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THOMPSON, CHESTER

Phil Collins was so impressed by Frank Zappa's More Trouble every Day (Roxy and Elswhere) played by the drummers Ralph Humprhrey and Chester Thompson, that he wanted to play a number like that song. After he saw Chester in Weather Report ('76), Phil asked him to replace Bill Bruford. Nine days of rehearsals followed and then a gig in The Rainbow took place. Chester didn't do the job very well that night, but he stayed for years and years.
Joyful Noise is a solo-project: George Duke, Gerard Albright, Harvey Kim ea..

Session:

O'Donel ('74),
BeeGees,
Donna Summer,
Carlos Santana,
Alphonso Johnson ('76),
Genesis, life from '76,
Steve Hackett ('78, '96 and live, '97),
Tony Banks (Curious Feeling ('79),
Fire Merchants (with Brand X guitarist John Goodsall),
Mike Rutherford (till the Mechanics),
Phil Collins,
George Duke ('89 ?), Bruce Fowler ('93),
Peter Cetera ('96, '97).

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