Tony Fontane
(1925-1974)
American recording artist
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Tony Fontane (1925–1974) was an American recording artist in the 1940s and 1950s who gave up his career in popular music to become a gospel singer following a near-fatal car accident in 1957. Due 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 albums for RCA.
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Anthony Trankina 18 September 1925 Ann Arbor, Michigan
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| Died |
30 June 1974 (aged 48) Canoga Park, California
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| Zodiac | Virgo |
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Kerry Charae Fontane 1st child with Carol West Female b. 12 Jan 1952 d. 1 Apr 2007 · Age: 55 (at death) · 1952-2007 · American actress
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