Tony Ramey

Born at a crossroads near the Big Sandy River—a child of the Kentucky, West Virginia, and Ohio border lines—Ramey made a name for himself in Nashville, Tennessee as a songwriter for <a href="spotify:artist:5vngPClqofybhPERIqQMYd" data-name="George Strait">George Strait</a> ( <a href="spotify:track:3D3xcyXihPopwm8onaTVWJ" data-name="Hot Grease And Zydeco">Hot Grease And Zydeco</a> ), <a href="spotify:artist:3XlIhgydjvC4EniPFZT20j" data-name="Trisha Yearwood">Trisha Yearwood</a> (“Second Chance”), <a href="spotify:artist:7mPcfx7PhnBh6n4HMCd61A" data-name="John Michael Montgomery">John Michael Montgomery</a> ( <a href="spotify:track:1CN7flSpO9vdGLJVkpj3fF" data-name="I Don&#39;t Want This Song to End">I Don&#39;t Want This Song to End</a> ), Alabama ( <a href="spotify:track:5wNMJb4vtF9exKOegMv6PV" data-name="That&#39;s How I Was Raised">That&#39;s How I Was Raised</a> ), <a href="spotify:artist:5sAg1HZePcFfhrs0G8A8OP" data-name="Ray Price">Ray Price</a> ( on his <a href="spotify:album:7Bnho5KqPFv4RjRk4puX5v" data-name="Beauty Is...The Final Sessions">Beauty Is...The Final Sessions</a> ) <a href="spotify:artist:2cNV8vNe2fPFf6OfGOBbSS" data-name="Mark Chesnutt">Mark Chesnutt</a> ( <a href="spotify:track:6RcWdxxvdKiEByaJM3WEny" data-name="Oughta Miss Me by Now">Oughta Miss Me by Now</a> ), <a href="spotify:artist:4epBFW4UHEmgjIK5xOrBhk" data-name="Doug Stone">Doug Stone</a> ( <a href="spotify:track:0TXtrI6VH8r9P3m3ufCMwG" data-name="Make up in Love">Make up in Love</a> ), <a href="spotify:artist:6ktyNEnEukKzskQEiXgCFD" data-name="Craig Morgan">Craig Morgan</a> ( <a href="spotify:track:5HE3RgWT94LQbadRyWKCZr" data-name="Something to Write Home About">Something to Write Home About</a> ), <a href="spotify:artist:7s7Q0xacR6ShONfklPYcPz" data-name="Moe Bandy">Moe Bandy</a>, Jon Wolfe (<a href="spotify:album:5kHo4RAMzYArFTulnKOEWr" data-name="Dos Corazones">Dos Corazones</a>), Aaron Watson (<a href="spotify:track:7miUSUl3wA4RUEARVXAsbD" data-name="Summertime Girl">Summertime Girl</a>), and Willie Nelson among others, while producing 14 independent projects of his own along the way.

His life work showcases the craft and contribution of a troubadour; his story resonates in songs like <a href="spotify:track:42FyvlLkynCSwbsvfHkWdu" data-name="The Spirit of Hank and the Heart of James Dean">The Spirit of Hank and the Heart of James Dean</a> from his <a href="spotify:playlist:1qjL602dQ8zZruqkq2zpuh" data-name="Spirit of Hank EP">Spirit of Hank EP</a>, and <a href="spotify:track:6lYu7MmrHyYemQtikZTSIw" data-name="Pocatalico">Pocatalico</a>; and finally, his repertoire reveals his Country Music roots, while dropping hints of Rock, R&amp;B, and folk. Critics have quipped that there is wood and gravel in his voice and iron in his lyrics. His catalog of hits and underground gems like <a href="spotify:track:1lhoQSoMzm8KjZTvUIUkPs" data-name="West Texas Lonely">West Texas Lonely</a>, <a href="spotify:track:5xPBa7T02u9JMpG0a73E89" data-name="Just Ain&#39;t Trying">Just Ain&#39;t Trying</a>, and <a href="spotify:track:5QZjilXUBHzCcGt9susvJx" data-name="Dreamin&#39; Enough to Get Me By">Dreamin&#39; Enough to Get Me By</a> have found fans from all musical genres. Currently, his memoir _Honky Tonk Highway: A Life of Rhyme and the Long Road Through Nashville_ traces his journey from Music Row to Texas where he&#39;s still building on his legacy. His new release “One More Highway” celebrates the book’s central message.