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Chucky Thompson, prolific music icon dies from COVID-19

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If you enjoyed the soulful music of the 90’s, if you enjoy good music today, you’ve probably heard the musical influence of Charles “Chucky” Thompson. 

Thompson passed Monday due to COVID-19 complications.

A Howard grad (don’t all good things come out of Howard?), Thompson was the musical brains behind many artists: from the Father of Go-Go, Chuck Brown, to Faith Evans, to Nas, to Biggie, to Boys to Men, to Mariah Carey, and beyond.

If you grooved to the beat of Biggie’s One More Chance and crooned to Raheem DeVaughn’s hit  titled, Woman, you have entered the Chucky Thompson musical experience.

DC native, Chucky Thompson dies of COVID. 

It would take up too much space in this article to include all of Thompson’s works. Fortunately, Wikipedia has an outline of his catalog and producer credits here.

Fans were stunned to learn of his passing and took to socialmedia to share their thoughts and memories of the ‘incredible’ musical artist.

“… Chucky Thompson is a name I read over and over again poring over liner notes in middle school and high school. An ultra-versatile and gifted craftsman”, wrote one fan.

“RIP Chucky incredible musician, he shaped a lot of the biggest songs in R&B and hip-hop”, wrote another.

It is unclear how long Thompson had COVID.

If you have memories you'd like to share about Charles 'Chucky' Thompson, if you have a favorite groove he produced, feel free to share and leave your words in the comment section below.

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