Legendary producer and cofounder of chic, nile wrote we are family for sister sledge and im coming out for diana ross, and then produced lets dance for david bowie and like a virgin for madonna. Along with the tracks i want your love and chic cheer, le freak scored number one on the disco charts for seven weeks. A career that spans four decades and scores of hits, yet he has always been content being on the sidelines. This classic disco hit is now playable by any band thanks to doug adams hot new arrangement. Nile rodgers top 10 music books books the guardian. Night of the proms w chic ft nile rodgers, michael mcdonald, kenny loggins, the pointer sisters and more get tix dallas, tx.
Nile rodgers le freak live at eden sessions 20 eden sessions. His heavy discography alone would merit a memoir, but add a dash of family drama, a dose of drug addiction, a birdseye view of the music industry, and the result is a book that will appeal to both music. Le freak by nile rodgers overdrive rakuten overdrive. Le freak, cest chic lyrics known all around the world and definitive of the effervescent disco era and just one prime example of the influential repertoire that the legendary composer, producer and musician nile rodgers born 19 september 1952 from new york, us, who has built an extraordinary legacy. And he details that career in le freak, which is one of the best. Nile rodgers has books on goodreads with 2728 ratings. Oct 01, 2011 nile rodgers influence on modern pop music can barely be defined by his oeuvre of work as musician, producer and songwriter. Legendary producer and cofounder of chic, nile wrote. A member of the hitgenerating band chic and a producer for diana ross and others, nile rodgers recounts his life and career in music. Named one of the top 10 rock memoirs of all time by rolling stone from chic to daft punk, nile rodgers is the creative force behind some of. Nile rodgers had a complicated, rewarding, and a seesawlike music production career. Le freak an upside down story of family, disco, and.
The cofounder of chic, rodgers has written, produced, and performed on records that have cumulatively sold more than 500 million albums and 75 million singles worldwide. Read le freak an upside down story of family, disco and destiny by nile rodgers available from rakuten kobo. As rodgers well knows, the best music is the music is the stuff we feel, the stuff that speaks to us and wont let go. May 18, 2017 nile rodgers was working on music with chris cornell before he passed away the chic legend has paid tribute to his close friend after learning the 52yearold rock star had suddenly died on wednesday 17. The single achieved sales of 7 million and also scored number seven in the uk singles chart. Nile rodgers tickets, 2020 concert tour dates ticketmaster. Chic with nile rodgers le freak from live at montreux. Le freak kindle edition by edwards, bernard, chic, nile rodgers. Le freak chic guitar lesson nile rodgers style funk. It was fairly disappointing for the headliner of the benefit performance to play two songs and then leave the stage. Essay by cary odell le freak 45 sleeve original 45 label nile rodgers. An upside down story of family, disco, and destiny by. As rodgers well knows, the best music is the music is. An upside down story of family, disco and destiny, is out in paperback, sphere.
This is truly one of the best books ever written about art, music, life, and the way we. Le freak is the personal, moving story of a creative genius. Le freak is as much about the greatness of life as it is about nile rodgerss extraordinary musical journey. An upside down story of family, disco and destiny by rodgers, nile isbn. Le freak is an astonishing, exuberant and inspiring story of a creative genius. An upside down story of family, disco, and destiny to page 1 and start reading. Heres the famous riff to the famous funk song le freak played by nile rodgers, another groovy guitar slinger. The secrets behind nile rodgers tone on chics le freak. Nile rodgers todays pop musicgenrecrossing, genderbending, racially mixed, visually stylish, and dominated by dance music with global appealis the world that nile rodgers created. Think you will like it too and there is a lot to learn on the way all about string muting, avoiding strings, clicking them, and all that. Sep 27, 2016 nile rodgers, musician, producer and man about town, makes his first computer.
Daarna produceerde hij hit na hit met onder meer madonna. Our night of the proms group shot yes, thats alison moyet 2nd from my right. Over four decades, rodgers has produced some of the most recognizable songs in pop music, and countless artists have sampled his work. Words and music by bernard edwards and nile rodgers arr.
