The Most Influential Drummers of All Time

Tony Thompson (Chic)

The hardest rocker of the disco era, Thompson laid down floor grooves for Chic, the outlandish disco group that stomped conventions of the genre. Thompson also played drums for Madonna on “Like a Virgin,” if you needed an example to figure out how hard he grooved.

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Post originally appeared on Upbeat News.