Nile rodgers is in london to work with up to 100 young people to remix and rerelease his 1978 megasmash le freak. Apr 25, 2018 nile rodgers, who is currently crafting a new chic album that is set to feature bruno mars, haim, and debbie harry, had quite an eventful evening in the studio tuesday night apr. Rodgers established his foundation in the wake of the 911 attacks, as a reminder of the need to find harmony in our differences. Nile rodgers samples, covers and remixes whosampled. Stream tracks and playlists from nile rodgers on your desktop or mobile device. Nile rodgers could live off of royalties from hits he made 30 years ago for artists like madonna and diana ross.
Watch nile rodgers play daft punks get lucky for first time live the producerguitarist, who played on the song, performed it in france over the weekend. At one point, his heart stopped when he collapsed in an elevator. Discover all nile rodgerss music connections, watch videos, listen to music, discuss and download. Two weeks later, i wrote a song called everybody dance, released in 1977 on chics first album more recently, rodgers. He is known to take a break from his uber busy schedule, giving workshops and master classes that show how he approaches that unique and distinctive guitar style. Rodgers subsequently worked with disclosure, duran duran, and laura mvula, and continued to perform with chic, including a headlining spot at the 2014 essence festival. Words and music by bernard edwards and nile rodgers arr. Nile rodgers funky tone discussion in guitars in general started by chriskk, mar 24, 20. Nile rodgers was born in new york city, new york on september 19, 1952. Albums include the dreaming room, halo 2 original soundtrack and new music volume one, and forever. Rodgers has now been drug and alcoholfree for nearly 20 years. An upside down story of family, disco, and destiny by. Youre watching the official music video for chics disco anthem le freak. I got cancer then played guitar all the time thats what i live for.
Pages in category albums produced by nile rodgers the following 83 pages are in this category, out of 83 total. Join songkick to track nile rodgers and get concert alerts when they play near you. Stream adfree or purchase cds and mp3s now on amazon. Do what you wanna do ims anthem nile releases his new single in support of the we are family foundation, recorded in ibiza at the international music summit. An upside down story of family, disco, and destiny, the legendary hitmaker recounts his disco acts meteoric rise to fame, fortune, and the funky. Nile rodgers is one of the few musicians who worked with both david bowie and prince. The book starts off at nile the little asthmatic kid whose childhood was spent with his junkie parents, watching tv and loitering around. Initially a coping mechanism, the organization has since flowered. Nile rodgers news, music performances and show video clips. Nov 06, 2015 nile rodgers could live off of royalties from hits he made 30 years ago for artists like madonna and diana ross. Rodgerss income soars, you learn much about piloting speedboats with powerful sound systems, partyinduced heart stoppage and sexual practices in the women. This is truly one of the best books ever written about art, music, life, and the way. The induction class is a buffet of various kinds of uncool, made more perplexing by the disco band chics 11th snub.
Rodgers the last surviving member of the original core trio completed the song with a new lineup, as bassist bernard edwards died from pneumonia after playing a 1996 concert and drummer. Nile rodgers had a complicated, rewarding, and a seesawlike music production career. Nile rodgers news, music performances and show video. Within this book rodgers wanted to shock and awe you, he wanted to give you advice on beating drug addiction, and so much more.
Nile rodgers defender of disco the washington post. Nile rodgerss new music memoir is le freak the new. Discover video clips of recent music performances and more on mtv. We caught up with the enduring dance man to discuss the campaign and the enduring appeal of that iconic disco jam. Oct 16, 20 nile rodgers le freak live at eden sessions 20 youtube carlos santana kennedy center honors 20 complete full clip duration. Rhino is proud to present the chic organization 19771979. Oct 18, 2011 in le freak, rodgers wasnt interested in giving the reader an uptight and basic view of his music career and his private life. In this exclusive excerpt from nile rodgerss new memoir, le freak. Lets dance festival or fold, set for august 4 and 5 at martha clara vineyards in. Despite his status, rodgers has adopted a handson approach in curating the freakout. Nile rodgers le freak live at eden sessions 20 youtube carlos santana kennedy center honors 20 complete full clip duration.
Le freak is as much about the greatness of life as it is about nile rodgers s extraordinary musical journey. And he details that career in le freak, which is one of the best autobiographies or biographies youll ever read. Jul 05, 2012 nile rodgers had a complicated, rewarding, and a seesawlike music production career. The grammywinning producer and chic guitarist shares some memories and perspective about two friends lost in. Apr 02, 2016 nile rodgers is still fighting the disco wars. In le freak, rodgers wasnt interested in giving the reader an uptight and basic view of his music career and his private life. The chic legend has teamed up with rudimental and the go think big initiative to recruit and produce the track with the winners. But he still wakes up to new song lyrics in his head and phone calls from daft punk. Nile rodgers biography, albums, streaming links allmusic. Sep 27, 2016 nile rodgers, musician, producer and man about town, makes his first computer. In the midst all this rootlessness, music emerged as a constant support.
