Bonny Records [Tonica]

Bonny was the house label for Tonica Sound Studio which was owned and operated by Tony Angello and family in the garage of their home in Tonica, Illinois from 1971 to 1985.  Prior to being studio owners both Tony and his wife Sharon Angello were musicians that performed and recorded as Angelo's Angels.  The early recordings at T.S.S. were engineered by Tony.  Later on, recording duties were primarily done by his son, Bob Angello, a talented musician in his own right.  Sometime around 1985 Bob moved the studio to Nashville.

45s 

CAT / MTX #	ARTIST	TITLE	DATE
B 841/842 (101)	Angelo's Angels	Shimmy Jimmy / Mach 9
101	Sharon Angello	Milkman / I Got Everything
102	Mississippi Wunder Boy	Girl With A Wig / Nashville Dream	1971
103	Anson Blue	He Took Away Her Darlin / No More Will I Hold Her	1971
104	Illinois Play Boys (vocal by Joe Durbin)	My World Has Ended / Top of The World	1971
105	Lloyd Haun	Boys From The Bank / Morbid Melody	1971
107	Ed Spayer and His Streamliners	You Don't Know Me / Make The World Go Away	1971
108	LeRoy Casford	Thoughts of You / I Can't Write You Anymore	1971
109	The Castaways	Midnight Special / I Guess I Can See The Light	1971
110	The Country Four	You Lost Your Loving Man / Guitar Jump	1971
111	Kronic Flux	All Of My Love / Merry-Go-Round	1971
TSS 112	Ed Spayer and His Streamliners	No One Will Ever Know / Puppet On A String	1971
TSS 131 / 132	Don Killion	Black Land Dust / Love's Definition	1972
201	(Sharon) and the Black Hollow Ramblers	(Don't Ever Become A) Truck Drivers Wife / Kansas City	1971
1071 / 1072	Small Circle of Friends	Rainbow / People Get Ready / I Shall Be Released	1971
1212 / 1213	Ice	Chicago Blues / New Nation	1972
1214	DeWayne Beavers	Teach Me To Say Goodbye / Johnny Be Good
TSS 1216	Frank Ornach and His Ambassadors	Ambassador Polka / Angela Waltz
1217	The Krowd	Hangin On / Shoe Shine Man
TSS 1219	Chuck Hughes	Son Of A Carolina Mountain Man / Fire And Passion
1515 / 1516	Joe Alfano	Are You Leading Me On / End Of The Line
TSS 1819	Jim Kennedy	Someday / Though I Can't Help It	1978
2118	Festus McKee	I Can't Love A Paper Heart / Hey Mr. Mocking Bird
(NR 10827)	Desire	I'm A Bum / Long Hair-Short Hair Blues	1979
I 69 / U 69	Joe Lloyd Haun	Old McDonald (Had A Farm) / Auctioneer
3112	Country Friends (vocal by Less Miller)	Nearest Thing To Heaven (Is My Wife) / Grandma Was A Go Go Girl
TSS 5545	James Stinson	Keep On / Thief On The Run
0002 / 0003	Kay Boddie	Saw Mill Man / I'll Sing My Song	1981
(NR 15828)	Federation	Don't Tell Me / Don't Expect Me To Be Your Friend	1985
?	Donna Visione	Paul Simon Is The Man For Us / ?
?	Bonnie Angello	?

LPs

CAT #	ARTIST	TITLE	DATE
1211L	Ice	Melting Your Mind	1972
1215L	Ed Spayer with His Streamliners	At Work	1972
TSS 12	Keith Streid	It Wasn't Meant To Be	1974
TSS 50	Donnie Bryan	Sings Country   (released on Palace Records)
108 / 109 ALP	Margaret King	?	1976
110 / 111 ALP	Margaret King	Precious Memories	1976
TSS 222 / 223	J.J. Dickens	Teardrops On The Rocks	1978
TSS 231 / 232	Mike Higgins	Both Sides	1979
GLP 2121 / 2122	Roger Decker	Do You Know	?

Non-Bonny Releases recorded at Tonica Sound Studio

• Sweetwater - "One Night Girl" / "Illinois Born and Raised" (no label)
• Junction - "I Think We're Alone Now" / "Lucille" / "That's Alright Momma" / This Magic Moment" (no label)
• Jim Selquist Backroads Of My Mind (no label)
• Judy Dagraedt Sonshine (Sonshine Records)
• Wagon Wheels Wagon Wheel Opry Old & New #2 (Wagon Wheel Records)

This discography is a work in progress. Last updated on 11/7/23