Tony Ramey

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Tony Ramey is an Americana and Country Music singer and songwriter. During his career, he has recorded eight albums and had dozens of songs recorded by other country music artists. His repertoire of songs reaches over 2,400 in number and his songwriting career spans eighteen years as a professional. Ramey wrote and performed the title song for the movie, The Last Ride a fact-based drama about the final days of troubled country-music legend Hank Williams. His music can also be heard on the soundtrack for Pure Country 2: The Gift. His songs have appeared in television as well on daytime drama series “The Young and the Restless” and on outdoor television shows such as “Canada in the Rough”.

Early life

(Tony) Anthony Ramey was born on April 17, 1974 in Kenova, West Virginia. He grew up in Kenova where his father was a journeyman for Owens-Illinois Glass Company and his mother was a law department assistant. Tony has one older brother, Ace Ramey, a federal park ranger in Huntington, WV for the Army Corps of Engineers.

Tony began earning royalties from his songs when he was seventeen years old.

After graduating from Ceredo-Kenova High School, Tony earned bachelor’s and master’s degrees in English Literature at Marshall University. While in college, Tony formed the Dixie Flyer Band, a country music cover band who also played Tony's original songs he had begun writing at the age of 11. After winning the True-Value Country Showdown, Dixie Flyer toured extensively throughout Ohio, Kentucky, Virginia, and West Virginia, performing at fairs, festivals, and other music venues. Tony moved to Nashville and later worked on a PhD in English Literature with Concentrations in Old English, Romanticism, and American Literature. His scholarship and work in Samuel Taylor Coleridge garnered him a Wolfe Award from MTSU's graduate school for excellence in critical writing and research.

Music Career

Ramey's frequent performances included opening for Billy Ray Cyrus, Dan Seals, Reba McEntire, Lorrie Morgan, George Jones, Keith Whitley, Glen Campbell, and other country music artists.

Ramey was offered a deal on Polydor Polygram/Mercury Records, but shortly thereafter the Polygram division was bought by A&M of California and the Nashville office was closed. Ramey began working with Tom Collins, a producer and publisher on Nashville's Music Row. Ramey's first gold record as a songwriter, "I Don't Want This Song to End, was recorded by John Michael Montgomery.

Several years later, Tony and Tom Collins amicably parted ways. Not long after, Ramey was invited to do a songwriting round at the Bluebird Café. While performing at Bluebird, Ramey was seen by the creative director of Muy Bueno Music, owned by country music artist George Strait. While at Muy Bueno , Ramey amassed a catalog of more than 900 songs and several country Top Forty, international Top Forty, and gold record and platinum record hits.

In 2007, Tony left Muy Bueno to sign with Cherry Lane Music of New York. Ramey's songs were performed on television and in film, and by Canadian, Australian, and European musicians. While at Cherry Lane, Ramey produced and released his self-titled fifth studio album.

When BMG Germany acquired Cherry Lane in 2010,[1] Ramey joined Davis Music Group in Nashville as creative director/songwriter for the company's publishing division.[2][3]

In the spring of 2011, Tony and his family moved to Greenville, Texas where he is continuing to write music, and has undertaken a concert tour throughout the US. After moving to Texas, he recorded his latest CD Soul Survivor, which features a duet with Willie Nelson. In 2015, Country Music icon Ray Price recorded a song Tony co-wrote called "No More Songs to Sing" for his Beauty Is: The Last Sessions Album.

Career and awards

Gold records

Awards

Songwriter's credits

Song Recorded By Label Album Year
I Don't Want This Song To End John Michael Montgomery Atlantic Leave A Mark 1998
Make Up In Love Doug Stone Atlantic Make Up In Love 1999
Something To Write Home About Craig Morgan Atlantic Craig Morgan 2000
Second Chance Trisha Yearwood MCA Inside Out 2002
Lonesome Wind Stevens Sisters Rounder Records Little By Little 2002
Kings For A Day Jake Mathews Open Road/EMI (Canada) Time After Time 2003
The Ride Of My Life Kelly Kenning Airastar Records Ride Of My Life 2004
Weekend In Juarez Kelly Kenning Airastar Records Ride Of My Life 2004
Watertower Skyline Tony Ramey Airastar Records Places 2004
Let Me Be Lonely Tony Ramey Airastar Records Places 2004
That's How I's Raised Kevin Denny Lyric Street Records Unreleased 2005
Hot Grease and Zydeco George Strait MCA Twang 2008
Never Been To Texas Jason Meadows Baccerstick Records You Ain't Never Been To Texas 2008
Second Chance Katrina Elam Black River Records Pure Country 2: The Gift (Soundtrack) 2010
Too Much Ain't Enough Clinton Gregory Melody Round Up Too Much Ain't Enough 2011
The Last Ride Tony Ramey Live Bait/Curb Records The Last Ride (Soundtrack) 2011
Hold A Woman Bucky Covington eOne Music Good Guys[4] 2011
Summertime Girl Aaron Watson Big Label Records Real Good Time 2012
Broke Down In Georgia Bobby Cyrus BGC Records Home Place 2012
His New Baby Jon Wolfe Warner Bros. It All Happened In A Honky Tonk 2013
That's How I Was Raised Alabama Show Dog-Universal Alabama and Friends 2014
No More Songs to Sing Ray Price Amerimonte Records Beauty Is 2015

Discography

Tony Ramey - Throwback

References

  1. ↑ "Bertlesman Acquires Cherry Lane Music, Stage Three and Adage IV | Royalty Review Council". Royaltycouncil.com. 2010-08-05. Retrieved 2013-08-12.
  2. ↑ Tony Ramey Joins Davis Music-Publishing : MusicRow – Nashville's Music Industry Publication – News, Songs From Music City
  3. ↑ "Tony Ramey Joins Davis Music-Publishing : MusicRow – Nashville's Music Industry Publication – News, Songs From Music City". Musicrow.com. 2010-11-16. Retrieved 2013-08-12.
  4. ↑ Out Today: Good Guys – Bucky Covington | Urban Country News
  5. ↑ CD Review: Tony Ramey, “Throwback” : Scene in Town

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