Antonio Lloyd "Tony" Newton (born 1948) is an electric bass player from Detroit, Michigan.

Newton recorded and toured with The Jackson 5, Marvin Gaye, Aretha Franklin, The Temptations, Diana Ross, Tony Williams, John Lee Hooker, Smokey Robinson, Stevie Wonder, Michael Jackson, Joachim Kühn, Gary Moore, Allan Holdsworth and others.

[4] Newton was discovered by Motown executive Hank Cosby while playing in Detroit blues clubs at the age of 18.

At Motown, James Jamerson taught Newton the ins and outs of his own bass playing style, so that Newton could travel with the Motortown Revue while Jamerson remained in Detroit for recording.

With Smokey Robinson With The Mamas & the Papas With 8th Day With Aretha Franklin With The Tony Williams New Lifetime With Joachim Kühn With G-Force