Ep320: The Hits of Tommy Chong

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 Partake and enrich Tommy here and here. Extended interview here: www.Patreon.com/VinylGuide Listen on Apple: https://apple.co/2Y6ORU0 Listen on Spotify: https://spoti.fi/36qhlc8 Follow our Podcast: https://linktr.ee/vinylguide Facebook: www.Facebook.com/VinylGuide Instagram: www.Instagram.com/VinylGuide Support our show: www.Patreon.com/VinylGuide 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