2009Nominee
Best Performance
Chic: Live at the Budokan
Tony Thompson
Actor
New York City, New York, USA
November 15, 1954
Biography
Anthony Terrence "Tony" Thompson was an American session drummer best known as the drummer of the Power Station and a member of Chic. He also notably performed on Rodgers/Edwards-produced hits by Diana Ross, Sister Sledge, and David Bowie, plus hits for Madonna and Jody Watley. Thompson died of kidney cancer just a month after being diagnosed, three days before his 49th birthday.
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Representative Works
Awards and Honors
Critical Favorites
1984Winner
Best Performance
David Bowie: Serious Moonlight
1985Nominee
Best Performance
Led Zeppelin: Live Aid 1985
Career Highlights
1984Highlight
Best Performance
Ricochet
1986Highlight
Best Performance
The Power Station Video EP