John Anthony "Tony" Smith (born January 1945)[1] is a British manager and music and film producer.
He was talent manager for the band Genesis,[2] for the solo careers of Phil Collins, Mike Rutherford and Tony Banks,[3] and co-manager of Pink Floyd[citation needed].
[4] In his early career he promoted shows, with acts such as The Beatles, the Rolling Stones and the Who.
Tony Smith went on to co-found (with Jon Crawley in 1977) the Hit & Run Music Publishing house, located in the United Kingdom.
Smith is a historic car racer and has owned an Aston Martin DB4 GT Zagato Sanction II Coupe, one of only four ever made, which in 2012 was auctioned by Bonhams for a record-breaking £1.2 million with fees.