Nile Rodgers Musical artist
Nile Gregory Rodgers (born September 19, 1952) is an American musician, producer, and guitarist. He is the lead guitarist and co-founding member with Bernard Edwards of the band Chic, which has been active since 1976 and was one of the most successful groups of the disco era.Although he recorded three solo albums during the 1980s and 1990s, and one as part of the short-lived group Outloud, Rodgers has found more success in collaboration as producer and performer with many artists including Sister Sledge, Diana Ross, David Bowie, Duran Duran, Madonna, INXS and more recently, Daft Punk, Pharrell Williams, Avicii, Disclosure and Sam Smith.
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Musical artist
Career started | 1970 |
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Background | Solo singer |
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Topical connections
Nile Rodgers on Wikipedia
External resources
- http://wearefamilyfoundation.org
- http://www.bbc.co.uk/programmes/p01dbjtw
- http://www.bestival.net
- http://www.essencefestival.com
- http://www.imdb.com/name/nm0734755
- http://www.maximumfun.org/sound-young-america/nile-rodgers-musician-and-hit-producer-interview-sound-young-america
- http://www.nilerodgers.com
- http://www.rollingstone.com
- http://www.rollingstone.com/music/lists/50-most-important-people-in-edm-20140317/nile-rodgers-19691231