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Tonio K (Steven M. Krikorian) was born on 4 July, 1950 in United States, is an American singer-songwriter. Discover Tonio K's Biography, Age, Height, Physical Stats, Dating/Affairs, Family and career updates. Learn How rich is he in this year and how he spends money? Also learn how he earned most of networth at the age of 73 years old?

Popular As Steven M. Krikorian
Occupation Musician
Age 73 years old
Zodiac Sign Cancer
Born 4 July, 1950
Birthday 4 July
Birthplace United States
Nationality United States

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1950

Tonio K. (born Vladamir Steven M. Krikorian, July 4, 1950) is an American singer/songwriter who has released eight albums.

His songs have been recorded by Al Green, Aaron Neville, Burt Bacharach, Bonnie Raitt, Chicago, Wynonna Judd and Vanessa Williams, among many others.

1966

As a teenager, Krikorian, along with friends Alan Shapazian, Steve Olson, Nick van Maarth, and Duane Scott, formed a surf-funk/psychedelic-punk band called The Raik's Progress, which recorded a single for Liberty Records, released in 1966.

Known for their Dadaist-inspired between-song routines, one reviewer described their performance while opening for Buffalo Springfield at San Francisco's Fillmore Auditorium as being like "the Three Stooges playing strip poker with Iggy and the Stooges."

1970

In the early 1970s, Krikorian recorded two albums with Buddy Holly's original band, The Crickets.

The group consisted of founding members J.I. Allison and Sonny Curtis, plus Rick Grech (Blind Faith, Traffic) and Albert Lee (Heads, Hands and Feet, Eric Clapton) and the Raik's Nick van Maarth who would later join California rock ensemble Wha-Koo.

1973

Remnants (1973) and A Long Way from Lubbock (1974) were produced by long-time Holly and Cricket cohort, Bob Montgomery.

1978

In 1978, Krikorian went solo with Life in the Foodchain on Irving Azoff's Full Moon/Epic label.

Adopting the moniker Tonio K., a reference to the writings of Kafka and Thomas Mann, he was hailed as America's answer to Britain's Angry Young Men (Elvis Costello, Joe Jackson, Graham Parker) and the "funniest serious songwriter in America."

The record was produced by Rob Fraboni (The Band, Bob Dylan, Joe Cocker) and featured a supporting cast that included Earl Slick, Garth Hudson, Dick Dale and Albert Lee.

It was also the first Pop/Rock record to feature the percussive sounds of an AK-47 firing live ammunition.

The album debuted on L.A. radio station KROQ and garnered much critical acclaim.

Steve Simels at Stereo Review proclaimed it "the greatest album ever recorded" which helped establish K. as an artist to watch.

1980

K.'s follow-up album, Amerika, was released in 1980 via Clive Davis's Arista Records.

Filled with literary and political references, the album was hailed as "Punk for academics" and once again pronounced by Simels to be "the greatest record ever recorded" (as was every ensuing Tonio K. disc).

1982

After a move to Capitol Records in 1982, K. recorded a five-song 12-inch EP "La Bomba," a live-in-the-studio album produced by Carter (Motels, Tina Turner, Paula Cole).

Recorded in the famous Capitol Studio B, it featured K.'s touring band: George “Geo” Conner (guitar), Alfredo Acosta Alwag (drums), and Enrique “Eric” Gotthelf (bass).

The song "Mars Needs Women" also appears on this EP.

Tonio next released Romeo Unchained on What?/A&M Records.

Hailed by Rolling Stone magazine as “the best Bob Dylan album since Dylan himself lost interest in the Pop song form,” the album landed on numerous critics’ Top 10 Albums of the Year lists.

1985

Recorded during 1985 and 1986, it was produced, variously, by Rick Neigher, Bob Rose (Julian Lennon) and T Bone Burnett (Counting Crows, Wallflowers, Robert Plant & Alison Krauss).

The musicians on these recordings included Neigher (on many instruments), Rose, Burnett, Peter Banks (Yes), David Mansfield, David Miner, David Raven, Tim Pierce, Tim Chandler, and Rob Watson.

1988

Notes From The Lost Civilization, again on What?/A&M, followed in 1988.

It was concurrently released on the Word label, a gospel/Christian music subsidiary of A&M; the Word version of the release did not include the song "What Women Want" (presumably for the lyric " . . . they want sex, yeah that's true" although the point of the song is that women want love).

Produced by Tonio K. and David Miner, with T Bone Burnett serving as Executive Producer, the all-star cast of supporting musicians included Burnett, Booker T. Jones on Hammond B-3, Jim Keltner, Raymond Pounds and Alex Acuña on drums and percussion, James Jamerson, Jr. and David Miner on bass, and Charlie Sexton and Jack Sherman on additional guitars.

The video for the single, "Without Love," marked Tonio's first airplay on MTV.

Olé was Tonio K.'s final record for A&M.

1989

Recorded in 1989 and 1990, it didn't see release until 1997 on Gadfly Records.

(The reasons for this are well documented in the liner notes to the CD.) It was produced by T Bone Burnett and David Miner with a core band consisting of Marc Ribot, Booker T. Jones, David Raven and Bruce Thomas (Attractions).

Additional guitarists included Jack Sherman, Charlie Sexton, Rusty Anderson, Los Lobos' David Hidalgo and The Replacements' Paul Westerberg.

Although Olé was K.'s last major label recording, several other compilation and live CDs have been issued (see discography below).

1990

Tonio K. continued as a performing singer/songwriter into the 1990s but gradually withdrew from live concerts and focused more on crafting songs with and for other artists.

His biggest commercial success, "Love Is," was co-written with long-time collaborator John Keller, composer Michael Caruso and recorded by Vanessa Williams and Brian McKnight.

1992

His song "16 Tons of Monkeys," co-written with guitarist Steve Schiff, was featured in the 1992 Academy Award-winning short film Session Man.

1993

It was a #1 Pop and AC (Adult Contemporary) radio single and one of the most-played songs of 1993.

K. has publicly questioned the validity of Caruso's credit on the recording-- though without using his name-- and appears validated only by virtue of his refusing to name Caruso specifically and by not having given up any of his financial stake in the song, for which Keller apparently offered a percentage of his own to Caruso.

(K. has been quoted as saying that his first choice for vocalist on the song was the famously gruff-voiced Tom Waits).

2003

A full-length album by the band, Sewer Rat Love Chant, was eventually issued on Sundazed Records in 2003.

2004

In 2004, Krikorian reunited with the Crickets for a track on their star-studded (Eric Clapton, Graham Nash, Phil Everly) album, The Crickets and Their Buddies, singing lead on the Holly classic, "Not Fade Away."

2005

He worked with Bacharach and hip-hop impresario Dr. Dre on Bacharach's At This Time, which won the Grammy for Best Pop Instrumental Recording in 2005.