1. Anthony Mark Lindsay was born on 1954 and is a vocalist and longest-tenured lead singer of Santana.
14 Facts About Tony Lindsay
1. 2.
Tony Lindsay first joined the band 1991 and performed with Santana from 1995 to 2015, the group's period of greatest commercial success, during which it released the album Supernatural and won 11 Grammy Awards, including Record of the Year, Album of the Year and Best Rock Album.
3.
Tony Lindsay grew up in Kingston, New York, and began performing there as an 8-year-old in an a cappella group.
4.
Tony Lindsay studied at Albany State University, an hour up the Hudson from his hometown, and spent eight years in Albany, the state's capital.
5.
Tony Lindsay moved to San Jose, California, in 1980 and has lived in the San Francisco Bay Area since.
6.
Tony Lindsay performed with the Danny Hull Quintet at local bars and restaurants.
7.
The band evolved into Spang-a-Lang, a band with which Tony Lindsay continues to perform.
8.
Overnight, Tony Lindsay went from playing small clubs to amphitheaters around the world.
9.
Tony Lindsay sang on the tracks "Life Is for Living" and "Make Somebody Happy".
10.
Tony Lindsay was Santana's principal vocalist during the release of Supernatural, one of the best selling recordings of all time, with more than 30 million copies sold worldwide, including 15 million copies in the United States.
11.
Tony Lindsay was let go from the band in 2004 but by 2007 was performing with Santana again.
12.
Since leaving Santana, Tony Lindsay has maintained an active schedule of dates at Bay Area clubs, international performances and releases of recorded original material.
13.
Tony Lindsay has collaborated and performed with artists such as Tevin Campbell, O'Jays, Al Jarreau, Steve Winwood, Johnny Gill, Teddy Pendergrass, Aretha Franklin and Lou Rawls.
14.
Tony Lindsay performed a duet with Angela Bofill and the New York Philharmonic Orchestra at New York's Avery Fischer Hall in 1993.