Birth Name: Anthony Michael Scalzo
Place of Birth: Honolulu, Hawaii, United States
Date of Birth: May 6, 1964
Ethnicity:
*Italian (Sicilian) (father)
*unclear (mother)
Tony Scalzo is an American rock musician and songwriter. He is known as a founding member of the band Fastball. His father, Salvatore Joseph Scalzo, was a member of the United States Marine Corps, who fought in World War II, the Korean War, and the Vietnam War. Salvatore was born in McAndrews, Kentucky, but was raised on Middlesex, New Jersey. Tony’s mother, likely named Sally Diane/Dianne (likely Ehrich), was likely born in Freeborn County, Minnesota, but was raised in Arizona.
Tony’s paternal grandparents were Michaelangelo “Michael/Mike” Scalzo (the son of Salvatore Scalzo and Carmela Nicastro) and Calogera “Carolyn” Reggetto. Michaelangelo and Calogera were Italian immigrants.
Tony’s maternal grandparents were likely Virgil Vern Ehrich (the son of Heinrich Herman “Henry” Ehrich, Jr. and Minna Louisa Nehring) and Charlene Genevieve Erickson (the daughter of Peter Carl Erickson and Nora Helene Sabin).
Sources: Birth record of Tony’s father – http://birth-records.mooseroots.com
Tony’s father on the 1940 U.S. Census – https://familysearch.org
Marriage record of Tony’s father, to Mary Louise Cook – https://familysearch.org
Birth record of Tony’s paternal grandfather, Michaelangelo “Michael/Mike” Scalzo – https://familysearch.org
Birth record of Tony’s likely mother – https://familysearch.org