Many R&B bands reinvented themselves as trends constantly changed in the 70s. Hot Chocolate stands out in that they were a British band who made these moves as effectively as anyone. And they ...

Tony Wilson, the former Hot Chocolate bassist and vocalist who co-wrote the hit “You Sexy Thing” and had a solo hit with “I Like You Style,” died Friday at his home in Trinidad, according to the BBC.

The Trinidad-born musician wrote soulful hits including You Sexy Thing and Emma in the 1970s.

Wilson was the band’s bassist and songwriter, as well as one of the vocalists, and died in his native Trinidad on Friday. His family confirmed the news with his daughter sharing a statement on ...

The musician died at his home in Trinidad, according to his son Rachel DeSantis is a senior writer on the music team at PEOPLE. She has been working at PEOPLE since 2019, and her work has previously ...

HOT Chocolate star Tony Wilson who co-wrote hit song You Sexy Thing has died aged 78. The beloved bassist and co-founder of the 1970s British soul band passed away in his native Trinidad on ...

Tony Wilson dead: Hot Chocolate star's son reveals 'staggering' secret diaries after his death at 78 - The bassist and co-founder of the beloved 1970s British soul band died in his native Trinidad on ...

Wilson helped take Hot Chocolate from obscurity to international fame with “You Sexy Thing” and other hits, then he went solo.

Tony Wilson, the bassist and co-founder of the U.K. band Hot Chocolate, has died. He was 89. Wilson’s family announced his death in a post on his official Facebook page, saying he died on April 24.

He wrote "You Sexy Thing", one of the biggest soul hits of the 1970s: Now Tony Wilson, co-founder and bassist of Hot Chocolate, has passed away at the age of 89.

The musician's family revealed that he passed away on Friday in Trinidad.