using a book published by the National Association of Rudimental Drummers. He started to play his first live gigs two years later in local venues. Still underage, Thompson went as far as to draw a moustache on his upper lip using an eyebrow pencil "because the club owners were worried about me playing there". He played as many as three jam sessions a week.

Career

1970-1976: Early bands, Frank Zappa, and Weather Report

Among his first major jobs was a short tour, mainly across Canada, with singer Ben E. King.

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