Nile Rogers has sold more than 500 million albums!
Nile Rodgers and Bernard Edwards met in New York in 1970. After playing in a few bands together, they teamed up with Labelle’s drummer Tony Thompson and keyboard player Raymond Jones to start performing covers.
The group soon recruited Norma Jean Wright for lead vocals and enlisted Bob Clearmountain to engineer what would become some of the best-known tunes of the Disco era—not just for their band, Chic, but let’s start with them!
The first three albums Chic released between 1977 and 1979 were huge successes, thanks to the now-legendary singles I Want Your Love, Dance, Dance, Dance, Le Freak, Everybody Dance, and Good Times.
Also worth mentioning is the side project Chic had with the vocal group Sister Sledge during this period. They achieved even bigger hits, especially with the We Are Family album, released in 1979. This might just be the best Disco album ever made.
This success must have spurred Nile Rodgers on, as he extended his collaborations beyond Sister Sledge to include Madonna, Duran Duran, David Bowie, Jeff Beck, Mick Jagger, Stevie Ray Vaughan, The B-52s, Thompson Twins, Grace Jones, INXS, David Lee Roth, Diana Ross, Paul Young, Avicii, and Daft Punk (Get Lucky).
One of my favourite things to do is read autobiographies by artists, and without a doubt, the craziest one I’ve ever read was Nile Rodgers’ Le Freak: An Upside Down Story of Family, Disco, and Destiny.
In it, he shares the story of how his best friend Bernard Edwards died on stage for a few seconds. After the gig, Nile said, “I like how you dropped out for that section, we should do that again tomorrow!” The next morning, Bernard was found dead in his hotel room.
Nile often said that Bernard was the true genius of Chic. He may have a point, but the fact remains that Nile, both with and without Bernard, has sold over 500 million albums.
Chic Tunes | Related Pages
Everybody Dance | Chords + TAB
You can learn how to play Everybody Dance by Chic using chords, lyrics, a chord chart, and the original recording.
| Cm7 Bb11 | C11 |
Everybody dance, do-do-do…
Check out the full TAB lesson here: Everybody Dance (Chic) Guitar Lesson with TAB.
Get Lucky | Chords + TAB
Learn to play Get Lucky by Daft Punk using chords, lyrics, chord analysis, a chord chart, and the original recording.
| Bm | D | F#m | E |
Like the legend of the Phoenix, huh. All ends with beginnings…
Check out the full TAB lesson here: Get Lucky (Daft Punk) Guitar Lesson with TAB.
Good Times | Chords + TAB
You can learn how to play Good Times by Chic using chords, lyrics, chord analysis, a chord chart, and the original recording.
| Em7 | E7sus4 | Asus4 | A6 |
Good times, these are the good times…
Check out the full TAB lesson here: Good Times (Chic) Guitar Lesson with TAB.
He’s The Greatest Dancer | Chords + TAB
You can learn how to play He’s The Greatest Dancer by Sister Sledge using chords, lyrics, chord analysis, a chord chart, and the original recording.
| Cm7 Dm7 | F#dim7 Gm7 |
Oh, what, wow, he’s the greatest dancer…
Check out the full TAB lesson here: He’s The Greatest Dancer (Sister Sledge) Guitar Lesson with TAB.
I’m Coming Out | Chords + TAB
You can learn how to play I’m Coming Out by Diana Ross using chords, lyrics, chord analysis, a chord chart, and the original recording.
| Dm7 Am7 | Gm7 | F/A Bb Bb6 | F/A Bb Bb6 Am7 |
I’m coming out, I want the world to know, got to let it show…
Check out the full TAB lesson here: I’m Coming Out (Diana Ross) Guitar Lesson with TAB.
Le Freak | Chords + TAB
You can learn how to play Le Freak by Chic using chords, lyrics, chord analysis, a chord chart, and the original recording.
| Am7 | D9 |
Have you heard about the new dance craze…
Check out the full TAB lesson here: Le Freak (Chic) Guitar Lesson with TAB.
Let’s Dance | Chords + TAB
You can learn how to play Let’s Dance by David Bowie using chords, lyrics, chord analysis, a chord chart, and the original recording.
| Bb7sus4 | N.C | Bbm6 | N.C |
Let’s dance. Put on your red shoes and dance the blues…
Check out the full TAB lesson here: Let’s Dance (David Bowie) Guitar Lesson with TAB.
Lost in Music | Chords + Lyrics
You can learn how to play Lost in Music by Sister Sledge using chords, lyrics, chord analysis, a chord chart, and the original recording.
| C Dm7 | Dm7 | C G | G |
We’re lost in music, caught in a trap…
Thinking of You | Chords + TAB
You can learn how to play Thinking of You by Sister Sledge using chords, lyrics, chord analysis, a chord chart, and the original recording.
| Gm7 Dm7 | Eb Bbmaj7 |
Everybody let me tell you ’bout my love…
Check out the full TAB lesson here: Thinking of You (Sister Sledge) Guitar Lesson with TAB.
Upside Down | Chords + Lyrics
You can learn how to play Upside Down by Diana Ross using chords, lyrics, chord analysis, a chord chart, and the original recording.
| Bb B C | F Gm | Bb B C | F Gm |
Upside down, boy you turn me. Inside out and round and round…
We Are Family | Chords + TAB
You can learn how to play We Are Family by Sister Sledge using chords, lyrics, chord analysis, a chord chart, and the original recording.
Check out the full TAB lesson here: We Are Family (Sister Sledge) Guitar Lesson with TAB,
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