Artist description Singer/Songwriter/Guitarist

Music Style Acoustic Electric Singer/Songwriter

Musical Influences Neil Young, Bob Dylan, James Taylor, Tom Petty, Paul Simon

Similar Artists Train, Tom Petty, Dylan, Dave Matthews

Artist History Orignally from Cape Cod MA, Sonny Mone developed his unique blend of poignant lyrics and intense, stripped down, acoustic arrangements playing the New England club and coffe house Circuit. After relocating to California, he continued to develop his writing and worked with a broad range of other musicians. Most notably, Sonny Mone began performing as the lead singer and, rhythm guitarist and songwriter, for Crazy Horse, Neil Young’s perennial back up band. The on again-off again relationship between Young and Crazy Horse, has given Mone the opportunity to record and perform with them for the past several years, when they are not working with Young. The Crazy Horse album "Left for Dead" (originally distributed by Curb Records) featured Mone as lead vocalist and the main contributing writer. Other than Young, Sonny Mone is one of the few people to write and sing lead vocals on a recording with Crazy Horse, since the death of their original front man, Danny Whitten in 1972. Mone’s collaboration with Crazy Horse still continues with projects in the works. Recent shows have included opening for Los Lobos, Dave Mason and Jim Capaldi's Traffic Reunion, Dave Davies from the Kinks, Curt Smith of Tears for Fears, and The Tubes.

Instruments Acoustic and electric guitars

Albums Crazy Horse, Left For Dead, Soundtrack from

Press Reviews Mike Boehm, LA Times: "Mone.. played with fire and immediacy..."

Additional Info Currently recording new CD with various musicians to be completed by Jan 04

Location Santa Barbara, CA - USA

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