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At the age of 13 in 1959, while Ashton was a student at St George's School, Blackpool, he joined a local group, the College Boys, on rhythm guitar and piano. When Ashton left school at the age of 15 he was already an accomplished pianist. He played in a jazz trio, the Tony Ashton Trio with drummer John Laidlaw and bassist Pete Shelton in 1961 ...
First of the Big Bands is a studio album by Tony Ashton of Ashton, Gardner and Dyke and Jon Lord of Deep Purple, released in April 1974 by Purple Records in the UK and Europe and Warner Bros. Records in the US. The project was Ashton's and Lord's brainchild and continuation of their working relationship after Ashton Gardner & Dyke helped out on ...
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After the band's demise, Tony Ashton went on to play for Medicine Head, and was briefly in Family before teaming up again with Deep Purple 's Jon Lord in Ashton & Lord. Later still he appeared with Lord and Purple's drummer Ian Paice as Paice Ashton Lord. Dyke and then Gardner joined Badger . Ashton died of cancer on 28 May 2001 in London, aged 55.
The Best. (1996) First of the Big Bands – BBC Live in Concert 1974 is a live album recorded on September 12, 1974 at the London Palladium by Tony Ashton and Jon Lord and their all-star band featuring Ian Paice, Carmine Appice, Dick Parry and Max Middleton among others. The setlist features mainly songs off the album First of the Big Bands by ...
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Gastank is an English television show that aired from 1982–1983 in the United Kingdom on Channel 4.Hosted by former Yes keyboardist Rick Wakeman, along with keyboardist Tony Ashton, the show featured a mix of interviews with 1970s musicians and impromptu performances where the guest artist would join Wakeman and his house band in playing re-arranged versions of their classic songs or ...
Tony Ashton (* 1. März 1946 in Blackburn; † 28. Mai 2001 in London) war ein britischer Rocksänger und -keyboarder.
Tony Ashton. Edward Anthony “Tony”, Ashton, born March 1, 1946, and died May 28, 2001. He was an English rock keyboardist, pianist, singer, composer, producer, and artist. Ashton was born in Blackburn, Lancashire. He spent his childhood in Blackpool, a seaside town where his parents owned an upright piano. His mother took him to piano ...
