Anthony Swete was an American soul and pop singer who for a long time was associated with Ed Chalpin and his PPX record label.
Anthony Swete's real name of Tommy Wesley Knighton was revealed in both the 14 and 15 February 1969 issues of the Argentine newspaper Crónica.
[3] Swete started out in 1958 as a 15-year-old in a night club in America's South, filling in for the singer who was unwell on that day.
This label had at various times signed Jimmy Cliff,[5] Jimi Hendrix, Curtis Knight and Ella Moore.
[6][7] He was listed by Cash Box in the December 28, 1968 issue as one of the artists that made the Argentina Top Ten that year.
[8] In addition to the chart success he had in Argentina with "Judy in Disguise" and "Hold Me Tight", his album also made the top twenty.
The B side was the Scott English and Larry Weiss composition "Doblame, Modelame" ("Bend Me, Shape Me").
[4] It was reported in the 15 February 1969 issue of Crónica that Swete, known for the hits "Judy in disguise" and "Hold Me tight" had come to Argentina with his manager Ed Chalpin.
[31] It was noted in the 29 April issue of La Nación that Swete's album Abrazame Fuerte had made its debut at no.
[35] At some stage, an album Discotequeando En El Safari Club was released in Venezuela on the Orbe label.
This various artists album had songs such as "The Horse" by The Foundations", "Bang-Shang-A-Lang" by Young Blood, "Sweet Blindness" by Billi Sapphire, "Just Beyond Your Smile" by Jackie Trent & Tony Hatch, "White Room" by R. U.
Fine, "Run to the Door" by Clinton Ford, "I've Gotta Get a Message to You" by John Clark, "Colours" by Donovan, "Encore" by John Clark, "The Na Na Song" by The Ferris Wheel, "Red Red Wine by "Jimmy James & the Vagabonds" and "Little Green Apples" by Swete.
It did get a positive review with James Hamilton calling it a nicely dated beater with soulful Sam & Dave touches.
[38] Also in 1970, a single was released on the RCA Twin Hits label featuring his versions of "My Honey and Me" bw "Rainy Night in Georgia".
[39] According to Cash Box in the magazine's May 9, 1970 issue, Swete along with Curtis Knight and Ella Moore were to have releases in the near future on the Paramount label.
[40] In July 1978 and now going by the name Swete, he was set to record a disco album that would be played at roller skating rinks around the US.
The music which would be a mixture of Top 40 and disco would feature Swete backed by a band whose identity hadn't yet been disclosed.
It was reported by Billboard in the magazine's May 19, 1979 issue that 30,000 copies of the single "Disco Dip" had been sold from 25 skating rinks.
[43] Also that year or 1979, an album Roller Disco Dip, credited to Laura Lee Mann, Gina Rotchschild, Ron Booker, Anthony Swete, Curtis Knight was released.