Tony was born in Italy and graduated from the Santa Cecile Conservatory of Music in Rome.  He has traveled the world playing with various artists and orchestras, and worked in East Africa for the Inter-Continental Hotels as a band leader and musical director.  He has also worked on the Italia Line, and other, cruise ships and spent 25 years at Busch Gardens, Tampa, Florida, as a musician and arranger.  He resides in Tampa and was brought out of retirement to work here at the Orange Blossom Opry.