By the age of four, she was able to listen to her Grandmother's
playing of classical music and Scott Joplin pieces and play them by ear herself. From that
point, she found herself able to pick up and quickly learn to play almost any instrument
from guitar and piano, to drums, saxophone, and flute. She is also a naturally gifted
harmony singer.
Tonya's talents are many and well represented on her albums. Her
first release, "Downhome Girl" contains some great songs that you can hear on
her site, such as "Perfect Strangers" and "I Gotta Dance". Her latest
album, self titled, "Tonya Rae" is filled with 11 songs, all well suited to her
chameleon style. Combinations of country laced with jazz, pop, and torch.... each song
delivers a different yet distinctive Tonya Rae.
After earning a degree in the school of hard knocks, Tonya used
her writing talent to help others in the industry avoid the pitfalls of the biz. Her book,
"Insiders Secrets For Making Your Music A Success" is a must have for every
musician, agent, manager, record company executive, anyone who wants to know about the
music industry!
Just another rung on the ladder to Tonya's multi faceted life is
her passion for photography and writing poetry which she combines to create beautiful
posters.
