Tony's Ai Band
Welcome to my band page. At the present I’m not playing live. You can also find me on Spotify, Pandora, YouTube, Facebook and other social media’s. I have at the present five songs
Song List
This is a list of songs that I use for my shows with Backup Tracks
8675309 Tommy Tutone
25-6 to 4 Chicago
A Good Fool is Hard to Find - Original
A Little Less Talk Toby Keith
Achey Breaky Heart Billy Ray Cyrus
Ain’t Seen Nothing Yet - Bachman Turner Overdrive
All Shook Up - Elvis Presley
And I Love Her - The Beatles
At Last - Etta James
Be Bop a Lula Gene Vincent
Beginnings - Chicago
Big Girl Don’t Cry - Four Season’s
Big Shot - Billy Joel
Billie Jean - Michael Jackson
Birthday - The Beatles
Black Friday - Steely Dan
Black Magic Woman - Santana
Blueberry Hill - Fats Domino
Brown Eyed Girl Van Morrison
Boogie Ogie Ogie A Taste of Honey
Brandy - Looking Glass
Can’t Help Myself - Temptations
Crystal Blue Persuasion Tommy James
Cold Sweat - James Brown
Centerfield CCR
Color My World - Chicago
Come Together - The Beatles
Desperado - Eagles
Dock of the Bay - Otis Redding
Does Anybody Know What Time - Chicago
Domino - Van Morrison
Dreams Fleetwood Mac
Drink in My Hand Eric Church
Don’t Be Cruel - Elvis Presley
Down on the Corner - CCR
Elenor Rigby - The Beatles
Europa - Santana
Everybody Wants to Rule the World - Tears for Fears
Evilways - Santana
Fake ID - Original
Feeling Alright - Joe Cocker
Fooled Around and Fell in Love Elvin Bishop
Folsom Prison Blues Johnny Cash
Get Back - The Beatles
God Bless the Child - Blood, Sweat & Tears
Groovin’ - The Rascals
Honky Tonk Woman - Rolling Stones
How Long - Ace
Happy Together Turtles
Heads Carolina Tails California Jo Dee Messina
Heart of Rock & Roll. Huey Lewis
Hit the Road Jack Ray Charles
How Can You Mend a Broken Heart Bee Gee’s
Hooked on a Feeling B J Thomas
How Sweet it is to be Loved - James Taylor
I feel Good - James Brown
Imagine John Lennon
I’m a Soulman Sam & Dave
Jessies Girl - Rick Springfield
Kansas City - Many Artists
Knock on Wood/Midnight Hour - Wilson Picket
Let it Be - The Beatles
Let’s Stay Together - Al Green
Little White Church Little Big Town
Little Help from my Friends - The Beatles
Lonely Too Long - The Rascals
Long Cool Woman in the Black Dress - CCR
Long Train Running - Doobie Brothers
Margaritaville - Jimmy Buffett
Me & Mrs Jones - Billy Paul
Miss You - Rolling Stones
Mony Mony - Billy Idol
Moondance - Van Morrison
More Today Then Yesterday - Spiral Staircase
Mustang Sally - Wilson Picket
My Cherie Amore - Stevie Wonder
No Matter What You Are Bad Finger
On the Road Again - Willie Nelson
Oye Como Va - Santana
Pickup the Pieces - Average White Band
Pride & Joy Stevie Ray Vaughn
Poison Ivy - Coasters
Pretzel Logic - Steely Dan
Proud Mary - Tina Turner
Reeling in the Years - Steely Dan
Respect - Aretha Franklin
Rock With You - Michael Jackson
Saturday in the Park - Chicago
Sharp Dress Man - ZZ Top
Smooth Santana
She’s Not There - Zombies
Sittin’ on the Dock of the Bay Wilson Picket
Sherry - Four Season’s
Spinning Wheels - Blood, Sweat & Tears
Spooky - Classic IV
Still Got the Blues - Gary Moore
Something The Beatles
Stuck in the Middle with You - Steeler Wheel
Sunday Morning - Marone 5
Superstition - Stevie Wonder
Sweet Home Alabama- Allman Brothers
Taking Care Of Business - Bachman Turner Overdrive
Tennessee Whiskey - Chris Stapleton
That’s the way of the World - Earth, Wind & Fire
The Joker - Steve Miller
The Wanderer Dion
The Letter - Joe Cocker
Unchain My Heart - Joe Cocker
Under the Boardwalk - Coasters
What’d I Say - Ray Charles
Wooly Bully - Sam Sham & the Pharosie
Your Mama Don’t Dance - Loggins & Messina
You May Be Right Billy Joel
You’ll Never Find Lou Rawls
The Sound of Passion and Talent
I have been so blessed that I have been in the right place, at the right time and met the right people. I have never had any higher education than high school. Yet have been taught by some of the brightest engineer in the business. I have been recording music since 1959. My dad brought home this reel to reel recorder, had no clue what to do with it, but played around with it like my new toy. My first encounter in the recording studio was with 3 time Grammy Award Winner George Massenburg, wowl what an experience. l started my music recording on a stereo cassette deck with two mic. I used it to listen to my band and see how we could improve our performance. Well here I am now still recording and playing music. If I can be of any service contact me.
My Story
I started playing music in a band called the "Twilights" in 1966. I found some neighbors who had a band and they asked me to join "Bobby J and the Generations". We played a lot of bar's and and military bases. In 1968 I started my own band "Dryed Ice". We started out playing in a few local bar's then got the opportunity to play in Ocean City, Maryland at the Beach Club on 9th Street and the Boardwalk. We were very successful at the club that year and at the end of the summer came back to Baltimore County. We started playing at the most popular dinner club in town "The Club Venus". We were asked to open a new club by the owners of the "Club Venus" called "The Latin Casino". We were to be the house band. This club was also a big success. Between the two clubs and back to the Beach Club in OC for the next three summers we became one of Baltimore's top bands.
I stop playing music in 1978 to do my own thing like "Family, Work (Job), Hobby, and Entrepreneur" When I retired in 2009 I started to play music again for the fun of it. Got hook up with some old friends who were having jazz jams which turned into "anything type jams". I got the music bug again and played for many local groups, music was fun again and I enjoyed the feeling. I didn't have to play for the money, it was just fun again. Durning my "Job/Employee" I was a professional Audio/Video engineer for local and national networks and my duties were many in the "Music/Video/Film/TV" industry. I started out with mastering and making cassettes. During my tenure at the studio I would freelance my services to producers and directors in the local area. I started designing and installing sound/video systems as a hobby, which turned into my own business another full-time job. This was successful for me for 15+ years. As I was getting older I had some health issues and retired from the business. So now I have my own recording studio again and started recording my own music. I also make my own backing tracks for doing my solo gigs. Take a listen.
Tony Montone
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