Name Tony Springer Role Guitarist | ||
Albums Rough Trade Live! Direct to Disc, Avoid Freud Nominations Juno Award for Most Promising Male Vocalist of the Year Similar People Carole Pope, Michael Fonfara, Terry Wilkins | ||
Tony springer interview 2010 david bowie
Tony "Wild T" Springer is a Trinidadian/Canadian blues-rock guitarist.
Contents
- Tony springer interview 2010 david bowie
- All along the watchtower tony springer at hawkfest 2014
- Early life
- Career
- References
All along the watchtower tony springer at hawkfest 2014
Early life
Springer was born and raised in Trinidad and Tobago; he played with a number of reggae and calypso bands as a teenager.
Career
Springer later moved to Canada, settling in Toronto and playing local clubs in a Jimi Hendrix tribute band. He joined Rough Trade in 1986 as the band was becoming less active; they broke up in 1988.
In 1990 Springer took on the stage name Wild T, and launched his own band, Wild T and the Spirit. In 1992 Wild T was nominated for a Juno award as most promising male vocalist. Springer also appeared as a guest musician on David Bowie's 1993 album Black Tie White Noise.
Wild T & the Spirit had several lineups over the years, and released a number of albums, including Givin' Blood, which was nominated for a Juno Award in 1994. The band toured in Europe, Canada and the United States, and continues to perform and record as of 2017.