It is hardly fair to classify Ponty Bone as a blues artist. He is as versatile as the Texas wind. When he plays his original songs or with the Squeezetones, he might grind out Zydeco or dispense some wry bit of wisdom. He plays accordian for many Austin artists when they make their own recordings and has appeared on over 50 albums of Austinites such as Joe Ely, Karen Tyler, Jerry Jeff Walker, Jimmie Dale Gilmore, the Texana Dames, Omar and the Howlers, Butch Hancock, Alejandro Escovedo, Jamie Lee Bradford ... well, you get the idea.

So, even though limiting him to blues is a bit of a simplification, he himself told a San Antonio Express writer, "I guess my music will always be rooted in blues and R & B, with the occasional Third World rhythm thrown in." A Lubbock Magazine writer states, "Ponty Bone single handedly introduced accordions into rock music and reintroduced them back into contemporary folk music. Newsweek reported in 1978 that Ponty BoneÍs "accordion playing is a revelation of how hip this instrument can sound." Rolling Stone and Spin magazines joined in that sentiment several times. By the late '80s, there was a proliferation of rock and country accordionists. Ponty had made the accordion not just acceptable, but hot."

Ponty Bone and the Squeezetones originated in 1982. He spent time perfecting his music in Lubbock, and claims, "Lubbock is the place that nurtured me musically and yet, gave me a lot of material for blues songs." He grew up in San Antonio.

His website is full of interesting tidbits, including an up to date appearance listing and a journal.