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Anton Fig

Cape Town, South Africa

Anton Fig is credited on 1,022 releases across 228 albums tracked on Gatefold, active 1971–2026 — the collector-built map of who actually made the music.

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1,022

Credits

228

Albums

6

Decades active

457

In collections

Biography

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Drummer and percussionist, born 08/08/1952 in Cape Town, South Africa. Lives in New York City.
Anton Fig joined Paul Shaffer in 1986. Aside from playing in the CBS Orchestra and providing drum rolls and rim shots for David Letterman's antics, Fig has also appeared in comedy sketches on the show. Over the years, he has performed and recorded with Bob Dylan, Mick Jagger, Madonna, Kiss, Paul Simon and Booker T. & The MGs.

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Credited work

1,022 releases · 228 albums · active 1971–2026

  • Performance · 1,801
  • Other credits · 14
  • Production · 6
  • Engineering · 3

Studios: Record Plant, N.Y.C. · Power Station · The Hit Factory · Right Track Recording

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