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Tony Wilson
Sign in to saveAlso known as Anthony Howard Wilson, Anthony H. Wilson
British record producer (1950-2007)
Person · Open Library
- Works
- 15
Top works
- You Are Enough
- Gardening
- Dieta Baja en Carbohidratos
- After Australia Day Midnight
- Pigeons Do Talk
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Film & TV
Pendleton, Lancashire, UK
Anthony Howard "Tony" Wilson was an English record label owner, radio and television presenter, nightclub manager, impresario and journalist for Granada Television and the BBC. As the head of Factory Records and one of the owners of the infamous Hacienda nightclub, Wilson was the man behind some of Manchester's most successful bands and was known as Mr Manchester. His day job as a broadcaster saw…
Known for
- Poly Styrene: I Am a Cliché — Self (Archive Footage)2021
- New Order: Decades — Self (archive footage)2018
- The 90s: Ten Years That Changed the World — Self (archive footage)2015
- Funny Up North — Himself2011
- Ian Dury: Rare and Unseen — Himself2010
- Joy Division — Self2009
- Shadow Play: The Making of Anton Corbijn — Self2009
- The Smiths: The Queen Is Dead - A Classic Album Under Review2008
- Factory: Manchester from Joy Division to Happy Mondays — Himself2007
- The Smiths: Under Review2006
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Music · MusicBrainz
- Type
- Person
- Gender
- Male
- Origin
- United States
- Active from
- 1934-06-09
- Active to
- 1984-01-21
Discography
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Listeners · Last.fm
- Listeners
- 10,797
- Total plays
- 32,698
Tags
There is more than one artist with this name, including: 1) Trinidadian vocalist, bass guitarist, and songwriter, remembered for his work with Hot Chocolate; 2) Spanish trance producer; 3) Canadian jazz guitarist who has also recorded as The Tony Wilson Sextet. 1) Tony Wilson (born Anthony Wilson on 8 October 1947; died 24 April 2026) was a Trinidadian vocalist, bass guitarist, and songwriter, remembered for his work with Hot Chocolate. He co-wrote the Hot Chocolate hits "Love Is Life", "B
Wikidata facts
- Instance of
- human
- Given name
- Howard
- Family name
- Wilson
- Gender
- male
- Citizenship
- United Kingdom
- Place of birth
- Salford
- Place of death
- Withington
- Occupation
- television presenter
- Educated at
- Jesus College
- Languages spoken
- English language
- Image
- Anthony H Wilson hosting After Dark in 1988.jpg
- Work location
- Manchester
Show 5 more facts
- manner of death
- natural causes
- Commons category
- Tony Wilson
- date of birth
- 1950-02-20
- date of death
- 2007-08-10
- cause of death
- myocardial infarction
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