Reginald Torian (enchanters / Impressions) Interview

[boba]

Hi. Today on my radio show I did a very interesting interview with Reginald Torian. Reginald started out in R&B with the Enchanters, who were from the south suburb of Chicago Heights. The Enchanters became the house group at the High Chapparal and in 1972 ended up cutting a record "Fool Like Me" b/w "Let There Be Love", which got some radio play in Chicago. Legendary Chicago band Boscoe backed the Enchanters on their live shows and on their recording.

Reginald ended up auditioning for the Impressions in 1972, becoming the replacement for Leroy Hutson (who was Curtis Mayfield's hand-picked replacement for himself). Reginald stayed in the group through the early 80s and rejoined Sam Gooden and Fred Cash in 2006 to make up the current lineup of the Impressions. In the interview Reginald gives interesting details about the Impressions' 70s recordings (for example, "Finally Got Myself Together" was recorded live in a single take in the same LA studio with the same musicians who worked on Marvin Gaye's "Let's Get It On"). Reginald also describes the never-before-told story of what was happening behind the scenes of the Impressions in the 70s (for example, Peabo Bryson was almost a member of the group). You can check out my interview at the bottom of:

https://www.sittinginthepark.com/interviews.html

Thanks for your interest.

Thanks,

Bob

[boba]

Here is a rare promo photo with Reggie, Sam, and Fred, before Ralph Johnson joined.

p.s. listen to the interview, it's actually very interesting.