Rolling Stone features Chester Thompson for their “Unknown Legends” series on his years with Genesis, Frank Zappa, and Weather Report

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Rolling Stone interview series Unknown Legends features long-form conversations between senior writer Andy Greene and veteran musicians who have toured and recorded alongside icons for years, if not decades. All are renowned in the business, but some are less well known to the general public. Here, these artists tell their complete stories, giving an up-close look at life on music’s A list.

This time he features Chester Cortez Thompson (born December 11, 1948).  Chester is an American drummer best known for his tenures with Frank Zappa and The Mothers of Invention and the progressive rock band Genesis. Thompson has performed with his jazz group, the Chester Thompson Trio, since 2011.

Visit Chester’s website: www.chesterthompson.com

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