Tony Scalzo
Encyclopedia
Tony Scalzo is an American
rock
musician
and songwriter
, best known as a founding member of the band Fastball
.
Tony Scalzo was born in Hawaii but moved quite often as a child because his father was in the Marine Corps. Scalzo began playing bass guitar in the 1980s and soon began forming bands. He has three children: Scarlett, Claudia, and Gabe Scalzo.
In 1994, Scalzo left his punk/pop group The Goods and made the decision to relocate to Austin, Texas
to join the Beaver Nelson Band. However, he ended up leaving the group and helped form band Fastball
. The new group was composed of Scalzo and two of his former bandmates, Joey Shuffield and Miles Zuniga. Fastball was signed by Hollywood Records and began touring the country. Their second album had Top Ten hits in six different countries in the summer of 1998, and the album soon went platinum. Scalzo describes his success as being "a big homegrown thing." Scalzo also wrote their hit song, "The Way
".
United States
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rock
Rock music
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musician
Musician
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and songwriter
Songwriter
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, best known as a founding member of the band Fastball
Fastball (band)
Fastball is an American rock band that formed in Austin, Texas in the 1990s. The band originally called themselves "Magneto U.S.A." but changed their name after signing with Hollywood Records....
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Tony Scalzo was born in Hawaii but moved quite often as a child because his father was in the Marine Corps. Scalzo began playing bass guitar in the 1980s and soon began forming bands. He has three children: Scarlett, Claudia, and Gabe Scalzo.
In 1994, Scalzo left his punk/pop group The Goods and made the decision to relocate to Austin, Texas
Austin, Texas
Austin is the capital city of the U.S. state of :Texas and the seat of Travis County. Located in Central Texas on the eastern edge of the American Southwest, it is the fourth-largest city in Texas and the 14th most populous city in the United States. It was the third-fastest-growing large city in...
to join the Beaver Nelson Band. However, he ended up leaving the group and helped form band Fastball
Fastball (band)
Fastball is an American rock band that formed in Austin, Texas in the 1990s. The band originally called themselves "Magneto U.S.A." but changed their name after signing with Hollywood Records....
. The new group was composed of Scalzo and two of his former bandmates, Joey Shuffield and Miles Zuniga. Fastball was signed by Hollywood Records and began touring the country. Their second album had Top Ten hits in six different countries in the summer of 1998, and the album soon went platinum. Scalzo describes his success as being "a big homegrown thing." Scalzo also wrote their hit song, "The Way
The Way (song)
"The Way" is a song by the American alternative rock band Fastball from their second studio album, All the Pain Money Can Buy. It peaked at #1 on the U.S. Billboard Modern Rock Tracks chart in April and remained there for seven weeks. The song also reached #1 on Canada's Singles Chart...
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Filmography
- Screw Cupid (2007) (completed) (writer: "Lonely Heart")
- Summer Catch (2001) (writer: "Every Time She Walks")
- Loser (2000) (writer: "Out Of My Head")
- "Charmed" Fastball (1 episode, 2000)