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Chic. Thompson first drummed for the group Labelle, and then for a short while was a member of the soul/disco band Ecstasy, Passion & Pain. This was followed by a long tenure with Chic, where he helped create hits such as "Dance, Dance, Dance (Yowsah, Yowsah, Yowsah)," "Le Freak," and "Good Times".
Tony Thompson, a drummer whose beat for Chic helped define both disco and hip-hop, died on Nov. 12 in Los Angeles. He was 48 and lived in Los Angeles. The cause was renal cell cancer,...
Nov 25, 2003 · Tony Thompson, the driving force behind such groups as Chic and the Power Station, and a drummer whose effortless ability to move from jazz to rock to funk made him a prized session man, has...
During 1977, Edwards and Rodgers recruited drummer Tony Thompson, formerly with Labelle and Ecstasy, Passion & Pain, to join the band; they performed as a trio doing cover versions at various gigs. Thompson recommended keyboardist Raymond Jones, 19, to join the band, as he had worked with him in Ecstasy, Passion & Pain.
He was an American drummer known best by his contribution to the development of the Power Station and a member of Chic. He was raised in the middle-class community of Springfield Gardens, Queens, NY. But it did not stop him from following his dream and becoming one of the best drummers at all times.
Nov 14, 2003 · CHIC drummer TONY THOMPSON died yesterday (November 13) aged 48. Thompson, who was also one of the world’s most famous session musicians, died of renal cancer. The news comes just two months...
Nov 14, 2003 · Session drummer Tony Thompson, who worked with the likes of Diana Ross, Debbie Harry and Rod Stewart, died Wednesday in Encino, California. He was 48.
