Featured Artist - Ponty Bone

Ponty Bone is an authentic Texas accordion King. He's a master of the instrument who has played with some of the state's most influential artists and infused his instrument and talents into a myriad of popular and roots musical styles, in the process winning an international reputation.

For two decades Bone has led his band, The Squeezetones, to popularity throughout the Southwest, the rest of America and across Europe; and, over seven prior years with Joe Ely, he helped change the face of country music. He has shared the stage and studio with such varied musicians as punk rock stars The Clash, Tom Petty & The Heartbreakers, fellow Texas accordion King Flaco Jimenez, country-rock superstar Linda Ronstadt and English rock legend Ronnie Lane. He's even been name-checked in a book of short stories by noted playwright and actor Sam Shepard. And his resume of musical associations reads like an honor roll of Texas music: Ely, Jimmie Dale Gilmore, Butch Hancock, Terry Allen, Jerry Jeff Walker, Robert Earl Keen, Gary P. Nunn, Omar & The Howlers, both Bruce & Charlie Robison, Terri Hendrix and Timbuk 3, to name some but hardly all.

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Real Planet Music assembled some of Texas' most talented and recognized musicians for the Manu Manu project.

The original studio recording of Manu Manu features:

W.C. Clark - World renowned blues legend and multiple time winner of the W.C. Handy "Blues Player of the Year" Award. The "Godfather of Austin Blues" and most currently, leader of the W.C. Clark Blues Review. (Guitar, vocals)

Ponty Bone - Known worldwide as "The Squeezebox Master" and leader of Ponty Bone & the Squeeze Tones. (Accordion, vocals)

Ernie Durawa - San Antonio native and former member of the Sir Douglas Quintet and The Texas Tornados. (Drums, vocals)

Michael Herrera - The Latino voice of The Angels (Vocals)

Aaron Lack - The consummate Steel Pan player (Steel Pan, vocals)

Ray Strucker - The Big Time Horn (Trumpet, vocals)

Jimmy Shortell - Show Time Brass (Trumpet, vocals)

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