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Chester Thompson
GenesisChester Cortez Thompson - Frank Zappa and The Mothers of Invention - The Chester Thompson Trio -
Gender: Male
Place of Birth: Baltimore, Maryland, USA
Birthday: 11/12/1948
Age: 75
Chester Cortez Thompson is an American musician. He is primarily a drummer, percussionist, session musician, producer, and teacher. Thompson is perhaps best known for working with Frank Zappa and The Mothers of Invention from 1973 to 1975, and with the progressive rock band Genesis from 1977 to 1992, and again in 2007. He is a current member of his jazz group, the Chester Thompson Trio, formed in 2011.
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