Dec 20, 2021
As part of the comedy duo "Cheech & Chong", Tommy Chong is a household name, however before comedy Tommy led the life of a gigging musician, even cutting a few early records. Tommy shares the stories of those records & tells many interesting tales of a life around musicians, movie stars & artists.
Topics include:
- Tommy hocking his old record player
- His favourite records in the early days
- The first record he appeared on ("Junior’s Jerk" by Little Daddie & The Bachelors)
- Forming Bobby Taylor & the Vancouvers
- How blues & R&B music got into Canada
- Writing the song “Does Your Mama Know About Me” on Motown
- Growing up a minority in Canada
- Playing with Jimi Hendrix
- Starting to record Cheech & Chong comedy records
- The Concept & Design of Big Bambu
- George Harrison playing on “Basketball Jones”
- How many Beatles has Tommy gotten high with?
- Tommy’s list of celebrity smoke sessions
- A private show from Wes Montgomery
- Tommy’s Rolling Stones story
- Tommy’s Bob Marley story
- Cheech and Chong & narcotics officers
- Tommy’s recollections of John Belushi
- Ever get high with any politicians?
- Who’s got the greatest tolerance levels?
- Who’s the funnest person you’ve gotten high with?
- The collectability of Chong Bongs
- The legalization of pot
- The future of Tommy’s business & becoming the richest man in the world
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If you like records, just starting a collection or are an uber-nerd with a house-full of vinyl, this is the podcast for you. Nate Goyer is The Vinyl Guide and discusses all things music and record-related