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Ramon!!!

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Antonio Ramon has been performing since he was 4 years old. He became a professional at the age of 17, with the help of his high school music teacher, John Rizzo at Central Y.M.C.A. High school in Chicago Illinois. He was Born in Las,Vegas, Nevada, where he eventually returned after a stint in the United States Army and later became known as the "singing bus driver" around 1993-1994. He was at the time employed by ATC Vancom's{ Citizen Area Transit } also know today as C.A.T. While employed by the transit company he formed a band of professional musicians that later became known throughout Las,Vegas as The Cat Band. After numerous radio interviews and 1 TV interview, Antonio then went on to sing the National Anthem for the Special Summer Olympics Celebrity baseball game in 1996,which earned him his 2nd TV apperance in Las,Vegas. Antonio Ramon has also appeared on The Kip Vincent Show in Appleton Wisconsin twice, once with Shane Brooks, an accomplished musician from Oshkosh WI. and once with Jim Rosetti from Florida. Antonio Ramon was requested to perform at a major VIP event in Wichita,Kansas in which his manager at the time [Karen Speed,wife of the renown Medical Expert Dr. James Speed, asked her dear friend internationally known opera singer Ms. Karla Burns to help voice train and assist Antonio Ramon to prepare for this VIP black tie event. Antonio Ramon had only been in the presence of such greatness only once in high school where he shared the stage with the legendary Leotyne Price. He has performed in various Casinos and many States including;Florida, South Dakota, Iowa, Oklahoma, Kansas, Indiana, Minnesota, Wisconsin, U.P.Michigan, and Illinois. He performs in many entities and venues and is also in a duet show with Jim Rosetti.Their group is known as Rosetti & Wigley. Wigley is also known as (Ramon, The Artist Ramon, and Ramon The Artist). He has performed with many talented individuals, such as; Stan Skibby, Ca$h & The P.C.P. Band[ Paper Cash People], The Cat Band, George Garcia, Ms. Julie Riley, Shane Brooks, John Harmon, Noah Harmon, Tom Theabo, Ed Franks, Tony Gowin, Henry Walker & the Regents Band, and the amazing Leotyne Price,Dean Rossi,Unity,The Elect Lady Gospel Choir,and the beautiful and lovely Helen Exner. [just to name a few.] His debut CD entitled Ramon,was released in the summer of 2006,on an independant lable Sundown Productions.Ramon's new CD [ It' a God Thing ] is expected to be released in December,2008!!! This myspace will enable you to experience the gifted voice of The Artist Ramon

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Member Since: 06/12/2007
Band Website: theartistramon.multiply.com
Band Members: Antonio Ra'Mon / Ra'Mon / The Artist Ra'Mon / Ra' Mon The Artist / Shane Brooks & Steve Lazotte Music Producer From Sundown Productions!!!
Influences: Louis Armstrong, Louis Jordan, Stevie Wonder, Nat King Cole, Brook Benton, Frank Sinatra, Dean Martin, Tom Jones, Luther Vandross, Sly Stone, Larry Graham, Johnny Williams, BB King, Little Milton, Bobby Bland, Solomon Burke, My Funk Music Mentor ( Larry Dodson Of The Bar-Kays 1975-76 ) Elvis, Steven Tyler, George Strait, Randy Travis, Willie Nelson, Johnny Cash, Hank Williams Jr, Caruso, Enchantment, The Stylistics, Maurice White, Phillip Bailey, Verdine White, Stanley Clark, George Clinton, Bootsy Collins, Maze, Phil Collins, Sting, [Kenny Edmonds aka BabyFace,] Ronald Isley, Barry White, Al Green, Otis Redding, Wilson Pickett, Dion & The Belmonts, The Platters, The Temptations, The Four Tops, Smokey Robinson, Sam & Dave, Wes Montgomery, Miles Davis, Earl Grant, Jimmy Smith, Earl Father Hines, Donald Byrd, Coltrane, Jimmy Hendrix, Michael Jackson-No Matter What They Say About Him The Boy Is Badddd!!! & Only Mike and God Know The Truth of His Negative Allegations!!! Cole Porter, Nick Ashford, Bobby Womack, Ray Charles, Oscar Brown, Shane Brooks, Leotyne Price, Paul Robeson, James Brown, Jackie Wilson, Sam Cooke, and many many more For The Ladies Of Music I Have Been Moved and Inspired By the Voices Of - Aretha Franklin, Gladys Knight, Sarah Vaughn, Ella Fitzgerald, Nancy Willams, Minnie Ripperton, Anita Baker, Whitney Houston, Celine Dion, Madonna, Judy Garland, Janis Joplin, Leann Rhimes, Doris Day, and without a doubt My Mother, Maggie Wigley, she taught me what real music was and how to sing. My Mother in looks reminds me of Billie Holiday and she could sing like a songbird. But she never got the chance to follow her dreams of music because of her mother. Without my Mother there would not only be no Me ,but I would never have had a better Teacher of the Power of Music than She. I Love You Mom Always!!! All Of The Names Of These Many Artist Definitely, Influenced My Life In Music In Many Different Ways Each And Every One Of Them. They taught me various vocal stylings that I use right now today in each and every performance I do. They taught me how to feel and believe in what I sing and how to express it with my voice. Musicians & Singers are a Gifted Family Of People Born to Express The Emotions Of Life and to Teach The World Our True Purpose in Many Ways. It Does not make us better than any one but God gives us all a gift in life, we either learn it and use it or we lose our path. Music motivates and inspire people in many different ways.it has an amazing power to change the world if you only but listen to the positive side and it's spiritual elements. I am Honored to be one of the Many born into this Gift and will Die Sharing it to the World or Die Trying. GOD BLESS YOU ALL ALWAYS AND MAY MUSIC ALWAYS BE A HEALING TO YOUR SPIRIT, MIND, AND SOUL!!! AMEN!!!
Sounds Like: BARRY WHITE, AL GREEN, FRANK SINATRA, ENGLEBERT HUMPERDINK, RAY CHARLES, LOU RAWLS, OTIS REDDING, NAT KING COLE, LIONEL RITCHIE, RANDY TRAVIS, GEORGE STRAIT, ERIC CLAPTON, BONO, LARRY GRAHAM, SLY STONE, BILLY PAUL, BILLY PAUL, DEAN MARTIN, TEMPTATIONS, ROB THOMAS, BRIAN MCKNIGHT, ELVIS, JIM CROCE, PHILLIPE WYNN OF THE SPINNERS, RONALD ISLEY OF THE ISLEY BROTHERS, AND MANY MORE WHEN HE PERFORMS A COVER SONG HE SEEMS TO TAKE ON THE VOCAL STYLINGS OF THE ORIGINAL ARTIST OF THE SONG. YOU GOT TO SEE IT AND HEAR IT TO BELIEVE IT, BECAUSE I KNOW IT SOUNDS IMPOSSIBLE BUT HE REALLY DOES!!!
Record Label: SunDown Productions
Type of Label: Indie

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Recording Sessions!!!

Studio Sessions for Ra'Mon!!! Ra'Mon will be in the studio for the next 3months. He will be recording his 2nd CD, entitled: R a'Mon II [ It's A God Thing ] The Single to be released from the CD i...
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