Playing with The Funsize: Tony Ventura , Greg Mack, , Dickie Messick, and Ed Shockley

Playing with The Funsize: Greg Mack, Tony Ventura, Dickie Messick, and Ed Shockley

MJ Lenderman & The Wind - TV Dinners (Featuring Uncle Tony) - Live in Asheville, NC - 12/20/24 https://theorangepeel.net

Tony Ventura & Ben Vereen at Elm Street Studios in Conshoken, PA. https://www.elmstreetstudios.com

MJ Lenderman & The Wind - TV Dinners (Featuring Uncle Tony) - Live in Asheville, NC - 12/20/24 https://theorangepeel.net

Custom made Telecaster-type by Charles Whitfill. https://www.whitfillcustomguitars.com

Custom made Stratocaster Slimline-type by Charles Whitfill. https://www.whitfillcustomguitars.com

Custom made Stratocaster-type by Charles Whitfill. https://www.whitfillcustomguitars.com

Gibson L-5 CES, c. 1971 — Natural blonde carved archtop, dual humbuckers, gold hardware, split-block inlays.

Suhr Classic T in Butterscotch Blonde — swamp ash body, maple neck, black pickguard. Boutique craftsmanship meets classic Tele DNA.

BODEN FUSION NX ALEX MACHACEK EDITION https://strandbergguitars.com

Hand made acoustic guitar made by luthier Nick Bucci. http://www.bucciguitars.com/about.html

Tom Anderson "The Classic" — Transparent Red to Black Burst. https://www.andersonguitarworks.com

My Senior Recital program for classical/jazz guitar was performed at the Philadelphia Musical Academy on November 24, 1974.

The Penetrations rock band in the 1960's.

The Tony Grant Stars of Tomorrow show. Time frame is the mid 1960's.

I was a member of the Wilmington [Delaware] YMCA Judo club. I'm standing, 3rd from the right. Time frame is @1970.

Playing guitar with Ben Vereen on The Tonight Show. The television photo was captured when I was taking a guitar solo on one of my original songs, "Love Can See You," that Ben sang on.

I'm sitting in the rear seat, partially hidden. The glider is a L-13 Blaník, a two-seater trainer glider. We are at the Air Sailing glider port in Reno, NV. Time frame is in the mid 1980's.

Playing guitar at Vincent's Jazz Cafe in West Chester, PA.

In our zoot suits, in Hollywood, CA for a Ben Vereen TV special. From left to right- Tony Ventura, Marc Dicciani, Mike Boone, and Dave Loeb.

The Penetrations performing in Atlantic City, NJ in the 1960's on the Tony Grant Stars of Tomorrow show.

Hanging out with the Vereen Machine [Ben Vereen's band] in the early 1980's. Location unknown.

Playing guitar with Ron Thomas at Vincent's Jazz Cafe in West Chester, PA.

My dad, Charlie Ventura, world famous tenor saxophonist. https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Charlie_Ventura