MUSIC WAS A MAJOR PART OF TONYA LYNETTE’S FORMATIVE YEARS. AS A YOUNG GIRL, SHE TRAVELED WITH HER IMMEDIATE AND EXTENDED FAMILY THE EASTERN COAST SINGING WITH HER FAMILY-FORMED CHOIR, THE MILBURNS. LATER, TONYA LYNETTE BEGAN WORKING AS A SINGING WAITRESS ON THE SPIRIT OF PHILADELPHIA CRUISE LINE. THERE SHE LEARNED TO HONE HER SKILLS AS A “STAND OUT” PERFORMER AND SONG STYLIST. SOON AFTER, TONYA LYNETTE BEGAN “MAKING THE ROUNDS” LOCALLY WITH VARIOUS GROUPS AND AS A STUDIO PERFORMER. SHE PERFORMED THE GAMUT OF WEDDINGS, BIRTHDAY PARTIES, BAR AND BAT MITZVAHS AND FURTHER HONE HER SKILLS AS A PERFORMER. SOME OF THOSE VENUES INCLUDE; THE SPIRIT OF PHILADELPHIA, THE OWL’S NEST, COLOMBO’S DINNER THEATRE, THE AMERICAN CANCER SOCIETY RELAY FOR LIFE, MEIJIEN JAPANESE RESTAURANT, BARBARY COAST NIGHT CLUB, ROCK LOBSTER, WARMDADDYS, RELISH, PENNS LANDING, FIREHOUSE CAFÉ, PHILADELPHIA THANKSGIVING DAY PARADE, AND MANY, MANY MORE.

TONYA LYNETTE CONTINUES TO MAKE FEATURED APPEARANCES LOCALLY, NATIONALLY, AND INTERNATIONALLY. SHE HAS PERFORMED WITH A VARIETY OF FAMED ARTISTS SUCH AS; ARPEGGIO JAZZ ENSEMBLE, DOT WATKINS, KATHY SLEDGE, ROBERT HAZZARD, MARK A. FURY QUINTET, CHARLES FAMBROUGH, TRUDY PITTS AND MR. C, FREDDIE J. COOPER, DEE DEE SHARP, ALFIE POLLITT, PAMALA TYSON, MICHAL BECKHAM, ADAM FAULK, LIVING SAMPLE, ROB PEACE, RICHARD TUCKER, EDDIE HOLMAN III, MARILYN ASHFORD BROWN, SHERRY WILSON BUTLER, BRETT JOLLY, AZEL J. DIXSON, OLIVER DRAGOJEVIC, JUST TO NAME A FEW.