Nile rodgers on music, madonna and glastonbury bbc news. As a producer, he then went on to help create some of the biggest hits of the 80s. Rodgers began his career as a session guitarist in new york, playing with the sesame street band in his teens, and then working in the house. Nile rodgers and chic open the door for cher at quicken loans arena. Waring abbottgetty images i t has been a very serious struggle, says nile. As the daft punk collaboration showcases his immense talents once more, we take a look at how to get nile rodgers style guitar tone. The chic frontman and daft punk collaborator has been suffering from prostate cancer since being diagnosed with the disease in 2010.
It would be fair to say that nile rodgers is a lesser known guitar legend in most guitar playing circles at least. He amplifies his legacy as a grammywinning composer, producer, arranger, and guitarist by constantly traversing new musical terrain and success. With chic, he was one of discos most successful artists. Stream adfree or purchase cds and mp3s now on amazon. Unfortunately, nile and his partnerincrime were being celebrated more for the music they created for other artists. Since glastonbury, chic have been wowing audiences at festivals across the. Neil rogers and chic at the glastonbury festival 20. All genres balearicdowntempo bass breakbeat disconudisco dj tools drum and bass dubstep deep dubstep dirty dubsteptrapgrime edm electro euro dancepop dance footworkjuke.
Nile rodgers perform good times exclusively to the jonathan ross show youtube channel. Licensed to youtube by the orchard music, wmg, kontor new media music on behalf of atlantic 0191. Nile rodgers setlist of the concert at worthy farm, pilton, england on june 25, 2017 and other chic feat. Noel gallagher noted my favorite act at this years glastonbury, when i went, was not the. Among music legends, nile rodgers is truly exceptional. In the summer of 20, nile rodgers headed to ibiza and recorded a slice of discohouse cheeriness, which was subsequently auctioned off for charity. The glastonbury festival of contemporary performing arts, commonly. Influential guitarist, songwriter and producer, born 19 september 1952 in new york city. How to get nile rodgers style guitar tone disco funk. Cr2 won the bidding war, and here present it with a cavalcade of remixes. Nile rodgers has revealed that he was brought to tears by the. No surprise daft punk set for glastonbury, says nile rodgers. Nile rodgers has confirmed that he and chic will be performing at glastonbury 2017 the glasto veteran and disco icon took to twitter to answer questions from fans, when one asked if hed be playing glastonbury this summer. The full scope of nile rodgers career is still hard to fathom, and its not just ongoing, its in overdrive, remarked rolling stone, who named rodgers one of the 50 most important people in edm 2014.
The harry fox agency once figured out that something like two billion dollars worth of music has flowed through this one guitar, says nile rodgers. Chic featuring nile rodgers played an all hits set with six of the eleven songs being tracks that rodgers produced for. Highlights of chics headline set on the west holts stage at glastonbury 20. Revitalized in the late 2010s as the main attraction at festivals as diverse as essence and glastonbury, chic returned to the studio for its about time 2018. Glastonbury setlists for nile rodgers, barry gibb and. Niles signature is scrawled across an amazing array of music from madonna to diana. Nile rodgers talks to bbc breakfasts simon mccoy and sian lloyd about his music career, producing hit songs for diana ross and madonna, playing glastonbury and beating cancer. With only one day left of glastonbury 20, it would appear that the muchrumoured daft punk surprise show isnt going to happen at least, not with nile rodgers at any rate. Nile rodgers setlists view them, share them, discuss them with other chic feat. Nile rodgers confirms himself for glastonbury 2017 nme.
The career of nile rodgers is one of the most enduring and prolific in music. I found bmovie matinee on and swooped in on the opportunity to buy it. The mync club edit is the closest to rodgerss original think swirling strings, happygolucky vocals, and the chic mans distinctive guitar while rob da bank. Find nile rodgers discography, albums and singles on allmusic. Subscribe to the jonathan ross show youtube channel for weekly videos and the best bits from the. Im all clear again fantastic news nile rodgers has confirmed that he is cancerfree. A leading light of the disco scene in the late 1970s, he recorded as part of chic and with bandmate bernard edwards produced many of the most popular and memorable disco hits of the 1970s and 1980s. Nile rodgers, in his collaborations with daft punk, wins 3 grammys at the 56th.
Glastonbury setlists for nile rodgers, barry gibb and dropkick murphys. Indeed, theres no shortage of superlatives or accolades to. Discover top playlists and videos from your favorite artists on shazam. Over one million legal mp3 tracks available at juno download. Nile rodgers live performance at the 20 glastonbury festival. Nile rodgers samples, covers and remixes whosampled. In october 20, rhino released nile rodgers presents the chic organization up all night the greatest hits disco edition, which included a medley taken from chic ft. Stream tracks and playlists from nile rodgers on your desktop or mobile device. From the bbc web stream audio optimised from a mp4 source. Hes talking about the hitmaker, the 5960era hardtail fender stratocaster you hear him playing on hit albums he produced for madonna, david bowie, diana ross, sister sledge, mick jagger, jeff beck, duran duran, and myriad. Nile rodgers i want your love lyrics genius lyrics. Nile rodgers samples, covers and remixes on whosampled. Headliners radiohead, foo fighters, and ed sheeran have also been confirmed for worthy farm. Download nile rodgers songs, singles and albums on mp3.
Nile rodgers and chic to headline brighton pride spirit fm. Nile rodgers productions free listening on soundcloud. Nile rodgers everybody dance glastonbury 20 hd 720p. Ticket info club pass info download festival map download club pass headliner. Rodgers continued to lead chic 40 years after the bands debut, even after he and partner bernard edwards became songwriters hall of fame members. Nile rodgers confirms himself for glastonbury 2017. Discover all nile rodgerss music connections, watch videos, listen to music, discuss and download. Indeed, theres no shortage of superlatives or accolades to convey the impact nile rodgers has made in popular music. There is nothing you can say about nile rodgers that hasnt already been heard by billions of people, in millions of cities, via thousands of radio airwaves, in hundreds of countries. Backstage with nile rodgers jump to media player lady gaga gave me those shoes the legendary producer and musician talks us through his wardrobe for his glastonbury performance. Nile rodgers has confirmed that he and chic will be performing at glastonbury 2017 the glasto veteran and disco icon took to twitter to answer questions from fans, when one asked if hed be.
First, he was the cofounder of the iconic disco band chic, the man who cowrote and played. Stream tracks and playlists from nile rodgers productions on your desktop or mobile device. Austin chic cofounder and hit producer nile rodgers had some advice for aspiring musicians that served just as well for music lovers preparing for. 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. From 31 march 2020, youtube services in the uk will be provided. The chic star tells the glastonbury crowd that the spirit that appeared around the grenfell tower tragedy brought a tear to his eye. Nile rodgers and bernard edwards of chic at new yorks palladium in 1979. The cofounder of chic, rodgers has written, produced, and performed on albums that have cumulatively sold more than 500 million units and 75 million singles worldwide.
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