Tony Cox (South African musician)

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Tony Cox
Cox performing at the Grahamstown National Arts Festival, South Africa, in June 2005. He is pictured playing a long-scale-length acoustic baritone guitar custom-made for him by Ian Corr.
Background information
Born	(1954-01-24) 24 January 1954 (age 70) Redcliff, Rhodesia
Origin	Cape Town, South Africa
Genres	South African fingerstyle
Instrument	Guitar
Years active	Early 1970s–present
Website	www.tonycox.co.za

Tony Cox (born 24 January 1954) is a Rhodesian-born guitarist and composer who for most of his life was based in Cape Town, South Africa. An exponent of the fingerpicking style, he has three times won the SAMA (South African Music Awards). Cox blends African and European musical influences to craft his distinctive style.^[1]