
Nile Rodgers
- Date of Birth: 1952-09-19
- Place of Birth: New York City, New York, USA
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... 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". Description above from the Wikipedia article Nile Rodgers, licensed under CC-BY-SA, full list of contributors on Wikipedia.

Duran Duran: Paper Gods Japan Tour
Documentary • 2017 September

Chic featuring Nile Rodgers au Festival Jazz à Vienne 2013
• 2015 April

Curves Contours & Body Horns
Documentary, Music • 1993 December

Molly: The Real Thing
Documentary • 2016 February

Coming Back for More
Documentary, Music • 2009 January

Best Of Night Of The Proms vol. 6
• 2013 January

CANAL+'s 30th anniversary
Comedy, TV Movie • 2014 November

American Music Awards 50th Anniversary Special
Music • 2024 October

Once in a Lifetime Sessions with Nile Rodgers
Documentary, Music • 2019 January

Chic feat. Nile Rogers - Electric Picnic
Music • 2014 August