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Tony’s Bio
>Born, Tampa, Florida
>Resides, Alvin, Texas (35yrs)
>Married, Wife - Wanda
>Children - Tony Jr., Jaenene, Todd, Hayley
>Attended University of New Mexico
>At age 14 won a national singing contest
>The Tony Booth Band was the house band at the Famed Palomino Club in Los Angeles
>Academy of Country Music’s Most Promising Male Artist of 1971
>Nominee for Male Vocalist of The Year, 1973, by the Academy of Country Music, along with Conway Twitty, Buck Owens, Merle Haggard, Ray Price, and Charley Rich
>Tony Booth Band won Band of the year 1970, 1971, and 1972 from the Academy of Country Music
>Palomino Club was voted Nightclub of the year by the Academy of Country Music during the reign of The Tony Booth Band
>ASCAP Award in 1974 for Carwash Blues
>Recorded 10 Albums for United Artist, Capitol, and MGM.
>Hit Records include Key’s in The Mailbox, LOnesome 7-7203, Cinderella, When A Man Loves A Woman, Carwash Blues, Old Faithful, Happy Hour, Secret Love, and many more.
>Over 3000 performances throughout the United States, as Narrator and Band Leader for Tommy Tune’s "Best Little Whore House In Texas".
>Was a member of Buck Owens’ All American Show, was a regular performer on Buck Owens’ Ranch Party Television Show, and made numerous appearances on Hee-Haw. Tony has also hosted Ernest Tubb’s Midnite Jamboree in Nashville, Tennessee.
>June 26, 2006 Tony was commissioned a Texan by Governor Rick Perry, for his contributions to Country Music in the Great State of Texas over the past 45 years.
>Worked with Buck Owens, Don Rich, Merle Haggard, Ray Price, Randy Travis, Gene Watson, Darrell McCall, Mona McCall, Amber Digby, Justin Trevino, Curtis Potter, Jody Nix, Colorado Wranglers, English Brothers, Bobby Flores, Johnny Bush and many others.
>Tony’s hobbies include, attending one or two Nascar events per year as well as watching them on T.V. , Cruising on his Harley Davidson, and watching the Miami Dolphins, as well as playing an occasional game of Golf.
