Biography
Tony Colton was a soul / mod singer from Kent, United Kingdom, whose real name was Anthony George Chalk. He was mainly active in the 1960s.
Colton first came to prominence a leader of The Crawdaddies, who were active on the thriving London R& circuit in 1963 and 1964. After forming a writing partnership with Ray Smith he supplied songs to the likes of The Merseybeats, The Riot Squad, Georgie Fame and Dantalion's Chariot, to name but a few.
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Colton also issued a handful of mid-1960s solo singles, the most succesful and memorable one probably being 'I've Laid Some Down In My Time' b/w 'Run Pony Rider' (1966).
Following his solo attempts Colton went on to form Poet & The One Band (who would evolve into Heads, Hands & Feet), then started working as a producer for artists such as Shirley Bassett, Wilson Pickett, Frankie Valli and Rory Gallagher's power trio Taste.
Biography text from Last.fm, available under CC BY-SA.