Tony Fontane

Singer, Musical Artist

1925 – 1974

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Who was Tony Fontane?

Tony Fontane was a popular American recording artist in the 1940s and 1950s who, following a near-fatal car accident in 1957, gave up his popular career to pursue one as a gospel singer. Thanks to his high, clear tenor voice and unrelenting sense of purpose, he became one of the world's most famous gospel singers, performing in concert halls and churches around the globe and recording many quality albums for RCA.

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Born
Sep 18, 1925
Ann Arbor
Children
Religion
  • Christianity
Nationality
  • United States of America
Profession
Lived in
  • Grand Forks
Died
Jun 30, 1974
Resting place
Forest Lawn Memorial Park

Submitted
on July 23, 2013

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