Tony performing for "The Al Baker Reunion", a benefit for the St. Louis University Liver Center, at Xanadu, in Chesterfield

Tony started singing at the tender age of three, inspired by his older brother, Joe. When Tony was 10 years old, Joe bought two albums by Frank Sinatra and learned the lyrics and emulated Sinatra's phrasing; When Bobby Darin came out with "Mack the Knife" and "Clementine" they learned the lyrics to the songs on those albums. Joe and Tony ran a produce route in those days, and their father did not allow a radio on the truck, so by the time the truck was loaded and on the highway, they were singing the songs from the album, track by track.

After getting encouragement from Milton Berle to go to Las Vegas, Tony met Tony Bennett at Caesar's Palace in 1971, Mr. Bennett was encouraging, but Tony came back to St. Louis, and got his first real gig at The Topper, in Riverview. From there he went to the Bissell Lounge and then the Midtown Lounge in Alton, Illinois.

Tony's career started to take off soon after, with long-running performances at the Ramada Inn in North County, Fishers Restaurant in Belleville, Illinois, Scheinhorst Hofamburg Inn in Frontenac and the Steeple Chase at the Chase Hotel on Kingshighway. He went on to Rizzo's top of the Tower, The Mayfair Hotel, and the Plankhouse, around a two week engagement at Casconies in Kansas City. From there Tony played at Stan and Biggie's at the airport, and then at the Tower Club at Westport Plaza.

The above information is from "Sweet, Hot and Blue, St. Louis' Musical Heritage", by Lyn Driggs Cunningham and Jimmy Jones, printed in 1989. Tony's career has certainly blossomed even more in the ensuing years; some of this is documented in Tony's Scrapbook, an assortment of newspaper articles written over the course of his career.

Tony and his band have performed at the most elegant and prestigious hotels, country clubs, restaurants, & night clubs in St. Louis, Las Vegas, Chicago, Kansas City, Miami, Ft. Lauderdale, and at numerous Italian Fests around the country.

Tony and three of his brothers also have an act; "The Viviano Brothers Variety Show", featuring impersonations of famous singers. Joe does Frank Sinatra, Jerry is great as Dean Martin, Frank appears as Elvis and a little Louis Prima, and Tony performs Tony Bennett, Bobby Darin and Louis Prima songs.

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Tony has established a solid record with performances at top venues:

Top St. Louis Hotels
Regal Riverfront	Ritz-Carlton	Airport Hilton	Frontenac Hilton
Adams Mark	Marriott Downtown	Sheraton Downtown	Millennium Downtown
Chase Park Plaza	Doubletree	Hyatt Regency	Mayfair
> Clubs/Restaurants
Bellerive	St. Albans	Old Warson	Glen Echo
Forest Hills	Norwood	Meadowbrook	Westwood
Westtborough	Whitmoor	Legends	Lockhaven
Algonquin	St. Louis Club	Lawyer's Club	University Club
Stadium Club	St. Louis Racquet Club	Schneithorst's	Tony's
Tower Club	Seventh Inn	Patrick's	Café Bellagio
Kemoll's	Candicci's	Tony Marino's	G. P. Agostino's
Opening Acts For:
Henny Youngman	Stan Musial	Frankie Avalon	Norm Crosby
Jackie Gayle	Julius LaRosa	Carol Channing	Domenico Modugno
Concerts
Blue Bird Park	Ballwin Days	Creve Coeur Park	Queeny Park
MO Historical Society 'Tony Bennett Tribute'	St. Louis Muny	Herrin Festa Italiana	Kansas City Festa Italiana
MO Historical Society 'Bobby Darin Tribute'
Charitable Events
Orchard Ball at the Ritz	Jerry Lewis Telethon	American Cancer Society	St. Alban's Church
Shrine of St. Joseph	Viviano Brothers' Variety Show	Judevine for Autism Festival	Central Institute for the Deaf
Nurses For Newborn Foundation
St. Louis Sport Events
Cards-Cubs game, 7th Inning Stretch, 'Take me out to the Ball Game'	Rams vs. Chiefs, Governor's Cup, 'National Anthem'	Blues vs. Sharks, Savvis Center, 'National Anthem'
Media Coverage
Riverfront Times--Best Lounge Act 2003	The St. Louis Post-Dispatch	West Magazine	Suburban Journals
Ladue News	St. Louis Magazine	KSDK TV	KTVI TV
KMOX Radio		KMOV TV

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Chesterfield, MO 63006
Telephone: (636) 256-8833


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