Editing Nile Rodgers (section)

{{Short description|American musician (born 1952)}}
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{{Infobox musical artist
| name             = Nile Rodgers
| image            = Nile Rodgers by Gage Skidmore 2.jpg
| caption          = Rodgers in 2023
| birth_name       = Nile Gregory Rodgers Jr.
| birth_date       = {{Birth date and age|1952|9|19}}
| birth_place      = New York City, U.S.
| genre            = {{hlist|[[Disco]]|[[Soul music|soul]]|[[Rhythm and blues|R&B]]|[[Rock music|rock]]|[[funk]]|[[pop music|pop]]|[[dance music|dance]]|[[electronic dance music|electronic dance]]}}
| instruments      = {{hlist|Guitar|vocals}}
| occupations      = {{hlist|Musician|songwriter|record producer|philanthropist}}
| years_active     = 1972–present<ref>{{cite web|author=Andy Kellman|url=https://www.billboard.com/music/debarge|title=Nile Rodgers|publisher=[[AllMusic]]|access-date=January 16, 2020}}</ref>
| label            = {{hlist|[[Warner Music Group|Warner]]|[[Sumthing Distribution|Sumthing]]|[[Atlantic Records|Atlantic]]|[[Virgin Records|Virgin]]}}
| current_member_of = [[Chic (band)|Chic]]
| website          = {{URL|nilerodgers.com}}
}}

'''Nile Gregory Rodgers Jr.''' (born September 19, 1952)<ref>{{cite book |last1=Clerc |first1=Benoit |title=David Bowie: All the Songs |date=2022 |publisher=[[Running Press]] |isbn=9780762474721 |url=https://books.google.com/books?id=RwsiEAAAQBAJ&pg=PT415}}</ref> is an American musician, songwriter, guitarist and record producer. The co-founder of [[Chic (band)|Chic]],  he has written, produced, and performed on records that have sold more than 750 million albums and 100 million singles worldwide.

Formed as the Big Apple Band in 1972 with bassist [[Bernard Edwards]],<ref name="Variety 2018">{{Cite news |url=https://variety.com/2018/music/news/nile-rodgers-interview-warner-music-universal-chic-album-1202959480/ |title=Nile Rodgers on Leaving Warner Music for Universal After 40 Years, New Chic Album 'It's About Time' |last=Amorosi |first=A. D. |date=September 27, 2018 |work=Variety |access-date=October 4, 2018|language=en-US}}</ref><ref name="Huey">{{cite web |author=Steve Huey |url=https://www.allmusic.com/artist/chic-mn0000092942 |title=Chic |publisher=[[AllMusic]] |date=January 16, 2020}}</ref> Chic released their [[Chic (album)|self-titled debut album]] in 1977; it featured the hit singles "[[Dance, Dance, Dance (Yowsah, Yowsah, Yowsah)]]" and "[[Everybody Dance (Chic song)|Everybody Dance]]". The 1978 album ''[[C'est Chic]]'' included "[[I Want Your Love (Chic song)|I Want Your Love]]" and "[[Le Freak]]", with the latter selling more than seven million singles worldwide. The song "[[Good Times (Chic song)|Good Times]]" from the 1979 album ''[[Risqué (album)|Risqué]]'' was a number one single on the pop and soul charts, and became one of the most-sampled songs of all time, predominantly in hip-hop, starting with [[the Sugarhill Gang]]'s "[[Rapper's Delight]]".<ref>{{Cite news |url=https://www.vice.com/en/article/chic-nile-rodgers-best-songs-albums-coachella-2018/ |title=The Guide to Getting into Chic |date=April 17, 2018 |work=Noisey |access-date=October 4, 2018|language=en-au}}</ref><ref>{{Cite news |url=https://www.latimes.com/archives/la-xpm-1992-04-05-ca-572-story.html |title=POP MUSIC: They're Still Family: After an 8-year layoff, Nile Rodgers and Bernard Edwards relaunch their group Chic but worry that their soulful sound may be dated |last=SNOWDEN |first=DON |date=April 5, 1992 |work=Los Angeles Times|access-date=October 4, 2018|language=en-US|issn=0458-3035}}</ref>

