Chong, Thomas "Tommy"

CHONG, Thomas "Tommy," guitarist, comedian (b 24 May 1938, Edmonton). Best known as one half of the popular 1970s comedy duo Cheech and Chong, he began his career as a professional entertainer in VANCOUVER nightclubs in the mid-1960s. He was the lead guitarist in the rhythm & blues band Little Daddy and the Bachelors, a band that is best remembered for offending local sensibilities by changing its name to Four Niggers and a Chink. Bowing to public pressure, the band assumed a third identity,...

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