• Genre: Rock
• Active: '80s, '90s, 2000s
• Instruments: Vocals, Keyboards

Biography

British keyboard player and singer Tony Ashton was born in Blackburn, Lancashire, and first gained notice when he replaced Don Andrews in The Remo Four, a Liverpool Mersey Beat group. They played on George Harrison's Wonderwall soundtrack, then Ashton and drummer Roy Dyke quit to form Ashton, Gardner & Dyke in 1968, and the trio scored a hit with "Resurrection Shuffle" in 1971, then split up in 1972. Ashton joined Family for a year, and in 1976 was a member of Paice, Ashton And Lord, after which he went into production. ~ William Ruhlmann, All Music Guide

Representative Albums:

Live in the Studio, Best of Ashton, Gardner & Dyke, Big Red and Other Love Songs

Similar Artists:

Paice, Ashton & Lord, George Harrison

A Member of the Group:

Remo 4, Paice, Ashton & Lord, Family

Worked With:

Ian Paice, Kim Gardner, John Entwistle, Roy Dyke, Dave Caswell, Howie Casey, Jon Lord, Eddie Hardin, Ray Fenwick