| Tony Burrows | |
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Tony Burrows in concert, 17 May 2008 |
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| Background information | |
| Born | 14 April 1942 Exeter, Devon, England |
| Genres | Pop |
| Occupations | Singer |
| Instruments | Vocals |
| Years active | 1960s–present |
| Associated acts | The Kestrels, The Ivy League, The Flower Pot Men, White Plains, The Pipkins, Edison Lighthouse, The First Class, Brotherhood of Man |
Anthony "Tony" Burrows (born 14 April 1942; Exeter, Devon) is a British session singer.[1] He has been credited with singing lead on hit singles for more groups than any other recording artist, both on the UK Singles Chart and the U.S. Billboard Hot 100 chart.
In the early 1960s, he was a member of The Kestrels, a vocal harmony group which also included the future songwriting team Roger Greenaway and Roger Cook. Subsequently he joined The Ivy League. He was still with them when they metamorphosed into The Flower Pot Men. The Flower Pot Men had only one hit, "Let's Go to San Francisco", which reached number four in the UK Singles Chart in the autumn of 1967. Two founding members of Deep Purple, Jon Lord and Nick Simper, were also part of the band.
Later, Burrows sang the lead vocals on several hit songs under different group names, Edison Lighthouse's "Love Grows (Where My Rosemary Goes)" (February 1970); White Plains' "My Baby Loves Lovin'" (March 1970); The Pipkins' novelty song "Gimme Dat Ding" (April 1970); and The First Class' "Beach Baby" (July 1974). He also sang lead vocals on The Brotherhood of Man's "United We Stand", which reached #10 on the UK charts and also reached #13 in the U.S.
In February 1970, he became the first (and still the only) person to appear on BBC Television's Top of the Pops fronting three different acts in one show: Edison Lighthouse (who were number one that week), White Plains, and The Pipkins.
He has also recorded as a session singer with Elton John, Cliff Richard, and James Last.
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