Toni Williams

[4] 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.

[4] Williams cited his interest in the guitar and singing as coming from spending 13 months in hospital as a result of a football accident.

[4] In 1960 his single, "Cradle Of Love" bw "Brush Those Tears From Your Eyes" was released on the La Gloria label.

Also that same year, "Let the Little Girl Dance" bw "In A Mansion Stands My Love", and "Endlessly"/"Is A Bluebird Blue" were released by La Gloria.

[5] Williams toured with the Howard Morrison Quartet, and in 1965 he married the Miss Canterbury beauty pageant winner.