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Tony Ramey is an American Country music singer and songwriter. During his career, he has recorded seven albums and had dozens of songs recorded by other country music artists. His repertoire of songs reaches over 1,800 in number and his songwriting career spans sixteen 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, 1970 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, who is a federal park ranger in Gilbert, West Virginia. Tony began earning royalties from his songs when he was seventeen years old. After graduating from Ceredo Kenova High School, Tony earned a bachelor’s and master’s degree in English literature at Marshall University. While in college, Tony formed a country music "cover" band called the Dixie Flyer Band. After winning the True-Value Country Showdown, the band toured extensively throughout Ohio, Kentucky, Virginia, and West Virginia, performing at fairs, festivals, and other music venues. 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 studio was closed. Ramy began working with Tom Collins, a producer and publisher on Music Row, and Tony'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, Tony was invited to do a songwriting round at the Bluebird Café. There, he would be seen for the first time by the creative director of Muy Bueno Music, the music publishing group owned by the legendary country music artist George Strait. After several years ofcollaboration with Collins, Ramey began working at Muy Bueno Music, and amassed a catalog of more than 900 songs and several Top Forty , international Top Forty, and gold and platinum hits. In 2007, Tony left Muy Bueno Music 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, Tony would produce and release his self-titled fifth studio album. When BMG Germany acquired Cherry Lane, Ramey joined Davis Music Group as creative director/songwriter for the company's publishing division.〔(Tony Ramey Joins Davis Music-Publishing : MusicRow – Nashville's Music Industry Publication – News, Songs From Music City )〕 In the spring of 2011, Tony and his family moved to Greenville, TX where he is continuing to write music, and has undertaken a concert tour through the Midwest.KS, Emporia, KS, and Parsons, KS.〔()〕 抄文引用元・出典: フリー百科事典『 ウィキペディア（Wikipedia）』 ■ウィキペディアで「Tony Ramey」の詳細全文を読む スポンサード リンク
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