Tony Lawrence

Tony Lawrence

St. Kitts, British West Indies

Biography

Tony Lawrence is an American singer and actor. Originally from St. Kitts, he moved as a child with his family to Virginia, and later New York City. He became known as "The Continental Dreamboat". Lawrence appeared in Paris in 1964. In 1965, he had a successful nationwide tour on behalf of the "Teen 'N Tea Caravan", sponsored by the Tea Council of the U.S.A. In 1968 Lawrence was director of the Harlem Cultural Festival.

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Known For

Summer of Soul (...Or, When the Revolution Could Not Be Televised)
Summer of Soul (...Or, When the Revolution Could Not Be Televised)

2021

as Self - Harlem Cultural Festival Producer & Host (archive footage)

Black Woodstock
Black Woodstock

1969

as Self - Presenter