Bob Thompson

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Bob Thompson

dr, 1926-2010 US
Musician of Jazz
A.k.a. Robert L. Thompson

Born 6 December 1926, New York, NY, USA Died 13 Janaury 2010, New York, NY, USA Bandleader, drummer and founder of dixieland revivalist jazz combo The Red Onion Jazz Band. Thompson formed the outfit in 1952 with trumpeter Bob Hodes and remained at the helm until his death in 2010. In addition to his 58 year long recording and performance career, he was Professor Emeritus of psychology at Hunter College in his native New York.

Instruments

Drums
Woodblock

Genres

Jazz
Folk
World
Blues
Pop

Plays With

The Red Onion Jazz Band

The Somis Rhythm Band

Bob Helm's Riverside Roustabouts

Band Members

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To all the music fans that are contributing on Discogs, MusicBrainz and Wikipedia. Thanks to Franz Flückiger for providing Storygram used to visualize band membership.

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