6 songs you may not have known were written by Nile Rodgers 🎸
He is a music genius!
Nile Rodgers is a musical mastermind. The genius behind some of the biggest popular hits in history, Nile has enjoyed a career spanning over five decades and is not about to slow down, after announcing a summer tour for 2024, with special guests Sophie Ellis-Bextor and Deco.
A vocalist, writer, producer, guitarist and composer who co-founded legendary disco band Chic, Nile has worked with many of music's biggest names.
6 songs you may not have known Nile Rodgers worked on:
Sister Sledge - 'We Are Family'
Nile Rodgers teamed up with the four siblings who made up Sister Sledge at the end of the 1970s.
Alongside CHIC collaborator Bernard Edwards, the pair worked on the band's breakthrough album 'We Are Family', with the track of the same name becoming the group's signature song.
It was the first track Nile Rodgers and Bernard Edwards wrote for anyone other than their own band CHIC. They also worked on Sister Sledge tracks 'He's The Greatest Dancer' and 'Lost In Music', featured on the same album.
Daft Punk - 'Get Lucky'
Released in 2013, 'Get Lucky' was co-written by Nile Rodgers, Pharrell Williams and electronic music duo Daft Punk.
Nile also plays guitar on the track, which became one of the best-selling songs of all time, topping charts all over the world and picking up two Grammy Awards.
Diana Ross - 'I'm Coming Out'
The incredibly talented Diana Ross enlisted CHIC's Nile and Bernard to write, produce and play on her 1980 album 'Diana' after she went to see the band in concert with her daughter.
'I'm Coming Out' became one of the biggest-selling records of Diana Ross' entire career.
Madonna - 'Like A Virgin'
The Queen of Pop chose Nile Rodgers as producer for her second studio album 'Like A Virgin', after her record label wouldn't allow her to have full artistic control.
The album produced two of Madonna's most iconic songs, 'Like A Virgin' and 'Material Girl'.
David Bowie - 'Lets Dance'
Truly a meeting of two music geniuses, David Bowie teamed up with Nile Rodgers for his 1983 album 'Let's Dance'.
The title track was released as the lead single from the album and became one of Bowie's best-selling songs.
Duran Duran - 'Notorious'
You may not be aware that Nile Rodgers had a huge part to play in the career of pop favourites Duran Duran. He produced their 1986 album 'Notorious' and it's title track.
During a 1986 performance, the band's frontman Simon Le Bon introduced Nile Rodgers on stage, saying: "This band went through a difficult time and it might not have made it if it weren't for this gentleman."
When is Nile Rodgers & Chic on tour?
Nile Rodgers & Chic will be on tour in the summer on 2024. The band, along with special guests Sophie Ellis-Bextor and Deco will be performing at five locations across England and Wales, in June and July 2024.
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