Chewing the Gristle with Greg Koch
Welcome to Season 5! Listen in on Greg Koch's conversations with his guitar-hero friends. Every episode Greg unleashes his fiendish humor and unique perspective as "one of the most famous unknown guitar players in the world", asking his often-famous musical friends the questions that we all want to know the answers to! Each episode is brought to you by Fishman and Wildwood Guitars
Chewing the Gristle with Greg Koch
Toronzo Cannon
Toronzo Cannon, hailing from Chicago IL, likes to do things The Chicago Way. He's an Alligator recording artist, bluesman extraordinaire, southpaw, and a cool cat! Mojo Magazine said Toronzo "rises to the front rank of Chicago bluesmen" and The Chicago Sun-Times said "The Bridgeport resident (and CTA bus driver) (is) one of Chicago’s new greats". Dig it as Greg and Toronzo get into the Gristle!
1:58 - Who here is a huge Jimi Hendrix fan? And what drew Toronzo to wanting to music and playing guitar
8:49 - Toronzo’s path to forming a band, the road back to Hendrix, and unlocking the guitar
16:58 - Toronzo’s new record, signing with Alligator Records, and touring plans
21:45 - Famous Chicago blues clubs, and building a reputation as an artist
31:50 - What is Chicago blues, and the importance of writing music from the heart
40:21 - Working with a producer, and opening up your preferences to all sorts of music
49:19 - Following the influence of your favorite players
Total Length: 68:38
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