Tower of Power
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Nov 9, 2026
Scott RagsdaleGUEST
You're surprising.
Scott RagsdaleGUEST
Considering the horns were from Tower of Power.
Scott RagsdaleGUEST
I
Blake HodgesHOST
don't know a lot about mixing, but the little bit that I have learned on this podcast is that while the band is staying the same for you, the room is changing all the time.
Aaron WatsonGUEST
That's where Primus comes from.
Aaron WatsonGUEST
That's where Tower of Power comes from.
Aaron WatsonGUEST
That's where Santana comes from.
Aaron WatsonGUEST
So like there's this musical...
Remy MorrittGUEST
I played along to Rush.
Remy MorrittGUEST
I played along to Tower of Power.
Remy MorrittGUEST
I got really into like funk music in high school.
Remy MorrittGUEST
You know, I played along to Philly Joe Jones and like learned Max Roche solos and stuff.
David De La GarzaGUEST
My dad played in some of the biggest bands.
David De La GarzaGUEST
of that time they were all horn brass bands and yeah you're talking about these amazing musicians playing you know quote unquote the hano music but with these arrangements of like tower of power in chicago and and amazing musicians you know that's the that's the that's what i grew up listening to you know and then like i was home with my dad all the time and the guys would come over smoke pot and uh listen to Earth, Wind & Fire, Chick Corea, and all this stuff.
David De La GarzaGUEST
You know what I mean? Yeah.
David De La GarzaGUEST
And I was there.
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David De La GarzaGUEST
Attitude.
David De La GarzaGUEST
I've met some of the baddest dudes, and they were the nicest people.
David De La GarzaGUEST
Like, heroes of mine, like, you know, keyboard player for Tower of Power, Chester Thompson.
LandonHOST
the nicest guy
Tim HeideckerHOST
He's just totally...
Matt CarlinPANELIST
What is hip, everybody? A little Tower of Power.
Matt CarlinPANELIST
Get it?
Tim HeideckerHOST
Yeah, I like that.
Michele BettencourtGUEST
Carmine Rojas, who was Bowie's bass player in the Let's Dance record and two after that, became the bass player.
Michele BettencourtGUEST
Russ McKinnon, who was Barry Manilow's drummer for 17 years and also Tower of Power and also Joe Cocker and Elton John and Bette Miller and a bunch of folks, they became the rhythm section for the music.
Michele BettencourtGUEST
I went from doing tech, which I was pretty good at, to doing music, which I was clearly an amateur at.
LindaHOST
I listened to the album and I actually really enjoyed it.
Lorena VallejoGUEST
I've seen many, many artists that I've never, never in my dreams will think that I will see them.
Lorena VallejoGUEST
Lately, I saw Tower of Power.
Lorena VallejoGUEST
That is one of my favorite
Mike OrfanosHOST
bands.
speaker_0HOST
Great documentary.
speaker_0HOST
In 2025, Victor Conte of Tower of Power passed away from cancer at the age of 75.
speaker_0HOST
Most people don't know him for being a member of Tower of Power, though.
speaker_0HOST
He is better known for being the businessman founder of the company Balco.
speaker_0HOST
That name sounds familiar.
Marcus MonteiroGUEST
Pete and I, we're good friends.
Manny MonteiroGUEST
He's playing with Tower of Power now, Pete Antunes.
Manny MonteiroGUEST
Yeah, I saw
Dave ReeseHOST
him in Plymouth about a year ago.
Tommy CoomesGUEST
No, no, no.
Tommy CoomesGUEST
And about that time, Chicago comes out and Tower of Power and people like that.
Tommy CoomesGUEST
My college was given the thumbs down.
Tommy CoomesGUEST
And I went, I got to get out of here.
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