July/September 2015

Since bursting onto the southwest
country music scene in July 2012, Tony
Corrales Band’s star has been rising fast.
Tony Corrales (Lead Vocals) - has been singing since he could
utter his first words. He grew up listening to all types of music
from Rock, Pop, Motown, Jazz, and of course, Country and
Western. He still enjoys all types of music but his soul is deeply
rooted in country music. Admittedly, Tony was a bit of a rocker
in his early years and wasn’t really interested in county music.
All that changed when his step-father, Howard, a good ole
country boy truck driver, came into his life. Tony used to go
on short road trips with his Dad and was “forced” to listen to
country music. Well, it didn’t take long for Tony to be bitten
by the country music bug and he has been hooked ever since.
Tony’s country musical influences range from George Strait,
Alabama, Garth Brooks, Alan Jackson, Keith Whitley, to Elvis
Presley. He is also strongly influenced by some of the hot
new country artists on the charts today such as Chris Young,
Jason Aldean, Luke Bryan, and Blake Shelton and you can
definitely hear that edgey new country sound blended with
classic country. Aside from music, Tony is a very proud 20-year
U.S Air Force veteran who got a bit of a late start in music but
you can bet he is making up for it now! His love for music and
entertaining fans truly comes out in his performances!
Joey Cota (Lead Guitar/Vocals) - has been playing guitar for
over 25 years in a number of bands and genres. Everything
from Heavy Metal to Tejano, Reggae, R&B, Top 40, Funk,
Classic Rock, Africano and original music as well. Being a
good ole boy from Texas, he has always held a deep love of
country music. His musical influences include Richie Kotzen,
Brad Paisley, Jimmy Page, Dimebag Derrell, Stanly Jordan,
this list goes on and on, including the many musicians he
has performed with. Joey says “Since I am still a student of
the guitar, I try to learn from as many musicians as I can, to
continually develop my skills and style.”
Carlos Solorzano (Drums/Vocals) - is a professional drummer
& songwriter from Southern Arizona. His compositions
have been featured on various television shows and have won
multiple songwriting awards and grants. He has also been
featured in DRUM! Magazine and other periodicals. His solo
CD, “Desert Drummer,” is available on Amazon and features
both his tribal drumming compositions and drumset solos
that adapt world rhythms to the kit. His diverse drumming
background definitely provides a fresh, unique, and highly
entertaining beat and foundation to Country music. Carlos
is endorsed by and proudly uses: Soultone Cymbals, Silverfox
Drumsticks, Hansenfutz Pedals, and Mono Hybrid Cases.
Carlos is also a very accomplished author.
Mike Yanoska (Rhythm Guitar/Vocals) - born into a coal
mining family in Harlan County, Kentucky, Mike’s country
music roots run deep. His exceptional songwriting, vocal,
and guitar talent have lead to the successful production of
numerous studio albums of original music, to include 4
solo albums. Mike has toured nationally from Los Angeles
to Atlanta with a number of bands to include: The Towne
Hall Trio, Our Glass, Keystone, Vision, Frontier Justice, and
Cheyenne.
Thomas Charbonneau (Bass/Vocals) - got an early start with
heavy metal band Jagged Edj in 1988 who signed with Vital
Fluids records. Their music was featured on Z-Rock, KNAC, 98
KUPD and many other radio stations coast to coast. Thomas
later moved on from LA to Nashville spending the majority
of his career touring in several country bands that opened for
headlining country acts from 1993 to 2002. Back in Tucson he
has started a new chapter with TCB and they are shaking up the
Arizona Country Music scene.
As you can see, TCB is truly a diverse group with musical
influences from a multitude of genres. This diversity is what
gives them their signature sound and has won the hearts of
many country music fans worldwide. Their future is extremely
bright they cannot wait to share more music with their fans!
To explore more about TCB please visit them at:
www.tonycorrales.com
www.facebook.com/tonycorralesband
www.reverbnation.com/tonycorrales
www.twitter.com/TCBCountry
Photo by David Clark
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