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Anthony Swete
Anthony Swete was an American Soul music, soul and Popular music, pop singer who for a long time was associated with Ed Chalpin and his PPX (record company), PPX record label. Recording in the 1960s and throughout the 1970s, he had a multitude of singles issued on a plethora of record labels. He also had albums released on the Clan Celentano, RCA Records, RCA and Zafiro Records, Zafiro labels. During his career, he had chart hits. Two of them, "Judy in Disguise (With Glasses), Judy in Disguise" and "Hold Me Tight (Johnny Nash song), Hold Me Tight" were top ten hits in Argentina during the late 1960s. Background Anthony Swete's real name of Tommy Wesley Knighton was revealed in both the 14 and 15 February 1969 issues of the Argentine newspaper ''Crónica''. The 15 February article said that had a passion for rugby and politically seemed to be a Richard Nixon, Nixon supporter. He was born on 10 May 1942. Swete started out in 1958 as a 15-year-old in a night club in America's South, f ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
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Philip Reece Warren (12 March 1938 – 23 January 2002) was a New Zealand music promoter, manager, agent and later a politician. Background He came from Kingsland, New Zealand, Kingsland, an Auckland suburb, and went to Mount Albert Grammar School. He was the father of two children and was married to Pat Warren who died in 2000.''New Zealand Herald'', 23 January 200ARC chairman Phil Warren dies of a heart attack by Bernard Orsman/ref> Music and career as an entertainment promoter In 1955, he was a drummer playing part-time. He also started work at Begg's Music Store that year.Sergent.com.a/ref> In 1956 at the age of 17, he also formed Prestige Records which was used to distribute independent material from overseas labels. In 1958, he signed up Johnny Devlin and recorded him. He purchased the Fuller's Entertainment Bureau from founder Mary Throll in the mid-1960s. Under his control, it became one of the biggest management and booking agencies in New Zealand. He had Ray Colu ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |