Nile rodgers best songs from chics le freak and good times to his. Nile rodgers samples, covers and remixes on whosampled. Interview with nile rodgers of chic chic defined disco, wrote hits for bowie and lived the party life to the limit, as founder nile rodgers reveals. It would be nothing like what we did the first time around, it would. Nile rodgers was the executive producer of this box and it shows. In a rare, indepth 3h interview iconic musician nile rodgers reflected on starting chic, his many hits, and collaborating with the likes of madonna, david bowie and diana ross. In the summer of 20, nile rodgers headed to ibiza and recorded a slice of discohouse cheeriness, which was subsequently auctioned off for charity. After countless hits with his own group, rodgers branched out into. Listen to nile rodgers soundcloud is an audio platform that lets you listen to what you love and share the sounds you create 66 tracks. So, as im sure youve been apprised, were doing a podcast about princes 1999, and.
Thank you nile, for creating the soundtrack to most of the records that ive heard and thought thats good. Youtube, video, entertainment, red bull music academy, red bull, nile rodgers, interview with nile rodgers, david bowie. No one else can tell the story the influential producer has worked with everyone from david bowie to daft punk. Hi, my name is nile rodgers which is a combination of a river in africa and a fantastic composer. Nile rodgers talks to abbey road full interview youtube. In an interview with official charts company, rodgers said, ive had big records and number 1s. The music business association music biz will present its chairmans award for sustained creative achievement to multiple grammy awardwinning composer, producer, arranger, and guitarist nile rodgers during the 60th anniversary music biz 2018 conferences awards luncheon on may 17 at 12. Nile rodgers samples, covers and remixes whosampled. The mync club edit is the closest to rodgerss original think swirling strings, happygolucky vocals, and the chic mans distinctive guitar while rob da bank. Kathy sledge formerly of the legendary sister sledge will be performing in the brandnew disco classical project, featuring gladys knight and gabrielle on. Nile rodgers is the disco legend who changed the course of modern music. Among music legends, nile rodgers is truly exceptional. Get youtube premium get youtube tv best of youtube music. But now, after more than two decades in the pop wilderness, the original le freaker is backand the world is once again dance, dance, dancing to a.
Your browser does not currently recognize any of the video formats. He is a rock and roll hall of fame inductee, a threetime grammy awardwinner, and the. The chorus is sung with the type of deliberation that chic used in give me the lovin. He wrote an interesting essay in the booklet and the pictures are gorgeous check out the amazing front cover pic. Kathy sledge joined us in the smooth studio to discuss her upcoming disco classical show, and she also shared nile rodgers magic formula to writing classic tunes like we are family. The story of 1999, andrea swensson had a chance to speak to music icon nile rodgers about his special relationship with prince.
Niles signature is scrawled across an amazing array of music from madonna to diana. Nile rodgers on why chic will never be in the hall of fame. Stream tracks and playlists from nile rodgers on your desktop or mobile device. While chatting with billboards kerri mason, the guitar god dropped some news about a new chic album and shared a neverbeforeheard new solo track. Cr2 won the bidding war, and here present it with a cavalcade of remixes. The chic track good times that he cowrote has alone been sampled more than 200. Legendary producer, composer and guitarist nile rodgers looks back on his long career with pete mitchell on absolute radio 70s. If all hed ever done was to play in the house band at the apollo theater, playing for. He and i became real friends, rodgers recalls, like close buddy kind of friends. Dick clark interviews chic on american bandstand in 1978. Nile rodgers talks new chic album, premieres solo track in. This is from a show called the disco top 10 from the late 90s, chic was voted no 4. People say i have a lot of bass in my voice for such a skinny person, but it has been that way since i was a child. Nile rodgers masterclass full version paris 2010 youtube.
