Tony Lawrence

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.

Known For

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

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

Black Woodstock

as Self - Presenter