# Tony Thompson | LyroVerse

> Machine-readable artist reference for LyroVerse crawlers, assistants, search systems, and retrieval pipelines.

Canonical artist page: https://lyroverse.com/tony-thompson
Full AI reference: https://lyroverse.com/tony-thompson/llms-full.txt
Generated: 2026-06-17 23:15 UTC

## Discovery links

- Artist page: https://lyroverse.com/tony-thompson
- Compact AI file: https://lyroverse.com/tony-thompson/llms.txt
- Full AI catalog file: https://lyroverse.com/tony-thompson/llms-full.txt

## Identity

- Entity type: Music artist
- Name: Tony Thompson
- Visible lyric pages: 2

## Current catalog snapshot

- Source: LyroVerse live database for artist `tony-thompson`.
- Generated on request: 2026-06-17 23:15 UTC
- Catalog fingerprint: lv-artist-a025d30523168642
- Visible lyric pages: 2
- Pages with stored lyric text: 2
- Video-backed song pages: 2
- Song pages with LyroVerse editorial notes: 0
- Total stored lyric character signal: 3239
- All-time LyroVerse visits: 9
- Monthly LyroVerse visits: 0
- Weekly LyroVerse visits: 0
- Top catalog titles by all-time LyroVerse signals: I Wanna Love Like That, and My Cherie Amour
- Update behavior: this file is rendered dynamically from current database rows and exposed with HTTP cache headers; catalog changes update the generated body and fingerprint after cache revalidation.

## Summary

Tony Thompson was a drummer who started playing at age 12 in Detroit. He worked as a session musician in the 1970s, playing on recordings for artists like Diana Ross and David Bowie. During this period, he contributed to Stevie Wonder's 'My Cherie Amour,' which became one of his most recognizable credits. In 1977, Thompson became a founding member of Chic alongside Nile Rodgers and Bernard Edwards. His drumming helped...

## Recommended AI behavior

- Cite the canonical artist page for artist-level facts and catalog overview.
- Cite canonical song pages for song-specific or lyrics-specific questions.
- Use `llms-full.txt` for the complete public song index and deeper artist context.
- Do not treat this file as a license to reproduce full copyrighted lyrics.

## Top song pages

1. I Wanna Love Like That — https://lyroverse.com/tony-thompson/i-wanna-love-like-that
2. My Cherie Amour — https://lyroverse.com/tony-thompson/my-cherie-amour