Nile Rodgers
Biography
Nile Gregory Rodgers Jr. (born September 19, 1952) is an American musician, record producer and composer. The co-founder of Chic, Rodgers has written, produced, and performed on records that have sold more than 500 million albums and 75 million singles worldwide. He is a Rock and Roll Hall of Fame inductee, a three-time Grammy Award-winner, and the chairman of the Songwriters Hall of Fame. Known for his "chucking" guitar style, Rolling Stone wrote in 2014 that "the full scope of Nile Rodgers' career is still hard to fathom".
Formed as the Big Apple Band in 1972 with bassist Bernard Edwards, Chic released their self-titled debut album in 1977, including the hit singles "Dance, Dance, Dance (Yowsah, Yowsah, Yowsah)" and "Everybody Dance". The 1978 album C'est Chic produced the hits "I Want Your Love" and "Le Freak", with the latter selling more than seven million singles worldwide. The song "Good Times" from the 1979 album Risqué was a number one single on the pop and soul charts, and became one of the most-sampled songs of all time, "ushering in" hip-hop via the Sugarhill Gang's "Rapper's Delight", inspiring Queen's "Another One Bites the Dust", and anchoring the Daft Punk hit "Around the World".
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Personal info
Gender
Male
Birthday
1952-09-19
Place of birth
New York City, New York, USA
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Live Aid
1985
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CANAL+'s 30th anniversary
2014
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Disco: Spinning The Story
2005
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George Michael: Freedom Uncut
2022
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What Difference Does It Make?
2014
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Little Richard: I Am Everything
2023
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Breaking a Monster
2015
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Taylor Hawkins Tribute Concert
2022
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Cerrone
2015
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If These Walls Could Sing
2022
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Chic: Live at the Budokan
2009
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Daft Punk Unchained
2015
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Sheila, toutes ces vies-là
2022
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ABBA: Against the Odds
2024
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Avicii - I'm Tim
2024
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David Bowie: Five Years
2013
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Coming Back for More
2009
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Chic: Le Freak - Live
2006
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George Michael: Freedom
2017
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Finding the Funk
2014
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Avicii: True Stories
2017
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A Diva's Christmas Carol
2000
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Studio 54
2018
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Live Aid
2004
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Molly: The Real Thing
2016
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Nile Rodgers: The Hitmaker
2013
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Curves Contours & Body Horns
1993
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Ultrasuede: In Search of Halston
2011
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Disco’s Revenge
2024
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Cerrone - Supernature
2025
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