Winston Tong (born 1951 in San Francisco, California) is an actor, playwright, visual artist, puppeteer, and singer-songwriter. He is best known for his occasional vocals in Tuxedomoon and for winning an Obie award in puppetry for Bound Feet in 1978.
Tong was born in the United States to Chinese parents exiled by the Communist revolution. He graduated with a degree in theatre from the California Institute of Arts in 1973. While at CalArts, he studied classical vocals with Marni Nixon. In 1969, Tong was commissioned to illustrate The Dinosaur Coloring Book by Malcolm Whyte, which was first published by Troubador Press and later by Price Stern Sloan.
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Links to Peel[]
Peel played some tracks from Winston Tong in 1985 and added his track, 'Theoretical China' to the U.K. Buzz series of radio shows, which were primarily aimed at commercial and college radio stations in America. It is not known how many radio stations in America took up the offer of U.K. Buzz vinyls.
Shows Played[]
- 07 December 1985 (BFBS): Big Brother (album - Theoretically Chinese) Operation Afterglow