- From North Carolina. Currently lives in Minnesota.
- Started playing rock music as a teenager, then turned to folk music. In his early 20’s had a folk duo called Riggs and Rook.
- Learned to play banjo from Bobby Hicks.
- In North Carolina, performed with the Eno Ramblers and also had a group called Rook and Wood, releasing one album “Labor of Love” (no label).
- 2006, moved to Minnesota and joined Dick Kimmel & Co, playing guitar.
- 2016, released solo project “The Road Back Home” (no label).
- 2022, released “Matters of the Heart” album (NC Records) with his Tony Rook Band.
Rook, Tony
