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Anthony Wilson (born 8 October 1947) [1] is a Trinidadian vocalist, bass guitarist and songwriter, best known for his time with soul and funk band Hot Chocolate. He co-wrote the Hot Chocolate hits " Love Is Life ", " Emma ", " Brother Louie " and " You Sexy Thing ".
Wilson's involvement in popular music stemmed from hosting Granada's culture and music programme So It Goes. Wilson, who intensely disliked the music scene of the mid-1970s which was dominated by such genres as disco, progressive rock and arena rock, saw the Sex Pistols at Manchester's Lesser Free Trade Hall, in June 1976, an experience which ...
Factory Records was a Manchester-based British independent record label founded in 1978 by Tony Wilson and Alan Erasmus.. The label featured several important acts on its roster, including Joy Division, New Order, A Certain Ratio, the Durutti Column, Happy Mondays, Northside, and (briefly) Orchestral Manoeuvres in the Dark and James.
Wilson presenting So It Goes in 1976. So It Goes was a British TV music show presented by Tony Wilson on Granada Television between 1976 and 1977. It is most famous for showcasing the then burgeoning punk rock movement.
"Brother Louie" is a song by British soul band Hot Chocolate. Written by members Errol Brown and Tony Wilson and produced by Mickie Most, the song discusses an interracial love affair between a white man and a black woman, and the subsequent rejection of both by their parents because of it.
The character of Tony Wilson is an unreliable narrator who regularly breaks the fourth wall, referencing Wilson's job as a TV presenter. [7] Real documentary footage of the period was also spliced into the film. [8] Steve Coogan and Wilson were acquainted before filming, having first met in 1975.
"Emma" is a 1974 song by the British soul band Hot Chocolate. Written by band members Errol Brown (vocals) and Tony Wilson (music), the song address themes of suicide, early death and lost childhood.
Tony Wilson (1950–2007), TV presenter, co-founder of Factory Records; Tony Wilson (boxer) (born 1964), British boxer; Tony Wilson (British Army officer) (born 1935) Tony Wilson (musician) (born 1947), member of Hot Chocolate; Tony Wilson (radio presenter), Australian author and radio presenter, 2000s