Because of my hair, a lot of black people still tell me that I'm just passing as white."

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