Tony Arata was born in Savannah, Georgia and grew up near Tybee Island. While studying for a journalism degree from Georgia Southern University, he began performing his original songs in local bands. In 1986, he and wife Jaymi moved to Nashville where his unique, soulful style began to get the attention of people like Alan Reynolds and Garth Brooks. Garth to date has recorded seven of Tony's songs, and "The Dance" won song of the year at the Academy of Country Music and received both a Country Music Association and Grammy nomination as well as a most performed songs in Radio and Records Magazine.
He has also had No. I records with "Here I Am" for Patty Loveless, "I'm Holding My Own" for Lee Roy Parnell, and" Dreaming With My Eyes Open for Clay Walker". Other artists who recorded his songs include Emmylou Harris, Bonnie Raitt, Tricia Yearwood, Delbert McClinton, Don Williams, Reba McEntire, Susie Susie Boggess and Hal Ketchum.
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Tony Arata was born in Savannah, Georgia and grew up near Tybee Island. While studying for a journalism degree from Georgia Southern University, he began performing his original songs in local bands. In 1986, he and wife Jaymi moved to Nashville where his unique, soulful style began to get the attention of people like Alan Reynolds and Garth Brooks. Garth to date has recorded seven of Tony's songs, and "The Dance" won song of the year at the Academy of Country Music and received both a Country Music Association and Grammy nomination as well as a most performed songs in Radio and Records Magazine.
He has also had No. I records with "Here I Am" for Patty Loveless, "I'm Holding My Own" for Lee Roy Parnell, and" Dreaming With My Eyes Open for Clay Walker". Other artists who recorded his songs include Emmylou Harris, Bonnie Raitt, Tricia Yearwood, Delbert McClinton, Don Williams, Reba McEntire, Susie Susie Boggess and Hal Ketchum.
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