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Anthony T.
"
Tony
"
Thompson
(15 November 1954 ? 12 November 2003) was an American
session
drummer
. He is best known as the drummer of the band
The Power Station
and a member of
Chic
.
Thompson was raised in
Queens
,
New York
.
[1]
His mother was
Trinidadian
and father was of
Antiguan
descent. He first played drums for the group
Labelle
, and then for a short time was a member of the band
Ecstasy, Passion & Pain
. While he was the drummer for Chic, he played music with many artists such as
Jody Watley
,
Madonna
,
Rod Stewart
,
Adam Ant
,
Mick Jagger
and
David Bowie
.
Thompson died of
renal cell carcinoma
(
kidney
cancer
) in
Los Angeles
. It was just two months after his bandmate
Robert Palmer
died 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, Patrice Jennings, and two children. On 19 September 2005, Thompson and the rest of the Chic band members were inducted into the
Dance Music Hall of Fame
.