Nile rodgers, a famed guitarist and hitmaker, is throwing a disco party at the forest hills stadium several legends of the disco era, including earth, wind. You have to bear in mind that questlove is one of the smartest motherfs on the planet. Everybody dance puts the rise and fall of bernard edwards and nile rodgers, the emblematic disco duo behind eradefining records le freak, good times, and lost in music, at the heart of a changing landscape, taking in sociopolitical and cultural events such as the civil rights struggle, the black panthers, and the u. But before he reinvented pop music nile rodgers invented himself.
Record of the year get lucky by daft punk ft pharrell and nile rodgers. This is truly one of the best books ever written about art, music, life, and the way we grow. Nile rodgers is in london to work with up to 100 young people to remix and rerelease his 1978 megasmash le freak. As rodgers well knows, the best music is the stuff we feel, the stuff that speaks to us and wont let go. He soon found him in local boy bernard edwards, whose precision with the bass was as close to nile s precision with the guitar as either of them could hope for. Le freak is a song by chic from the album cest chic. His musical knowledge, for all practical purposes, is limitless. Le freak showcases a major portion of the career of nile rodgers. Nile rodgers nile rodgers was making music with chris. An upside down story of family, disco, and destiny by nile rodgers 1,166 ratings, 4. Me thanking the orchestra after playing a great set at notp. Legendary producer and cofounder of chic, nile rodgers wrote we are family for sister sledge and im coming out for diana ross before producing lets dance for david bowie and like a virgin for madonna.
Nile rodgers promises to turn forest hills stadium into disco. Cover versions of le freak by chic secondhandsongs. Oct 26, 2017 nile rodgers and chic, dublin 02, 2017. They dominated the disco era with huge hit singles and albums on both sides of the atlantic. Rodgers gave those dreams a beatand helped invent pop as we know it today. Everyday low prices and free delivery on eligible orders. He is a rock and roll hall of fame inductee, a threetime grammy awardwinner, and the.
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. Words and music by nile rodgers and bernard edwards. The secret behind rodgers ultraclean sound is that he either records his guitar direct into the studios mixing console or he employs a combination of direct guitar and a miked amp, as he did on le freak. Le freak is as much about the greatness of life as it is about nile rodgers s extraordinary musical journey. But for fans of feelgood music, friends of the groove and those with the urge to merge with a dance enhancing beat, theres no better news than the return of one of the planets most perfect practitioners of pure fun, nile rodgers. Inevitably, there seems to be a collective groan whenever that word is spoken. Ah, freak out le freak, cest chic freak out ah, freak out le freak, cest chic freak out have you heard about the new dance craze listen to us, im sure youll be. Chic featuring nile rodgers booking disco music artists. But before he reinvented pop music, nile rodgers invented himself. Chic was formed in the late seventies by nile rodgers and the late bernard edwards. It is, without question the only musical genre to illicit such a response. Le freak ebook by nile rodgers 9780748123506 rakuten kobo. Maestro robert groslot, le div4s, seal and the orchestra ripping up notp. An upside down story of family, disco and destiny, by.
See all 3 formats and editions hide other formats and. Rob sheffield, rolling stone this book is an absolute knockout. George harrison on john lennon and the beatles the dick cavett show duration. Recorded at new yorks power station studios with engineer extraordinaire bob clearmountain behind the studios neve 8068 console. As cofounder of chic, he soundtracked the glamorous, decadent days of disco with hits including. But what launched and ultimately made rodgers career was his work with his band chic, most notably on the disco classic le freak. An upside down story of family, disco, and destiny written by nile rodgers. In the 1970s and 1980s, nile rodgers wrote and produced the songs that defined the era and everything that came after. I love playing this tune, its such a fun one to lock in with and find a groove. Chic originally released le freak written by bernard edwards and nile rodgers and chic released it on the album cest chic in 1978.
Le freak kindle edition by edwards, bernard, chic, nile. Use features like bookmarks, note taking and highlighting while reading le freak. Download it once and read it on your kindle device, pc, phones or tablets. A lot has happened since original members nile rodgers and bernard edwards initially joined forces as chic sheek. An upside down story of family, disco, and destiny.
The cofounder of chic, rodgers has written, produced, and. The chic legend has teamed up with rudimental and the go think big initiative to recruit and produce the track with the winners. Once the decision was made, nile searched for a partner in crime. Chic le freak v2 music industry american styles of music scribd.