Tony Summers (Anthony Paul Jones) was born in Lower Hutt in 1944 and as a teenager he started singing and playing guitar in school bands, purely for fun. Jones left school with little thought of pursuing a career in music and decided to travel the world, but he only got as far as Bondi in Sydney. At the weekly Surf Club dance, Jones was coerced on to the stage to sing with resident band The Echoes. Their front man, Norm Miller, was about to leave the band and they were impressed enough to offer him a job as the lead singer.
Jones took on the stage name Tony Summers. A short time later the group was spotted by Spin Records A&R man and producer Nat Kipner, who offered to record them. Tony Summers & The Echoes released ''I’m On The Right Side/ I Only Have Myself To Blame'' in early 1966 on Spin Records. The record wasn’t a hit but received enough airplay to get the group a support slot on The Rolling Stones Australian tour in February 1966, along with Max Merritt & The Meteors.
Members
Ronny Mills (bass), Frank Parrington (drums), David Gordon Harker (guitar), Barry Page (guitar), Tony Summers (vocals)
SINGLES
''I'm On The Right Side / I Only Have Myself To Blame'' Spin 1966References
http://www.audioculture.co.nz/people/hayden-wood
Where is David Harker from The Echoes these days
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