Tony Lidsay

WORLD RENOWNED SINGER
AND LEAD VOCALIST FOR SANTANA

San Francisco, CA

 

After 25 years as the lead vocalist for Santana, Tony Lindsay has garnered 11 Grammy awards, traveled on numerous world tours and recorded on seven Santana CDs: Milagro (1992), Supernatural (1999), Shaman (2002), Ceremony (2003), Food for Thought (2004), Ultimate Santana (2007), Multi-Dimensional Warrior (2008). In addition to many Grammy Show performances, Tony’s time with Santana included a 2003 pre-game performance at Super Bowl XXXVII where they were joined onstage by Beyonce. In 2015, Carlos Santana decided to change personnel in his band and set the wheels in motion for Tony to start on his 5th solo CD "Something Beautiful". His previous solo albums are “Different Moods" (1995), "The Message is Love" (1997), "Tony Lindsay" and "Memoirs" (2014). 

In 1980, Tony Lindsay arrived in the San Francisco Bay Area from Kingston, New York, forming the band Spangalang. Spangalang has opened for Curtis Mayfield, Tower of Power, Gerald Albright, Jr. Walker and the Average White Band. Tony still performs with Spangalang, in addition to other bands he has helped form which include The Soul Soldiers, Black Magic, and the Ray Charles Project. 

Tony was one of four vocalists who traveled on the road tour version of the popular TV show "Dancing with the Stars" during their first three seasons, and is currently a regular performer for The Golden State Warriors (NBA), The Santa Cruz Warriors (G league NBA), The San Francisco 49ers, The San Francisco Giants and The San Jose Sharks, singing “The National Anthem”. 

In 2018, Tony had the distinct pleasure of performing with the legendary soul/funk band, Tower of Power at their 50th Anniversary Concert performances at the Fox Theatre in Oakland, CA. 

Tony Lindsay has garnered many accolades with the 2018 release of his solo CD “Something Beautiful”. The first single, “Sweet Love” climbed rapidly to #1 on the Independent Soul charts, followed by the title track “Something Beautiful” (also reaching #, with “So In Love” at #2), and 2019 saw “Set Me Free” reach #6 on the charts. In 2020, “So in Love” which earned Tony a Soul Cafe Radio Indie Soul Award for “Male Artist of the year”, rested at #2 for 3 weeks (behind Ledisi’s Grammy Award winning hit “I’ll Do Anything For You”). 

The 2020 release of Tony’s single “All Is One” also climbed to number #1 on the Indie Soul charts and he finished off 2020 with his holiday hit “Merry Christmas”.

2021 was another exciting year for this talented and versatile performer as he released his 6th album titled “Soul Soldier”. “Soul Soldier” saw the release of 8 singles including “All Is One”, “Life Partner”, “I Adore You” and “True Love”, all of which climbed to #1 on the Indie Soul charts, and were followed closely with “Fixed” at #2 and “Soul Soldier, 

“I Believe In You” and “Spiritual Moments” all reaching the Top 20. 

“Soul Soldier” has the unique honor of being awarded Album of the Year for two years in a row (2021/2022) in the Independent Artist Market / Indie Soul Charts. 

Tony’s first new single release of 2023, “Never” is already on the Indie Soul Charts. 2023 will also see the release of Tony’s first Christmas Album, and will include his 2020 hit single “Merry Christmas”. 

Tony Lindsay also has quite an impressive curriculum vitae as songwriter: "Don't Be Late For Love" (The Whispers), "Look What We'd Have If You Were Mine" (Tevin Campbell), "Can't Get Over Your Love" (Howard Hewitt), "Just Because" (Nikita Germain) and various tracks for Johnny Gill, Howard Hewitt, Mica Paris, Shanice, Diatra Hicks, Jay Spencer and Diana Ross; background vocalist: "Everyday People" (Aretha Franklin), "Emotionally Yours" (O'Jays), "Glad To Be Alive" (Teddy Pendegrass), "Heaven and Earth" (Al Jarreau), "Passion," "Tango In Paris" (Regina Bell), "It's Supposed To Be Fun" (Lou Rawls), "People Make The World Go Round" (Marc Dorsey from the Spike Lee movie soundtrack Crooklyn), "Many Rivers To Cross" (Oletta Adams from the movie soundtrack Jason's Lyric), "Voyages" (Elliot Lewis), "Junction Seven" (Steve Winwood), "New World Order" (Curtis Mayfield), VH1 1997 Video Honors Award (Stevie Wonder, Steve Winwood, Chaka Khan, James Taylor, The Williams Brothers and George Michael) and Patti Austin & James Ingram under the direction of Quincy Jones and 18-piece orchestra, along with Jerry Hey for the Dick Clark Productions and the Lexus Corporation; jingle writer: various Taco Bell commercials, Gain, Northern California Chevrolet Dealers, Hidden Valley Ranch Dressing, El Pollo Loco, Hot Wheels, Long John Silvers, Pine-Sol, Jelly Belly, Wendy's, Mazda (national) Signed, Sealed, Delivered, Old Milwaukee Beer (national), Armor All, Dreyers Grand Ice Cream, Matchbox and St Joseph Aspirin. 

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