Tony Colton obit

Anthony George Chalk Has Died 

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Singer/songwriter/producer in England before he moved to Nashville in 1985.

Born on born February 11, 1942 in Tunbridge Wells, Kent, England - died on August 24, 2020 in Nashville, TN.

He has written for and collaborated with artists like Ray Charles, the Allman Brothers, Celine Dion, Willie Nelson, Rod Stewart, Johnny Cash and Tom Waits, among others.

Father of Matt Chalk and Luke Chalk.

He was in the groups Heads Hands & Feet, Poet And The One Man Band, Tony Colton And The Big Boss Band.

Heads Hands & Feet recorded their debut album, Home From Home, in 1970. Initially shelved by their label, it was finally released in 1996.

In 1971, their proper debut release, Heads Hands & Feet, was released as a single-disc record in Europe on Island Records, and as a double album in the United States on the Capitol Records label.

While still relatively unknown, they served as the supporting act for Deep Purple's series of concerts from 5 to 8 March 1971 in Glasgow, Edinburgh, Dundee, and Aberdeen, Scotland.[3] They were the opening act at a free concert in London's Hyde Park on 3 July 1971, which also featured Humble Pie and Grand Funk Railroad.

In 1972, the band toured the United States. Their second album, Tracks, received some critical acclaim. But internal tensions in the band resulted in a break-up in December 1972, before the group's third release, Old Soldiers Never Die, in 1973.