Tony Lindsay
Bay Area vocalist Tony Lindsay brings soul, R&B, jazz, gospel, and pop influence to a long-running career that includes more than two decades as a lead vocalist with Santana.
Artist details
Home base: San Francisco Bay Area, California
Styles: Soul, R&B, Jazz, Funk, Pop
Instruments: Vocals, Songwriting
Band: Performs with Tony Lindsay Band, Spangalang, The Soul Soldiers, Black Magic, and the Ray Charles Project.
About
Tony Lindsay is a vocalist and songwriter who has been part of the San Francisco Bay Area music community since relocating from Kingston, New York, in 1980. Best known for his long tenure as a lead vocalist with Santana, Lindsay performed on seven Santana albums, including Milagro, Supernatural, Shaman, and Ultimate Santana. Outside of Santana, he has maintained an active local career through his own recordings and performances with groups including Spangalang, The Soul Soldiers, Black Magic, and the Ray Charles Project. His solo releases include Different Moods, The Message Is Love, Tony Lindsay, Memoirs, and Something Beautiful. Lindsay’s singing draws on gospel, soul, R&B, jazz, and pop, with performances ranging from concert stages and local clubs to national-anthem appearances for Bay Area sports teams.