Chester Thompson

About

One half of the twin-drum Roxy band (1973–74), locking in beside Ralph Humphrey on Roxy & Elsewhere and One Size Fits All.

Beyond Zappa

Weather Report (Black Market), then thirty years as Genesis's and Phil Collins's live drummer — the "drum duet" partner on every Genesis tour from 1977.

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Runs with Zappa

• line-up 4bOCT 26, 1973 – DEC 14, 197331 nights
• line-up 4b2FEB 15, 1974 – MAR 23, 197419 nights
• line-up 4cAPR 19, 1974 – MAY 12, 197418 nights
• line-up 4dJUN 21, 1974 – AUG 27, 197423 nights
• line-up 4d2SEP 6, 1974 – DEC 31, 197455 nights

On stage with

• George Duke146 nights
• Napoleon Murphy Brock146 nights
• Tom Fowler146 nights
• Ruth Underwood128 nights
• James "Bird Legs" Youmans78 nights
• Bruce Fowler69 nights
• Ralph Humphrey68 nights
• Jeff Simmons61 nights
• Mick Rogers23 nights
• Mike Urso23 nights
• Don Preston18 nights
• Walt Fowler18 nights
• Tom Waits2 nights
• Bruce Chapin1 night
• Hurricane Brass Band1 night

nights on stage together

Most played on Chester Thompson’s nights

1. Penguin In Bondage×61
2. Pygmy Twylyte×59
3. Montana×58
4. T'Mershi Duween×58
5. Dog/Meat×56
6. Tush Tush Tush×56
7. Cosmik Debris×53
8. Inca Roads×48
9. RDNZL×44
10. Cheepnis×43
11. Dupree's Paradise×43
12. Don't You Ever Wash That Thing?×40

Every documented night · 146