Nile Rodgers, the songwriter and producer behind Chic’s “Le Freak,” David Bowie’s “Let’s Dance,” and Sister Sledge’s “We Are Family,” will be honored by the Recording Academy’s Producers and Engineers Wing at a special tribute on February 3. As part of the official roster of Grammy week events, the evening will include appearances by […]
Chic, the popular disco group from the ’70s whose hit song, “Good Times” proved to be one of the most sampled songs in music, will be featured on the net episode of TV One’s “Unsung.” The group was formed by Nile Rodgers and Bernard Edwards in 1976 in New York City. Their original names were […]
Well shut your mouth and keep on talking! According to Okayplayer, Daft Punk is going to run the metaphorical tables on Grammy night with a joint performance with Stevie Wonder AND Nile Rodgers AND Pharrell! Where does that happen like ever? Nowhere but the Grammy Awards we guess! Take a look at the various artists […]
Who is Nile Rodgers and Chic? Chic is a popular disco and R&B band, and Nile Rodgers is the guitarist, songwriter, producer and bandleader who cofounded the group with bassist Bernard Edwards in 1976. Chic scored a string of ‘70s disco hits, among them “Dance, Dance Dance (Yowsah, Yowsah, Yowsah)” (1977), “Le Freak” (1978), and […]
For most of the last 40 years, Nile Rodgers has been writing and recording the soundtrack to the lives of people all across the planet. As part of the legendary disco band Chic, Rodgers co-wrote and performed such classics as “Good Times” and “Le Freak.” He also wrote or produced hit songs for Diana Ross, […]
