Tony Black (musician)
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Born in Southern California, United States, bass guitarist Tony Black started his career with the underground punk scene in Ventura and Oxnard California. There he performed and toured with the bands Stalag 13 and Dr.Know. In 1989 Tony joined the band Deli Creeps, who's freekshow performances can be found on many bootlegs and the nationally released "Young Buckethead" video series. After the creeps disbanded Black attended the Los Angeles Music Academy to study jazz harmony, which then led him to become a freelance bassist in the busy Southern California scene. Here Tony worked with a variety of different projects including the band Eyedentity, which at times featured guests, Airto Moriera and Flora Purim. Tony also worked with Screed, Honeycut, Jeff Witzeman and the Jealous Housewives, Neck, Solvent, Pru, David Hilder, Sharkbait, Wah, Damon AAron, and others. In 2001 Tony took a hiatus from music to work as an instructor for Outward Bound, working with at risk and adjudicated youth. After relocating to Asheville NC. Tony began playing for the psychedelic rock band Rufus Grove, which led him to also play in APB, featuring R&R hall of fame drummer Artimus Pyle. as of 2007 Tony is working as a member of Deep South, a Southern Rock Supergroup, featuring members of Skynyrd, Wet Willie, Atlanta Rhythm Section, Black Oak Arkansas, and more.
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