Nile rodgers may be the greatest musical producer you almost never heard of. Nile rodgers takes a major spill and breaks his nose in. The curious case of nile rodgerss rock and roll hall of fame award. A member of the hitgenerating band chic and a producer for diana ross and others, nile rodgers recounts his life and career in music. Le freak by nile rodgers staying alive by simon spence ill never write my memoirs by grace jones the last days of disco, with. Le freak was written when rodgers and edwards were invited by grace jones to her 1977. The grammywinning producer and chic guitarist shares some memories and. Nile rodgers breaks his nose in the studio, posts gory. We went to a 3hour long, unmoderated talk with nile rodgers at the london electronic arts festival and these are the 7 lessons we learned from nile rodgers. 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. In this talk he discusses the songs that have made history and plays a few on his. Nile rodgers is one of the foremost architects of disco and played a major role in defining the 80s pop landscape. The musician penned some of the most progressive and popular songs of the disco era with chic, who topped the billboard hot 100 with le freak and the hiphop catalyst good times, and released platinum albums such as cest.
Rob sheffield, rolling stone this book is an absolute knockout. Watch nile rodgers play daft punks get lucky for first. 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. Name a star and you can bet theyre in this book, playing or partying with rodgers.
The curious case of nile rodgerss rock and roll hall of. In this exclusive excerpt from nile rodgerss new memoir, le freak, the legendary hitmaker recounts his disco acts meteoric rise to fame, fortune, and the. Meanwhile, a steady diet of cocaine and strong drink fueled bouts of acute alcoholism and pancreatitis. Nile rodgers reflects on david bowie i thought i was going to get fired over my riff to china girl because its so corny. 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. An upside down story of family, disco, and destiny rodgers. Nile rodgerss new music memoir is le freak the new york. Le freak is an astonishing, exuberant and inspiring story of a creative genius.
Rodgers gave those dreams a beatand helped invent pop as we know it today. Oct 18, 2011 in this exclusive excerpt from nile rodgers s new memoir, le freak, the legendary hitmaker recounts his disco acts meteoric rise to fame, fortune, and the funky. An upside down story of family, disco, and destiny. Le freak is as much about the greatness of life as it is about nile rodgerss extraordinary musical journey. Rodgerss income soars, you learn much about piloting speedboats with powerful sound systems, partyinduced heart stoppage and sexual practices in. An upside down story of family, disco and destiny digital original by rodgers, nile isbn. Everyday low prices and free delivery on eligible orders. But before he reinvented pop music nile rodgers invented himself. Greatest hits producer, mixing 1989 dan reed network slam producer 1989 eddie murphy so happy producer, guitar, vocals 1989 b 52s roam producer, remixing. In 2016, while a new chic album was in the works, rodgers and edwards were inducted into the songwriters hall of fame, and chic headlined the pyramid stage of the 2017. Music profile for nile rodgers, born 19 september 1952. Nile rodgers, musician, producer and man about town, makes his first computer. He moved often, and his parents, friends and he himself all became addicted to hard drugs. File, aac, single, 256 ministry of sound recordings ltd.
Nile rodgers has been constantly active over the years with chic live shows, touring and production work. Dec 20, 2016 the curious case of nile rodgerss rock and roll hall of fame award. Nile rodgers takes a major spill and breaks his nose in the. It is also a stunning recreation of a time and place by the man who wrote its soundtrack. Pages in category songs written by nile rodgers the following 64 pages are in this category, out of 64 total. Behind every successful musician is a great producer. Dec 12, 2016 nile rodgers is one of the few musicians who worked with both david bowie and prince. Nile rodgers has books on goodreads with 2656 ratings.
Le freak, cest chic lyrics known all around the world and definitive of the effervescent disco era and just one prime example of the influential repertoire that the legendary composer, producer and musician nile rodgers born 19 september 1952 from new york, us, who has built an extraordinary legacy. This classic disco hit is now playable by any band thanks to doug adams hot new arrangement. Jun 09, 2014 watch nile rodgers play daft punks get lucky for first time live the producerguitarist, who played on the song, performed it in france over the weekend. Nile rodgers samples, covers and remixes on whosampled. An upside down story of family, disco, and destiny nile rodgers. As the cofounder of the band chic and a writerproducer for diana ross, sister sledge and debbie harry, rodgers created some of the finest. Seemingly unaware of this scenes pseudoliterary potential, nile rodgers breezes in, cheerily, and punctures the lofty music journalist musings clogging up his vibe with a broad smile and outstretched hand. Le freak showcases a major portion of the career of nile rodgers. Nile rodgers on why chic will never be in the hall of fame. 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.
The astonishing and wildly entertaining memoir of nile rodgers. It sounds like hes using the bridge pickup of his funk machine his white strat. From chic to daft punk, nile rodgers is the creative force behind some of the. Le freak is an honest account of an incredibly accomplished musician and producer who overcame an extremely dysfunctional childhood parents who were drug addicts and alcoholics, insecure living situations, racism, etc. Rodgers felt so anonymous that when he was approached to write a book about. Born in the bronx in 1952, nile rodgers has led and still leads a fascinating life.
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