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Chester Thompson

Alternative rock
Alternative rockProgressive rock

Chester Thompson is a Alternative rock and Progressive rock act. Their sound grew out of Phil Collins, Miles Davis, Max Roach, Art Blakey and Elvin Jones. Those roots explain a lot about how Chester Thompson arrange songs and choose their tones. They run in the same orbit as Ginger Baker and Billy Cobham, sharing audiences, venues and reference points rather than a straight line of influence. Their influence carried into Ben E. King, Jack McDuff, The Pointer Sisters, Santana and Phil Collins, where the same ideas turn up rearranged for a later generation. Altogether the chart holds 19 connections around Chester Thompson, reaching back through Phil Collins and forward to Ben E. King. Follow any of those threads to keep travelling the influence between bands and genres on Starverb.

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Roots — what shaped themLegacy — who they shapedKindred — same orbit
Chester ThompsonPhil CollinsMiles DavisMax RoachArt BlakeyElvin JonesTony WilliamsRoxy & ElsewhereGramy RecordsBen E. KingJack McDuffThe Pointer SistersSantanaPhil CollinsBill BrufordPeter CeteraAmy GrantGinger BakerBilly Cobham

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Chester Thompson connections

Chester Thompson grew out of Phil Collins, Miles Davis, Max Roach and Art Blakey, shares an orbit with Ginger Baker and Billy Cobham, went on to shape Ben E. King, Jack McDuff, The Pointer Sisters and Santana. 19 connections mapped across roots, kindred and legacy.

Who influenced Chester Thompson

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