Legendary singer Tony Christie will be singing at Crewe Lyceum Theatre as part of his UK tour this year.
Christie had a string of hits in the 1960s, and returned to fame 10 years ago with the re release of “Is This the Way to Amarillo?” for Comic Relief.
The 72-year-old fronted his own combo, Tony Christie & the Trackers, before mounting his solo career with a debut single “Life’s Too Good to Waste” in 1966.
In 1969, Christie teamed with the songwriting and production tandem of Mitch Murray and Peter Callender.
The 1971 LP ‘Las Vegas’ proved the singer’s breakthrough, generating the Neil Sedaka/Howard Greenfield smash “Is This the Way to Amarillo?”, “I Did What I Did for Maria,” and “Don’t Go Down to Reno.”
Christie remained a constant of the European charts for much of the decade with hits including “Avenues and Alleyways” and “The Queen of Mardi Gras,” selling more than ten million records.
Christie scored a massive comeback hit with 1990s “Kiss in the Night.”
He spent some years on the cabaret circuit before enjoying a new wave of popularity with the 1999 single “Walk Like a Panther,” written for him by Pulp frontman Jarvis Cocker.
And when the smash comedy series Peter Kay’s Phoenix Nights employed “Is This the Way to Amarillo?” as its theme song, Christie found fame with a new generation of fans.
In the spring of 2005, the single was re-released to raise funds for the charity Comic Relief, and spent seven weeks atop the UK charts.
This year Christie is releasing a collaborative Irish Folk album, ‘The Great Irish Song Book’, with the folk cross over band Ranagri.
His performance at Crewe Lyceum is scheduled for Friday October 9.
For details on tickets, contact the lyceum box office on 01270 368242.
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