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Tonio K.

United States • b. 1950-07-04

Tonio K. is credited on 632 releases across 103 albums tracked on Gatefold, active 1978–2025 — the collector-built map of who actually made the music.

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632

Pressings credited

103

Albums

6

Decades active

48

In collections

Biography

Tonio K. (born Steven M. Krikorian, July 4, 1950) is an American singer/songwriter who has released eight albums. His songs have been recorded by Al Green, Aaron Neville, Burt Bacharach, Bonnie Raitt, Chicago, Wynonna Judd and Vanessa Williams, among many others. His song "16 Tons of Monkeys", co-written with guitarist Steve Schiff, was featured in the 1992 Academy Award-winning short film Session Man. He worked with Bacharach and hip-hop impresario Dr. Dre on Bacharach's At This Time, which won the Grammy for Best Pop Instrumental Recording in 2005.

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Credited work

632 releases · 103 albums · active 1978–2025

  • Performance · 949
  • Other credits · 168
  • Production · 41

Studios: Ocean Way Recording · Henson Recording Studios · Record Plant, Los Angeles · Capitol Studios

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