Tony Barge makes his home near Pittsburgh Pennsylvania.  He has spent the better part of his lifetime in the spotlight and on-stage.  He was born January 1st, 1959 and was the first baby of the new year in Lawrence County PA that year.  His parents (the late Howard & Rose Barge) had their own band and Tony performed regular with them as a child, singing all of the Buck Owens songs of the 1960's.  At this time he would have been about 5 years old -- he got the bug at an early age and has been hustling a song everyday of his life since that time.  In 1980 Tony Barge performed at the Sahara Hotel in Las Vegas NV.  Since then he has appeared several times on the Ernest Tubb Midnight Jamboree on WSM-AM Radio, as well as Jamboree In The Hills (92) -- a major outdoor concert event sponsored by WWVA Wheeling Jamboree, He also has made several appearances on the Appalachian Jubilee - a traditional country show at the Capital Theater in Chambersburg PA, Tony has also had several stints on (TNN) The Nashville Network.  Tony Barge has shared the stage with many stars in his career, some of them include: Hank Thompson, Ernest Tubb, Jack Greene, Billy Walker, Bill Anderson, Faron Young, Charlie Louvin, Justin Tubb, Freddie Fender, Kitty Wells, and the list goes on.  On October 10th 2000 -- Tony Barge will share billing with the legendary Merle Haggard at the Pepsi-Cola Roadhouse in Burgettstown PA. Pepsi road house ---

Tony is the co-founder (1987) of the Tri-State Country Music Association -- an organization which serves a large membership in WV, OH, & PA.  In 1998 Tony founded the Pennsylvania CMA -- an organization which is geared toward the promotion and preservation of traditional country and bluegrass music.  Pennsylvania CMA currently has a membership of nearly 400 -- of which about 1/4 are musicians and entertainers from 15 different states.  Tony Barge has pretty much clung to the regional areas of his home and neighboring states during the past couple of years, giving up the road in exchange for a more stable family life.  But, he has not lightened up any at all on his stance for the preservation of traditional country music.  Tony is currently working on a CD recording project which is being engineered by Doyle Grisham, at Doyle's studio in Fairview TN.  Doyle is best known for his steel guitar work on many of Randy Travis' biggest hits.  Doyle is currently on tour with the Jimmy Buffett Show -- but in-between his concert dates he is working feverishly on Tony's new album which is set for release later this year.  The album contains some great cover tunes which Tony has redone in his unique style, including "CINDERELLA" (Buck Owens), COLD WAR (Ray Price), GREEN GREEN GRASS OF HOME (P. Wagoner)...  The album also includes some of Tony's original songs: "Mama's Gone, Daddy's Gone Crazy" and "Fire And Ice".  These songs can be heard by clicking here to visit his page at MP3---

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