Tony Ashton

Summary

Tony Ashton is a human^[1]. His place of birth was Blackburn^[2]. He was born on March 1, 1946^[3]. He died in London^[4]. He died on May 21, 2001^[5]. He worked as a pianist^[6], keyboardist^[7], record producer^[8], and singer^[9]. He ranks in the top 0.72% of human entities by monthly Wikipedia readership (228 views/month, #7,211 of 1,000,298).^[10]

Key Facts

• Tony Ashton's place of birth was Blackburn^[2].
• Tony Ashton passed away in London^[4].
• Tony Ashton was born on March 1, 1946^[3].
• Tony Ashton died on May 21, 2001^[5].
• Tony Ashton died on May 28, 2001^[11].
• Tony Ashton is buried at Golders Green Crematorium^[12].
• Tony Ashton held citizenship in United Kingdom^[13].
• Tony Ashton worked as a pianist^[6].
• Tony Ashton worked as a keyboardist^[7].
• Tony Ashton's professions included record producer^[8].
• Tony Ashton's professions included singer^[9].
• Tony Ashton was a member of Ashton, Gardner and Dyke^[14].
• Tony Ashton was a member of Paice, Ashton & Lord^[15].
• Tony Ashton is recorded as male^[16].
• Tony Ashton's instance of is recorded as human^[17].
• Tony Ashton's genre is rock music^[18].
• Tony Ashton's genre is blues^[19].
• Tony Ashton's Commons category is recorded as Tony Ashton^[20].
• The cause of death was cancer^[21].
• Tony Ashton's family name is recorded as Ashton^[22].
• Tony Ashton's given name is recorded as Tony^[23].
• Tony Ashton's manner of death is recorded as natural causes^[24].
• Tony Ashton's instrument is recorded as piano^[25].
• Tony Ashton's languages spoken, written or signed is recorded as English^[26].
• Tony Ashton's start of work period is recorded as 1959^[27].

Product Details

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• Type: Person^[28]

• Country: GB^[29]

• Began / founded: 1946-03-01^[30]

• Ended / dissolved: 2001-05-28^[31]

• Genre(s): classical crossover, progressive rock, rock, symphonic prog^[32]

• Community tags: classical crossover, progressive rock, rock, symphonic prog^[33]

• MusicBrainz ID: a7076726-dabf-443e-8dac-39befc997138^[34]

Body

Origins and Family

Tony Ashton's place of birth was Blackburn^[2]. He was born on March 1, 1946^[3].

Career and Affiliations

Recorded occupations include pianist^[6], keyboardist^[7], record producer^[8], and singer^[9].

Death and Burial

Recorded date of death include May 21, 2001^[5] and May 28, 2001^[11]. Tony Ashton died in London^[4]. The cause of death was cancer^[21]. He is buried at Golders Green Crematorium^[12].

Why It Matters

Tony Ashton ranks in the top 0.72% of human entities by monthly Wikipedia readership (228 views/month, #7,211 of 1,000,298).^[10] He has Wikipedia articles in 13 language editions, a strong signal of global cultural recognition.^[35] He is known by 3 alternative names across languages and contexts.^[36]

FAQs

Where was Tony Ashton born?

Born in Blackburn^[2], Tony Ashton…

Where did Tony Ashton die?

Tony Ashton passed away in London^[4].

What did Tony Ashton do for work?

Tony Ashton worked as pianist^[6], keyboardist^[7], record producer^[8], and singer^[9].