Shannon Forrest, TOTO: RE-WRITING His STORY'S ENDING

Shannon Forrest, TOTO: RE-WRITING His STORY'S ENDING

Author: Craig Garber October 11, 2023 Duration: 1:46:06

Shannon Forrest Interview: Seriously deep and FUN conversation: Feeling constricted and moving from session playing to touring… stories about playing with Michael McDonald, Donald Fagen, Boz Scaggs, Michael Landau, Jerry Douglas… some low points in life he had to overcome, re-writing your own story, not being afraid to try things, what he misses most, and loads more. REALLY cool guy, fun conversation equal measure of laughs and depth

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Shannon Forrest is a first-call Nashville session drummer for over 30 years, and was a member of Toto for the last 4 years. He has played or toured with Boz Scaggs, Michael McDonald, Donald Fagen, Michael Landau, Ricky Skaggs, Sheryl Crow, Jerry Douglas, Darius Rucker, John Oates, Don Henley and loads of others. 

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