Who played drums in Power Station?
Tony Thompson
The Power Station/Drummers
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 died. He was 48.
Who was the drummer in Chic?
Omar Hakim
Chic/Drummers
Who is considered the world’s best drummer?
The top ten drummers of all time
- 1 – John Bonham. Unsurprisingly, John Bonham is number 1 on most lists of drummers.
- 2 – Neil Peart.
- 3 – Stewart Copeland.
- 4 – Buddy Rich.
- 5 – Keith Moon.
- 6 – Dave Grohl.
- 7 – Ramon “Tiki” Fulwood.
- 8 – Ginger Baker.
What happened between Phil Collins and Chester Thompson?
At the end of each show, I had a drumming duel with Chester Thompson – and one night something happened. “It just went. I tried everything – bigger drumsticks and so on, but it just never came back. “It’s a mystery what happened, I just couldn’t get it back.
Who played drums on Le Freak?
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”.
Did John Paul Jones play at Live Aid?
In 1985, Jones joined Page and Plant for the Live Aid concert, with Phil Collins and Tony Thompson on drums. It was produced by Jones, and featured him playing several instruments.
How old is Chester Thompson drummer?
72 years (December 11, 1948)
Chester Thompson/Age
Was Nile Rodgers in CHIC?
Nile Rodgers is a record producer, songwriter, musician, composer, arranger, and guitarist. As the co-founder of CHIC, he has written, produced, and performed on records that have cumulatively sold more than 500 million albums and 75 million singles worldwide.
