Chester Thompson
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Chester playing with Genesis during the Turn It On Again Tour (2007)
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| Background information | |
| Birth name | Chester Cortez Thompson |
| Born |
December 11, 1948 Baltimore, Maryland, US |
| Genres | Progressive rock, pop rock, jazz fusion |
| Instruments | Drums, percussion |
| Years active | 1973–present |
| Associated acts | Genesis, Phil Collins, Steve Hackett, Frank Zappa, The Mothers of Invention, Weather Report, Era, Ron Kenoly, Bee Gees |
| Website | www |
Chester Cortez Thompson (born December 11, 1948) is an American drummer and session musician.
Thompson made his name as a session drummer. One of his first bands was Doc 'Soul Stirrer' Young and the We Four Trio. He played in Frank Zappa's touring band in 1973-74 alongside percussionist Ruth Underwood and jazz keyboardist George Duke. Thompson played on several Zappa albums, including Roxy & Elsewhere (Live recording 8-10.12.1973 & 8.5.1974), You Can't Do That on Stage Anymore, Vol. 2 (Live in Helsinki, Finland 22–23.9.1974, released 1988) and One Size Fits All (1975).
In 1976 he played on Weather Report's album Black Market.
From 1977-2007, Thompson played with Genesis as their touring drummer. His relationship with the band began when he replaced Bill Bruford, who took over live drum duties for Phil Collins in 1976 when Collins assumed the role of frontman for the departed Peter Gabriel, (although Collins would remain behind the drum kit in the studio and he continued to play drums onstage during extended instrumental sections of certain songs). Thompson officially became the touring drummer in 1977, playing on their tours in that year and in 1978, 1980, 1981, 1982, 1983/4, 1986/7, 1992 and the 2007 reunion Turn It On Again Tour. Chester is featured on their live albums Seconds Out (1977), Three Sides Live (1982), The Way We Walk Volume 1 (1992) & Volume 2 (1993) and Live Over Europe 2007. He chose not to be involved in the band's Calling All Stations European tour in 1998, following the band's failure to invite him to join the studio band after Phil Collins's departure.
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