In the collection
5 records
Played with
Bernard Edwards
5 records together
Nile Rodgers
5 records together
Rob Sabino
4 records together
Bernard Edwards & Nile Rodgers
4 records together
Alfa Anderson
4 records together
Andy Schwartz
4 records together
Chic
3 records together
Gene Orloff
3 records together
Raymond Jones
3 records together
Sammy Figueroa
3 records together
Cheryl Hong
3 records together
Karen Milne
3 records together
About
Tony Thompson (November 15, 1954, New York City, New York, USA – November 12, 2003, Los Angeles, California, USA) was an American drummer.
Tony Thompson started his career as Labelle drummer, then joined from 1977 to 1982. In the 1980’s, he played behind artists as diverse as Madonna, Mick Jagger, Debbie Harry, Sister Sledge, Diana Ross, Rod Stewart, Jody Watley, Duran Duran and Robert Palmer.
In 1985, Thompson teamed up with Robert Palmer and Duran Duran’s John and Andy Taylor in the rock unit . The same year, he joined surviving Led Zeppelin members Robert Plant, Jimmy Page and John Paul Jones, along with second drummer Phil Collins, for a semi-Zeppelin reunion at the star-studded Live Aid concert. After being involved in a serious car accident in 1986, he worked with decreasing frequency in the 1990’s.