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Chester Thompson

real name Chester D. Thompson

Chester Thompson is credited on 736 releases across 154 albums tracked on Gatefold, active 1971–2024 — the collector-built map of who actually made the music.

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736

Credits

154

Albums

6

Decades active

304

In collections

Biography

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Chester Thompson started to play piano at the age of 5. After High School he played at local Oklahoma bands until joining Rudy Johnson Trio at the age of 19. In 1973 he was heard by a member of Tower Of Power and was asked to join the band. Next 10 years he played with them until joining Santana band in 1983. Thompson stayed with Santana until 2009.

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Credited work

736 releases · 154 albums · active 1971–2024

  • Performance · 2,180
  • Other credits · 179
  • Production · 131

Studios: Record Plant, Sausalito · The Plant Studios · Caribou Ranch · Trident Studios

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