He amplifies his legacy as a multigrammywinning composer, producer, arranger and guitarist by constantly traversing new musical terrain and successfully expanding the boundaries of popular music. Nile rodgers full interview youtube diggin in the crates with nile rodgers s04e08 cool accidents duration. Nile rodgers masterclass filmed in a paris studio on september 2010 while in france to promote the chic organization boxset vol. The career of nile rodgers is one of the most enduring and prolific in music. Nile rodgers chic freak and more treats releases discogs. There is nothing you can say about nile rodgers that hasnt already been heard by billions of people, in millions of cities, via thousands of radio airwaves, in hundreds of countries. The accompanying music video was directed by spike lee. I think the point with a musician that plays a single instrument all his life, is just that he completely forgets about it, and concentrates on the music. After their chic period, nile rodgers and bernard edwards went on to become highindemand producers. He is a rock and roll hall of fame inductee, a threetime grammy awardwinner, and the chairman of the songwriters. Nile rodgers talks chic, david bowie and his diverse. Nile rodgers to be honored with chairmans award at 60th.
Nile rodgers productions free listening on soundcloud. Nile rodgers life story reads like the stuff of fiction. Chics nile rodgers had spoken about how keen he is to get back in the studio with the queen of pop, but says hed have to reflect her new sound. A rock and roll hall of fame inductee, threetime grammy awardwinner. He amplifies his legacy as a grammywinning composer, producer, arranger, and guitarist by constantly traversing new musical terrain and success. There is a timeless quality to this song it almost could have made the cut for chics later cd, chicism which was out in 1992.
Rodgers began his career as a session guitarist in new york, playing with the sesame street band in his teens, and then working in the house. 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. The great nile rodgers is being interviewed about the band and bernard e. Stream tracks and playlists from nile rodgers productions on your desktop or mobile device. A short interview with music legend nile rodgers for the sydney opera house.
He helped launch and then miraculously survived the disco revolution with chic, and his groundbreaking work with the likes of diana ross, madonna, michael jackson, grace jones, duran duran, and david bowie came to define an era in music. How nile rodgers and david bowie produced lets dance. Nile rodgers is basically a sophisticated jazzhead, with a swissmade right hand, trapped in a groovebox with human form. Its about time explicit by nile rodgers and chic on. Interview youtube carlos santana kennedy center honors 20 complete full clip duration. Nile rodgers was the mastermind behind chic, the discodancefloor machine of the late70s. Disco pioneer with chic and songwriterproducer behind pop hits that.
Nile rodgers shares a few funk guitar secrets fat sound. Discover all nile rodgerss music connections, watch videos, listen to music, discuss and download. What struck me most was how spartan nile rodgers guitar. Nile rodgers gives off some of the happiest vibes ever. The full scope of nile rodgers career is still hard to fathom, and its not just ongoing, its in overdrive. Watch the first part of the nile rodgers ill be there documentary.
Nile rodgers, producer, musician and songwriter extraordinaire, shares a few secrets about his innovative style of guitar playing, which is much admired, but often poorly imitated. Download nile rodgers songs, singles and albums on mp3. Born to a family of drugaddicted bohemians in new york, he hung out with jazz stars and hollywood superstars as a kid and went on to forge his own legend as the. Nile has always delivered superb songs, these are more great examples, and will be there with his best. Provided to youtube by atlantic records kill the lights with nile rodgers audien remix alex newell jess glynne dj cassidy nile rodgers kill the lights with nile rodgers. Nile delivers another great guitar solo on this tune. Rodgers has used lost tapes of chics original lineup as a starting point, including contributions from nowdeceased members bernard edwards and luther vandross rodgers told reporter kevin hughes that he wanted to work with pop star miley cyrus after seeing her perform dolly partons jolene live last year nile rodgers recently shared chics new single, ill be there have a. If all nile rodgers had ever done in the music business was to start the band chic, he would be a pioneer. Nile gregory rodgers born september 19, 1952 new york is a legendary american guitarist, composer, arranger, songwriter, musician and record producer. Kathy sledge reveals nile rodgers secret formula to. Over one million legal mp3 tracks available at juno download. I was born in new york city where my mother and me had strange but interesting lives.
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