Ponty Bone
| Ponty Bone | |
|---|---|
| Nationality | American |
| Education | Texas Tech |
| Occupation | Musician |
Ponty Bone is an American accordionist who has led his 1980s band, the Squeezetones to international popularity over a twenty-year period.
History
Originally from San Antonio, Texas, Bone began studying accordion when he was only 5 years old. Later, he learned to play trumpet also. Ponty attended Texas Tech in Lubbock.[1]
Early in his career Bone was a member of the Joe Ely Band. By the mid-1980s, Ponty Bone had formed his own band, Ponty Bone & the Squeezetones. The group's early style ranged through Russian gypsy dances, reggae-blues, Tex-Mex polkas, and Cajun boogie. In 1987, the group made their singular appearance on the PBS music television program Austin City Limits, as part of a "Squeezebox Special" episode, with Queen Ida and Santiago Jiménez, Jr.[2] Longtime Squeezetones bassist Wash Hamilton died in early 2008.
With his band, Ponty has shared the stage with such artists as The Clash, Tom Petty & the Heartbreakers, King Flaco Jiménez, Linda Ronstadt and Ronnie Lane.
Bone's album, "Fantasize" (on the Loud House label) has been described as drawing from Tex-Mex, rock, blues, R & B, zydeco, and even Caribbean music to create a whole new style.(Citation Needed)
References
- ↑ Ruhlmann, William. "Ponty Bone Biography". Allmusic. Retrieved 9 November 2014.
- ↑ Squeezebox Special with Queen Ida, Santiago Jimenez, Jr. and Ponty Bone, Austin City Limits, 1987