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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Filmography
all 65
Movies 54
self 46
TV Shows 11
Producer 1
Johnson and Knopfler’s Music Legends (2024)
Little Richard: King and Queen of Rock 'n' Roll (2023)
Little Richard: I Am Everything (2023)
Jimmie & Stevie Ray Vaughan: Brothers in Blues (2023)
If These Walls Could Sing (2023)
Sheila, toutes ces vies-là (2022)
Taylor Hawkins Tribute Concert (2022)
George Michael: Freedom Uncut (2022)
Never Mind the Buzzcocks (2021)
Jimmy Carter: Rock & Roll President (2020)
Sesame Street: 50th Anniversary Celebration! (2019)
Jean Paul Gaultier : Freak & Chic (2018)
Chuck Berry: The Original King of Rock 'n' Roll (2018)
The Big Narstie Show (2018)
Duran Duran: There's Something You Should Know (2018)
Studio 54 (2018)
Avicii: True Stories (2017)
George Michael: Freedom (2017)
Duran Duran: Paper Gods Japan Tour (2017)
Nile Rodgers and Chic: Live at Glastonbury 2017 (2017)
I Was There When House Took Over the World (2017)
Soundtracks: Songs That Defined History (2017)
Michael McIntyre's Big Show (2016)
Molly: The Real Thing (2016)
Daft Punk Unchained (2015)
Chic featuring Nile Rodgers au Festival Jazz à Vienne 2013 (2015)
Nile Rodgers: Secrets of a Hitmaker (2015)
Breaking a Monster (2015)
Cerrone (2015)
CANAL+'s 30th anniversary (2014)
Chic feat. Nile Rogers - Electric Picnic (2014)
What Difference Does It Make? (2014)
Finding the Funk (2014)
David Bowie: Five Years (2013)
Bryan Ferry : Nuits de Fourviere (Live in Lyon) (2013)
Nile Rodgers: The Hitmaker (2013)
Ultrasuede: In Search of Halston (2011)
Chic: Live at the Budokan (2009)
Watch What Happens Live with Andy Cohen (2009)
Square Roots: The Story of SpongeBob SquarePants (2009)
Sex: The Revolution (2008)
Chic: Le Freak - Live (2006)
Roll Bounce (2005)
Disco: Spinning The Story (2005)
Live Aid (2004)
Carlos Santana Plays Blues At Montreux 2004 (2004)
The Making and Meaning of 'We Are Family' (2002)
A Diva's Christmas Carol (2000)
Wild Boys: The Story of Duran Duran (2000)
Public Enemy: Reflections of The Black Panthers (1999)
Beverly Hills Cop III (1994)
Blue Chips (1994)
Curves Contours & Body Horns (1993)
David Bowie: Black Tie White Noise (1993)
White Hot (1989)
Earth Girls Are Easy (1988)
Coming to America (1988)
Live Aid (1985)
Alphabet City (1984)
Soup for One (1982)
Dick Clark's New Year's Rockin' Eve with Ryan Seacrest (1972)
Goldene Kamera Verleihung (1966)
Opus
Camden
Once in a Lifetime Sessions with Nile Rodgers
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GenderMale
Birthday1952-09-19 (71 years old)
Birth NameNile Gregory Rodgers Jr.
Birth PlaceNew York City, United States of America
ChildrenNathan Rodgers
CitizenshipsUnited States of America
AwardsIcon Award, Rock and Roll Hall of Fame
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