Toni Williams

Henry Anthony Williams (28 May 1939 – 1 October 2016), known professionally as Toni Williams or Antoni Williams, was a Cook Island-born New Zealand pop singer, who began singing at the Gandhi Hall in Auckland City where he became a local sensation.

Background Born Henry Anthony Williams on 28 May 1939, in Parekura in the Avarua District of Rarotonga, he was the son of a doctor. Owing to his father's being employed by the New Zealand government, Williams' childhood was taken up by moving between Rarotonga and the outer Cook Islands. He moved to Auckland in 1950 at the age of 11 for schooling. As a youngster he injured himself playing football. With a hip condition as a result, he stayed at the Wilson Home for Crippled Children for a period of time. Williams toured with the Howard Morrison Quartet, and in 1965 he married the Miss Canterbury beauty pageant winner.

In the 2010 Queen's Birthday Honours, Williams was appointed a Member of the New Zealand Order of Merit for services to entertainment

Death Williams died in Christchurch on 1 October 2016, aged 77.

Singles + NZ Singles Name Title Release info Year Notes Toni Williams ""Cradle Of Love" / "Brush Those Tears From Your Eyes La Gloria G.S.P.-012 1960 Toni Williams "Let the Little Girl Dance" / "In A Mansion Stands My Love" La Gloria GSP-021 1960 Toni Williams " Endlessly" / "Is A Bluebird Blue" La Gloria GSP-023 1960 Toni Williams "Look Over The Hill" / "Down The River Of Golden Dreams" La Gloria GSP-030 1961 Toni Williams "Little Boy Sad" / "The Search Is Over" La Gloria GSP-035 1961 Toni Williams "Runnin' Scared" / "Monsoon" La Gloria GSP-039 1961 Toni Williams "Angel Of Love" / "I'm Tired Of The Rain" La Gloria GSP-044 1961 Toni Williams "You Are My Sunshine" / "Love Came to Me" Viking 112 1962 Antoni Williams "Twistin' the Night Away" / "Think Twice" La Gloria GSP-052 1962 Antoni Williams "Harbour Lights" / "Daddy's Little Boy" La Gloria GSP-057 1962 Antoni Williams "How Many Nights, How Many Days" / "For The First Time In My Life" La Gloria GSP058 1962 Antoni Williams "Handsome Guy" / "For The First Time In My Life" La Gloria GSP058 1962 Antoni Williams "Handsome Guy" / "Amor" La Gloria GSP-059 1962 Antoni Williams "Remember You" / "Dance On Little Girl" La Gloria GSP-064 1962 Antoni Williams "Ole Man M-I-S-S-I-S-S-I-P-P-" / "Couldn't That Just Tear Your Heart Out" La Gloria GSP-075 1963 Tony Williams "If You Lose Her" / "It's Alright Now" Sunshine QK-1728 1967 Toni Williams "There's No Limit" / "The Son of Hickory Holler's Tramp" Zodiac 45-1340 1968 Toni Williams "Sad, Lonely And Blue" / "Please Send Me Someone To Love" Zodiac Z45/1334 1968 Toni Williams "I'll Be Your Baby Tonight" / "Ten Guitars" Zodiac Z45-1341 1969 Toni Williams "Dominating Man" / "Beautiful Smile" Zodiac Z 451347 1969 Toni Williams "Patterns Of Sunlight" / "Walking In The Sand" Zodiac Z 1361 1970 Tony Williams "I Love My Children" / "You're Not The Crying Kind" Zodiac Z/1348 1970 Toni Williams "Tying The Pieces Together" / "(There'll Come A Day When) Ev'ry Little Bit Hurts" Zodiac Z 1377 1972 Toni Williams "Rose (Can I Share A Bed With You?)" / "Poor Man's Blues" Interfusion K 78 1976 [#11 NZ] Tony Williams "Rose (Can I Share A Bed With You?)" / "Poor Man's Blues" Festival K-78 1977 Toni Williams "The One I Sing My Love Songs To" / "Amanda" Festival K 79 1977 [#7 NZ] Toni Williams "Don't Let Me Know" / "She's In Love With A Rodeo Man" Festival K 86 1977