Personal Info
Known For:
Acting
Birthday:
September 19, 1952
Place of Birth:
New York City, New York, USA
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Nile Rodgers
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 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".
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Known For
Filmography
| Year | TV Show | Role |
|---|---|---|
| 2024 | Johnson and Knopfler’s Music Legends | Self |
| 2024 | Camden | Self |
| 2021 | Never Mind the Buzzcocks | Self - Panellist |
| 2020 | By Whatever Means Necessary: The Times of Godfather of Harlem | Himself |
| 2018 | The Big Narstie Show | Self |
| 2017 | I Was There When House Took Over the World | self |
| 2016 | Michael McIntyre's Big Show | Self - Performer |
| 2013 | Daft Punk | Random Access Memories | The Collaborators | Himself |
| 2009 | Watch What Happens Live with Andy Cohen | Self - Guest |
| 2008 | Sex: The Revolution | |
| 2008 | NPR Tiny Desk Concerts | Self |
| 1984 | Goldene Kamera Verleihung | Self |
| 1975 | Saturday Night Live | Self - Cameo (uncredited) |
| 1972 | Dick Clark's New Year's Rockin' Eve with Ryan Seacrest | Self - Performer (Los Angeles) |