Hot Chocolate Co-Founder and Bassist Tony Wilson Dies at 89
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Tony Wilson, bassist and co-founder of the British soul/funk band Hot Chocolate, has died at age 89 at his home in Trinidad. The family shared the news on Facebook, and no cause of death has been reported. The article clarifies that this is not the same Tony Wilson who ran Factory Records and the Haçienda (who died in 2007). Wilson was born in Trinidad and worked as a UK pop songwriter in the 1960s before co-founding Hot Chocolate.
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According to the BBC, Wilson died at home in Trinidad last Friday, and his family shared the news on Facebook.
No cause of death has been reported.
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