Leon "Ndugu" Chancler, a prolific jazz drummer, producer and session musician who played drums on Michael Jackson's classic "Billie Jean," died Saturday at age 65. His wife, Brenda, confirmed Chancler's death to Rolling Stone. A cause of death was not immediately revealed.
Over the course of Chancler's six-decade career, the drummer collaborated with or performed live
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