Ndugu Chancler

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Ndugu Chancler was an American jazz and funk drummer, composer, and producer best known for his work with artists like Miles Davis, Santana, and Michael Jackson, including playing drums on the hit "Billie Jean."

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Ndugu Chancler canonical 3
Chancler 1

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Statements (50)

Predicate Object
instanceOf composer ⓘ
drummer ⓘ
funk musician ⓘ
human ⓘ
jazz musician ⓘ
music educator ⓘ
record producer ⓘ
activeYearsEnd 2010s ⓘ
activeYearsStart late 1960s ⓘ
associatedAct George Duke ⓘ
Michael Jackson ⓘ
Santana ⓘ
linked to: Santana (band)

The Crusaders ⓘ
Weather Report ⓘ
causeOfDeath cancer ⓘ
collaboratedWith Donna Summer ⓘ
George Benson ⓘ
George Duke ⓘ
Herbie Hancock ⓘ
Hubert Laws ⓘ
Kenny Rogers ⓘ
Lionel Richie ⓘ
Michael Jackson ⓘ
Miles Davis ⓘ
Patrice Rushen ⓘ
Santana ⓘ
linked to: Santana (band)

Stanley Clarke ⓘ
The Crusaders ⓘ
Weather Report ⓘ
countryOfCitizenship United States of America ⓘ
dateOfBirth 1952-07-01 ⓘ
dateOfDeath 2018-02-03 ⓘ
familyName Chancler ⓘ
linked to: Ndugu Chancler
genre R&B ⓘ
funk ⓘ
fusion ⓘ
jazz ⓘ
givenName Leon ⓘ
instrument drum kit ⓘ
nickname Ndugu ⓘ
notableWork drumming on "Billie Jean" ⓘ
occupation composer ⓘ
drummer ⓘ
record producer ⓘ
session musician ⓘ
performedOn "Billie Jean" ⓘ
linked to: Billie Jean
placeOfBirth Shreveport, Louisiana, United States ⓘ
placeOfDeath Los Angeles, California, United States ⓘ
positionHeld adjunct professor of jazz studies at USC ⓘ
taughtAt University of Southern California Thornton School of Music ⓘ

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Full triples — surface form annotated when it differs from this entity's canonical label.

Weather Report → member → Ndugu Chancler ⓘ
Tarika Blue → hasMember → Ndugu Chancler ⓘ
Ndugu Chancler → familyName → Chancler ⓘ
linked to: Ndugu Chancler
Tale Spinnin' → featuresMusician → Ndugu Chancler ⓘ