caption website associated_acts years_active birth_place name background birth_date instrument genre article_title birth_name resides occupation
tony . christie performing new charity single for afghan heroes -lsb- http://www.tonychristie.com/ tonychristie.com -rsb- peter kay , laruso , richard hawley 1970 -- present conisbrough , yorkshire , england tony christie solo_singer 25 april 1943 vocals pop , rock tony christie
 anthony fitzgerald lichfield , staffordshire singer-songwriter , actor , musician
tony christie

tony christie -lrb- born anthony fitzgerald , 25 april 1943 -rrb- is an english musician , singer and actor .
he is best known for his track , `` is this the way to amarillo '' , a double uk chart success .
he lived for many years in sheffield , where his wife , sue , was born .
he used to be a frequent artist on the stage at many working mens clubs like his contemporary , joe cocker .
