This is a modified version of game called "Six degrees of Kevin Bacon".  You know the drill... an actor is named and through relationships (with an upper limit of six), you have to tie the people back to Mr. Bacon.  Simply replace Kevin Bacon with Tonio K. (and don't we all wish we could), and you have a new game.... TonioKlinks.

Since Kevin Bacon has been in around... oh... a ZILLION movies, the Tonio version is sightly more challenging.  But it is fun AND informative.   If you have a TonioKlink to add, or think you can stump me, drop me a line.

Bee Gees
(from Joseph Nelson)
  1. The Bee Gees' young brother was Andy Gibb
  2. Andy Gibb and Marilyn McCoo were the hosts of TV's "Solid Gold" for a time during the early 1980s
  3. Marilyn McCoo's old group (the 5th Dimension) recorded Jimmy Webb's "Up-Up And Away"
  4. Webb also wrote Glen Campbell's hit "By The Time I Get To Phoenix"
  5. Glen Campbell spend a fair hazy period of time married to Tanya Tucker during the 1980s
  6. Tucker recorded Tonio K.'s "Better Late Than Never"

Pat Boone
  1. Pat recently did a Sony ad with Alice Cooper,
  2. Alice's first two albums were produced by Frank Zappa,
  3. Frank has recorded with Ike Willis,
  4. Ike sings "Say Goodbye" with Tonio on Amerika

The
Chipmunks
(challenge from
Martin S.)
  1. The Chipmunks recorded "The Chipmunks Sing the Beatles Hits" in 1964,
  2. The Beatles has a bass play named Paul McCartney (duh!),
  3. Paul McCartney co-wrote "My Brave Face" with Elvis Costello (1989),
  4. Costello's album "King of America" was produced by T-Bone Burnett,
  5. T-Bone also produced "Romeo Unchained" by Tonio K!

Buddy Holly
  1. Buddy's band was the Crickets,
  2. The Crickets added a guitarist named Steve Kirkorian some time after Buddy's death,
  3. Steve Kirkorian is also know as... Tonio K..

Steve Lawrence
& Eydie Gorme
(challenge from John S.)
  1. Steve appeared in both Blues Brothers movies,
  2. The Blues Brothers Band included Tom Scott,
  3. Tom appeared on the "Zappa in New York" album,
  4. Frank Zappa has recorded with Ike Willis,
  5. Ike sings "Say Goodbye" with Tonio on Amerika

Graham Parker

(challenge from John S.)
  1. Graham's "Howlin' Wind" album was produce by Nick Lowe,
  2. Nick was a member of the group Little Village, which included Ry Cooder,
  3. Ry was a member of an early version of Capt. Beefheart's Magic Band,
  4. Capt. Beefheart recorded the album Bongo Fury with Frank Zappa,
  5. Frank has recorded with Ike Willis,
  6. Ike sings "Say Goodbye" with Tonio on Amerika

 Ringo Starr
  1. Ringo co-starred in "Carl Perkins - Blue Suede Shoes",
  2. "Blue Suede Shoes" also featured gutairist Earl Slick,
  3. Earl played on Tonio's Life in the Foodchain album.

Yanni
(challenge from Tim T.)
  1. Malcolm McLaren is credited with the 'concept' of "Devotion: The Best of Yanni" (urk!),
  2. Malcolm's 1989 "Waltz Darling" album featured a guest appearance by Jeff Beck,
  3. Beck's 1985 album "Flash" was produced by Niles Rogers,
  4. Niles played guitar and produced on David Bowie's "Let's Dance" album,
  5. Bowie's "Young Americans" album featured gutairist Earl Slick,
  6. Earl played on Tonio's Life in the Foodchain album.
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