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Donny Barthelemy

Donald Albert Barthelemy was born on September 6, 1961

in York, PA. twenty miles North of the Mason Dixon Line.

Donny bought his first guitar at a pawnshop at age 14, nothing

unusual really for most singer/songwriters, except for the fact that

Donny’s first musical teacher/guru was none other than ‘Gus Backus’

of the ‘Del Vikings’. "He taught me how to tune the guitar, and some

chords and also showed me the beauty of writing your own songs,"

remarks Barthelemy.

After playing music in High School, Donny did a three year hitch in

the Army, where he played guitar and sang in a 15 piece

Jazz/Rock/Country band that toured from Texas to South Korea.

Donny then toured in a few Rock bands before deciding to focus all

of his energies on forming his own band ‘FASTGUN’, a Country Rock

Group from the Great Southwest. FASTGUN played concerts with

Merle Haggard, hung out with Willie Nelson, recorded an all original

CD which received Local and International airplay, had a part in a

movie and won numerous awards including ‘Best Male Vocalist and

Male Entertainer of the Year’ for the State of California in Country

Music. "After taking FASTGUN as far as we could (including major

label interest) we decided to disband after 10 years, and were very

proud of our accomplishments," says Barthelemy. Donny then took

some time off from the music business to spend time with his family.

Since relocating to Florida, a place he’s called home throughout his life,

Donny has written another album and has put together another

amazing version of FASTGUN.