Rodgers was born in the lower east side, new york city, on september 19, 1952, to beverly goodman. For some reason this record is rated low but from my point of view one of the best nile rodgers did a perfectly produced album. Nile rodgers on his iconic hitmaker fender youtube. You might know him as the leader of chic, or the guy playing guitar on daft punks get lucky. Buy le freak by nile rodgers from waterstones today. The career of nile rodgers is one of the most enduring and prolific in music. Nile rodgersproduced sly2k track joins others by lenny kravitz, roots. Rob sheffield, rolling stone this book is an absolute knockout. Rodger is one of the most celebrated young poets in britain. Nile rodgers books list of books by author nile rodgers. Nile rodgers top 10 music books books the guardian. Nile rodgers may be the greatest musical producer you almost never heard of. Nile rodgers defender of disco the washington post. A lot has happened since original members nile rodgers and bernard edwards initially joined forces as chic sheek.
Niles signature is scrawled across an amazing array of music from madonna to diana ross, from david bowie to eric clapton. He spoke with nprs michel martin shortly after delivering a. Nile rodgers lifes tale is full of exciting things going on and surreal encounters with music legends, and this, combined with fluid and honest writing. Pages in category albums produced by nile rodgers the following 83 pages are in this category, out of 83 total. Katie couric, nile rodgers and nancy hunt, president of the we are family foundation allmusic disco pioneer with chic and songwriterproducer.
Nile rodgers contact information name, email address, phone number. An upside down story of family, disco and destiny digital original by rodgers, nile isbn. Nile rodgers influence on popular music over the past forty years is nearly unfathomable. Passionate conservationist, renowned musician and folk expert sam lee tells the full story of the nightingale. Richard booths bookshop second hand books for sale. A survey of biotechnology in russia, ukraine, and the baltic states.
Nile rodgers had a complicated, rewarding, and a seesawlike music production career. Nile rodgers samples, covers and remixes whosampled. As the cofounder of the band chic and a writerproducer for diana ross, sister sledge and debbie harry, rodgers created some of. A member of the hitgenerating band chic and a producer for diana ross and others, nile rodgers recounts his life and career in music. The cofounder of chic, rodgers has written, produced, and. We have 35 articles about nile rodgerss philanthropy.
Nile rodgers is also working on a new chic track, which will feature almost everyone hes previously worked with, according to nme. It is also a stunning recreation of a time and place by the man who wrote its soundtrack. Le freak is as much about the greatness of life as it is about nile rodgerss extraordinary musical journey. Nile rodgers contribution to popular music has been extremely significant, so much more than the signature chucking style he developed as a brilliant rhythm guitarist. Writing on his blog, the chic cofounder revealed he. As rodgers well knows, the best music is the music is the stuff we feel, the stuff that speaks to us and wont let go. Nile rodgers is a brilliant storyteller who gives readers the surprising behindthescenes tales of the songs we all know, and lovingly recreates the lost outsider subculturesfrom the backstreets of 1950s greenwich village to the hills of 1960s southern california to the demimonde. Watch prince and nile rodgers play david bowies lets. Le freak showcases a major portion of the career of nile rodgers. An upside down story of family, disco and destiny rodgers, nile on. Explore books by nigel rodgers with our selection at waterstones. Click and collect from your local waterstones or get free uk delivery on orders over.
Explore books by nile rodgers with our selection at waterstones. The musician penned some of the most progressive and popular songs. Profile of nile rodgerss support for charities including american foundation for aids research, red, and global fund. Rodgers began his career as a session guitarist in new york, playing with the sesame street band in his teens, and then. Nile rodgers funky tone discussion in guitars in general started by chriskk, mar 24, 20. His recordings have sold in excess of 100 million copies. The cofounder of chic, rodgers has written, produced, and performed on albums that have cumulatively sold more than 500 million units and 75 million singles worldwide. Pages in category songs written by nile rodgers the following 64 pages are in this category, out of 64 total. From chic to daft punk, nile rodgers is the creative force behind some of the. The book starts off at nile the little asthmatic kid whose childhood. He is a rock and roll hall of fame inductee, a threetime grammy awardwinner, and the. September 19, 1952, popularly known as nile rodgers, is an american singersongwriter, guitarist, composer and record producer.
Nile rodgers contact info booking agent, manager, publicist. Nile rodgers is known as one of the most decorated musicians in the history of music, with his name appearing in the credits of countless smash hits. Nile rodgers is an american musician, composer, arranger, and guitarist, and is considered one of the most influential music producers in the history of popular music. Rodgers gave those dreams a beatand helped invent pop as we know it today. Greatest hits producer, mixing 1989 dan reed network slam producer 1989 eddie murphy so happy producer, guitar, vocals 1989 b 52s roam producer, remixing. But for fans of feelgood music, friends of the groove and those with the urge to merge with a dance enhancing beat. This is the lyric video for together, a collaboration between sam smith, nile rodgers, disclosure and jimmy napes. Nile rodgers news, music performances and show video. Explore books by nile rodgers with our selection at. Nile rodgers wrote every funky song youve ever loved. No one else can tell the story the influential producer has worked with everyone from david bowie to daft punk. And he details that career in le freak, which is one of.
Waterstones guide to london writing, edited by nick rennison, literature. An upside down story of family, disco, and destiny. Applebaum explores the treatment of ukraine by stalin in the early years. Nile rodgers and chic kick off july 4th festivities live at the hollywood bowl nile rodgers and chic kick off july 4th festivities live at the hollywood bowl. Chic featuring nile rodgers booking disco music artists. Discover all nile rodgerss music connections, watch videos, listen to music, discuss and download. These are good times for nile rodgers, who has been given great news after another cancer scare. It sounds like hes using the bridge pickup of his funk machine his white strat.
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