With Edwards, Rodgers wrote and produced music for other artists, including the songs "[[He's the Greatest Dancer]]" and "[[We Are Family (song)|We Are Family]]" (for [[Sister Sledge]]) and "[[I'm Coming Out]]" and "[[Upside Down (Diana Ross song)|Upside Down]]" (for [[Diana Ross]]).<ref>{{Cite news |url=https://www.usatoday.com/story/life/music/2015/02/04/nile-rodgers-grammy-producers-engineers-wing/22842749/ |title=5 takeaways from Nile Rodgers' Grammy tribute |work=USA TODAY |access-date=October 4, 2018 |language=en}}</ref> After Chic's breakup in 1983, Rodgers produced albums and singles for other artists, including [[David Bowie]]'s ''[[Let's Dance (David Bowie album)|Let's Dance]]''; "[[Original Sin (INXS song)|Original Sin]]" by [[INXS]]; [[Duran Duran]]'s "[[The Reflex]]" and "[[Notorious (Duran Duran song)|Notorious]]"; and [[Madonna]]'s ''[[Like a Virgin (album)|Like a Virgin]]''.<ref name="Allmusic Bio">{{Cite web |url=https://www.allmusic.com/artist/nile-rodgers-mn0000411830/biography |title=Nile Rodgers {{!}} Biography & History |publisher=[[AllMusic]] |access-date=October 4, 2018}}</ref> He also worked with artists including [[Kylie Minogue]], [[Nervo (DJs)|Nervo]], [[Jake Shears]], [[the B-52s]], [[Keith Urban]], [[Jeff Beck]], [[Daft Punk]], [[Mick Jagger]], [[Coldplay]], [[Grace Jones]], [[the Vaughan Brothers]], [[Bryan Ferry]], [[Christina Aguilera]], [[Lady Gaga]], and [[Beyoncé]]. He won three Grammy Awards in 2014 for his work on [[Daft Punk]]'s ''[[Random Access Memories]]'',<ref name="Allmusic bio">{{Cite web |url=https://www.allmusic.com/artist/nile-rodgers-mn0000411830/biography |title=Nile Rodgers {{!}} Biography & History |publisher=[[AllMusic]] |access-date=October 8, 2018}}</ref><ref>{{Cite news |url=https://www.theverge.com/2014/1/27/5349236/daft-punk-wins-album-of-the-year-at-the-grammys |title=Daft Punk wins Album of the Year at the Grammys |work=The Verge  |access-date=October 4, 2018}}</ref> and two in 2023 for his work with [[Beyoncé]] on her album ''[[Renaissance (Beyoncé album)|Renaissance]]''. In 2018, Rodgers co-founded [[Hipgnosis Songs Fund]], a publicly traded music [[intellectual property]] investment company.

Rodgers is a [[Songwriters Hall of Fame]] inductee and was inducted into the [[Rock and Roll Hall of Fame]] via the Musical Excellence category in 2017. He has received six [[Grammy Awards]], including the [[Grammy Lifetime Achievement Award|Grammy Lifetime Achievement/Special Merit Award]].  Known for his [[Chop chord|chucking]] guitar style, in 2014 ''[[Rolling Stone]]'' wrote that "the full scope of Nile Rodgers' career is still hard to fathom".<ref name="vulture">{{Cite news |url=https://www.vulture.com/2015/07/nile-rodgers-chic-its-about-time.html|title=The Deep Hidden Meaning of Nile Rodgers |date=July 27, 2015 |work=Vulture |access-date=September 28, 2018 |language=en}}</ref><ref>{{Cite web |last=Odman |first=Sydney |date=2023-02-06 |title=Grammys Honor Bobby McFerrin, Nirvana, The Supremes, Nile Rodgers and More With Lifetime Achievement Awards |url=https://www.hollywoodreporter.com/news/music-news/nirvana-the-supremes-grammys-lifetime-achievement-awards-1235317725/ |access-date=2023-02-08 |website=The Hollywood Reporter |language=en-US}}</ref> In 2023, ''Rolling Stone'' placed Rodgers 7th on a list of the 250 greatest guitarists of all time, writing: "There's 'influential,' then there's 'massively influential', then there's Nile Rodgers... a true innovator who never slows down, still making history with his guitar."<ref>{{Cite magazine |last=Sheffield |first=Rob|date=2023-10-13 |title=The 250 Greatest Guitarists of All Time |url=https://www.rollingstone.com/music/music-lists/best-guitarists-1234814010/ |access-date=2023-10-14 |magazine=Rolling Stone |language=en-US}}</ref>