Tony Thompson (November 15, 1954 – November 12, 2003) was a session drummer best known as a member of Chic. He was raised in the middle-class community of Springfield Gardens, in Queens, NY.
Thompson, whose mother was Trinidadian and father was Antiguan descent, first drummed for the 1970s group LaBelle, and then for a short while was a member, with Raymond Jones, of the soul/disco band Ecstasy Passion & Pain. This was followed by a long tenure w...
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Tony Thompson (November 15, 1954 – November 12, 2003) was a session drummer best known as a member of Chic. He was raised in the middle-class community of Springfield Gardens, in Queens, NY.
Thompson, whose mother was Trinidadian and father was Antiguan descent, first drummed for the 1970s group LaBelle, and then for a short while was a member, with Raymond Jones, of the soul/disco band Ecstasy Passion & Pain. This was followed by a long tenure with the legendary R&B;/dance/disco band Chic, where he helped create hits such as "Dance Dance Dance (Yowsah, Yowsah, Yowsah)," "Le Freak," and "Good Times". He also performed with members of Chic on "We Are Family" and "He's The Greatest Dancer" by Sister Sledge and "Upside Down" and "I'm Coming Out" by Diana Ross.
Following the temporary disbanding of Chic in 1983, Chic's former guitarist and bassist, Nile Rodgers and Bernard Edwards became prolific producers, and Thompson's drumming was much in demand among their clients. Thompson appeared...
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