Tony Thompson

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New York City, New York, USA

Anthony Terrence "Tony" Thompson was an American session drummer best known as the drummer of the Power Station and a member of Chic. He also notably performed on Rodgers/Edwards-produced hits by Diana Ross, Sister Sledge, and David Bowie, plus hits for Madonna and Jody Watley. Thompson died of kidney cancer just a month after being diagnosed, three days before his 49th birthday.

Known for

• Chic: Live at the Budokan — Drums2009
• The Power Station Video EP — Self1986
• Led Zeppelin: Live Aid 1985 — Self1985
• Ricochet — Self1984
• David Bowie: Serious Moonlight — Self - Drums / Percussion1984

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Type

Person

Gender

Male

Origin

United Kingdom

Active from

1949-04-03

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Listeners

9,222

Total plays

58,548

There are at least two artists named Tony Thompson: an American R&B/soul singer and an American jazz pianist. 1. Tony Thompson (September 2, 1975 – June 1, 2007) was an American R&B/soul singer and the lead vocalist of the R&B group Hi-Five. Thompson, who was raised in Oklahoma City, started singing solos in the local church choir at the age of eight. He was noticed by the manager and promoter Robert Ford, and made a cut of a demo with Roderick Clark, Russell Neal, Marcus Sanders, and Toriano E

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Wikidata facts

Instance of

human

Given name

Tony

Family name

Thompson

Gender

male

Citizenship

United States

Place of birth

New York City

Place of death

Los Angeles

Occupation

drummer

Genre

hip-hop

Instrument

drum kit

Image

Tony thompson drummer press photo.jpg

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