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Leon Ndugu Chancler

real name Leon Chancler

Shreveport, United States

Leon Ndugu Chancler is credited on 1,822 releases across 486 albums tracked on Gatefold, active 1968–2025 — the collector-built map of who actually made the music.

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1,822

Credits

486

Albums

7

Decades active

1,126

In collections

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American soul, funk and jazz drummer, percussionist, songwriter and producer, born July 1, 1952 in Shreveport, LA, USA, died February 3, 2018 in Los Angeles, CA, USA.
Member of Santana from 1974 to 1976.
Chancler was highly sought after as a studio percussionist, and worked with many artists such as George Duke, Patrice Rushen, Hubert Laws, The Crusaders, Frank Sinatra, Weather Report, Lionel Richie, Kenny Rogers, Thelonious Monk and John Lee Hooker. He probably reached his largest audience with his drumming on Michael Jackson's 'Billie Jean'.

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Credited work

1,822 releases · 486 albums · active 1968–2025

  • Performance · 2,924
  • Other credits · 299
  • Production · 221

Studios: Paramount Recording Studios · The Automatt · Wally Heider Studios · Wally Heider Recording Studio, Los Angeles

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