Greg "Gigi" Gonaway at the Tempe Center for the Arts in 2015
Background information
Birth name
Gregory Gonaway
Born
Phoenix, Arizona, U.S.
Genres
R&B
pop
soul
rock
Instruments
Drums
percussion
Musical artist
Gregory "Gigi" Gonaway is an American drummer and percussionist, born in Phoenix, Arizona. He has been making music since the 1970s and has played drums on recordings with artists including Whitney Houston, Aretha Franklin, George Benson, Natalie Cole, and Steve Winwood.[1]
Gonaway has toured extensively with Mariah Carey and Clarence Clemons.
He was a protégé of Narada Michael Walden's in the 1980s and 1990s and worked at Tarpan recording studio with Walden on most of the major label acts he produced. Walden was an established music producer and drummer, and took Gonaway under his wing as he said he reminded him of himself when he was a young drummer just starting out. Gonaway attributes much of his success to Walden.[2][3]
^Sullivan, Chuck (10 January 2018). About Time - The Unsung Genius of Steve Winwood - Gigi Gonaway. Lulu.com. ISBN 9781483477466.
Gregory "Gigi" Gonaway is an American drummer and percussionist, born in Phoenix, Arizona. He has been making music since the 1970s and has played drums...
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