Anthony Terrence Thompson (November 15, 1954 – November 12, 2003) was an American session drummer best known as the drummer of the Power Station and a member of Chic.
He went on to join groups such as the Distance and Crown of Thorns with Jean Beauvoir (playing on their first album Crown of Thorns before leaving the band and subsequently replaced by Hawk Lopez). Thompson was also a founding member of the band That Hideous Strength. In the mid 1990s he rejoined Power Station for their 1996 reunion album Living in Fear and subsequent tour. Thompson's final project was called Non-Toxic which he formed with bassist Michael Paige (Crown of Thorns) and guitarist Dave Scott; Thompson died before finishing the project's first album.
Three days before his 49th birthday, Thompson died on November 12, 2003, in Los Angeles, within a month of being diagnosed with renal cell carcinoma (kidney cancer),[1] and two months after the death of The Power Station bandmate Robert Palmer from a heart attack. Thompson was a member of the band Non-Toxic at the time of his death. He was survived by his wife, two children, and his sister, Cookie. On September 19, 2005, like his former band member Bernard Edwards, Thompson was honoured posthumously along with the rest of the Chic band members by being inducted into the Dance Music Hall of Fame.
Thompson was a very influential drummer. Rock musician Dave Grohl admitted to being heavily inspired by him.
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This article needs additional citations for verification Please help improve this article by adding citations to reliable sources Unsourced material may be challenged and removed Find sources Tony Thompson drummer news newspapers books scholar JSTOR July 2014 Learn how and when to remove this template message Anthony Terrence Thompson November 15 1954 November 12 2003 was an American session drummer best known as the drummer of the Power Station and a member of Chic Tony ThompsonPromotional photo 1985Background informationBirth nameAnthony Terrence ThompsonBorn 1954 11 15 November 15 1954New York City U S 1 DiedNovember 12 2003 2003 11 12 aged 48 Los Angeles California U S GenresNew wave alternative rock hard rock pop rock disco hip hop funk R amp B soulOccupation s Drummer Contents 1 Early life and education 2 Music career 2 1 Chic 2 2 Other bands 3 Death and legacy 4 Discography 4 1 with Chic 4 2 with Sister Sledge 4 3 with Diana Ross 4 4 with Power Station 4 5 with Distance 4 6 with Crown of Thorns 4 7 Guest appearances 5 Film appearances 6 References 7 External linksEarly life and education EditThompson was raised in the middle class community of Springfield Gardens in Queens New York New York 1 His mother was Trinidadian and father was of Antiguan descent Music career EditChic Edit Thompson first drummed for the group Labelle and then for a short while was a member of the soul disco band Ecstasy Passion amp 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 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 with numerous artists such as Jody Watley Madonna on her 1984 album Like a Virgin Rod Stewart Robert Palmer and David Bowie Other bands Edit Thompson was also a member of the band the Power Station along with Robert Palmer and John Taylor and Andy Taylor of Duran Duran The Live Aid charity benefit concert in 1985 saw Thompson filling in and playing with the Power Station as well as joining the remaining members of Led Zeppelin on stage along with Phil Collins at John F Kennedy Stadium Page Plant and Jones then invited Thompson in England for rehearsals for a Led Zeppelin reunion which was canceled by Jimmy Page after Thompson was badly injured in a car crash He went on to join groups such as the Distance and Crown of Thorns with Jean Beauvoir playing on their first album Crown of Thorns before leaving the band and subsequently replaced by Hawk Lopez Thompson was also a founding member of the band That Hideous Strength In the mid 1990s he rejoined Power Station for their 1996 reunion album Living in Fear and subsequent tour Thompson s final project was called Non Toxic which he formed with bassist Michael Paige Crown of Thorns and guitarist Dave Scott Thompson died before finishing the project s first album He played with David Bowie on the Serious Moonlight Tour Death and legacy EditThree days before his 49th birthday Thompson died on November 12 2003 in Los Angeles within a month of being diagnosed with renal cell carcinoma kidney cancer 1 and two months after the death of The Power Station bandmate Robert Palmer from a heart attack Thompson was a member of the band Non Toxic at the time of his death He was survived by his wife two children and his sister Cookie On September 19 2005 like his former band member Bernard Edwards Thompson was honoured posthumously along with the rest of the Chic band members by being inducted into the Dance Music Hall of Fame Thompson was a very influential drummer Rock musician Dave Grohl admitted to being heavily inspired by him Discography Editwith Chic Edit Chic 1977 C est Chic 1978 Risque 1979 Real People 1980 Take It Off 1981 Tongue in Chic 1982 Believer 1983 with Sister Sledge Edit We Are Family 1979 Love Somebody Today 1980 with Diana Ross Edit Diana 1980 with Power Station Edit The Power Station 1985 Living in Fear 1996 with Distance Edit Under the One Sky 1989 with Crown of Thorns Edit The Black CD EP 1991 Crown of Thorns 1994 Guest appearances Edit Debbie Harry Artist KooKoo Album 1981 David Bowie Artist Let s Dance Album 1983 The Serious Moonlight Tour performed live with David Bowie 1983 Like a Virgin Material Girl Love Don t Live Here Anymore Shoo Bee Doo from the Madonna album Like a Virgin 1984 Rock and Roll Whole Lotta Love Stairway to Heaven performed live with Led Zeppelin amp Phil Collins at Live Aid 1985 Belouis Some Artist Some People Album 1985 Hard Woman from the Mick Jagger album She s the Boss 1985 Hyperactive Addicted To Love I Didn t Mean to Turn You On Riptide from the Robert Palmer album Riptide 1985 Lost in You Forever Young The Wild Horse Dynamite Try a Little Tenderness When I Was Your Man from the Rod Stewart album Out of Order 1988 Adam Ant Artist Persuasion Adam Ant album Album 1992 I Wanna Take You Higher from the Duran Duran album Thank You 1995 What It Takes with Bobby Kimball from the compilation album Tribute to Aerosmith Let the Tribute Do the Talkin 2001 Film appearances EditAppeared with Distance as the club band in the Whoopi Goldberg movie Burglar 1987 References Edit a b c Pareles Jon November 24 2003 Tony Thompson 48 Drummer Who Helped to Define Disco The New York Times Retrieved July 11 2014 External links EditChictribute com Allmusic bio ArtistDirect discography Simple Mission Glass Tiger 1990 Retrieved from https en wikipedia org w index php title Tony Thompson drummer amp oldid 1150671219, wikipedia, wiki, book, books, library,
