Editing Bernard Edwards (section)

==Influence==
His bass line from the Chic hit "Good Times" has become one of the most copied pieces of music in history, and had a huge influence on musicians of many [[music genre|genres]] when released and was the inspiration for "[[Another One Bites the Dust]]" by [[Queen (band)|Queen]].<ref>{{cite news|title=Obituary: Bernard Edwards |first=Pierre |last=Perrone |url=https://www.independent.co.uk/news/people/obituary-bernard-edwards-1306966.html |newspaper=[[The Independent]] |date=April 27, 1996}}</ref>

"Good Times" was credited on [[Sugarhill Gang]]'s "[[Rapper's Delight]]" in 1979 (the vinyl label reads "based on the music from the song 'Good Times' N. Rogers / B. Edwards") – the first [[hip hop music|rap]] song to become a mainstream hit. The following decades saw it sampled by artists of diverse genres, from rap to [[Punk rock|punk]] and [[techno]] to [[Pop music|pop]]. [[Duran Duran]] bassist [[John Taylor (bass guitarist)|John Taylor]] often played the song in homage during his solo performances and cited Edwards as his primary influence.

Edwards was nominated for four [[Grammy Awards]] for his work with Chic, Sister Sledge, Diana Ross, and Robert Palmer.<ref>{{cite web|url=https://www.grammy.com/grammys/artists/bernard-edwards|title=Bernard Edwards|date=May 22, 2018|website=Grammy.com|access-date=February 18, 2020}}</ref>

On September 19, 2005, Edwards was honored posthumously for his outstanding achievement as a producer, when he was inducted into the [[Dance Music Hall of Fame]] at a ceremony held in New York.<ref name="billboard">{{cite web|last1=Mason|first1=Kerri|title=Dance Music Hall Of Fame 2005 Inductees|url=http://www.billboard.com/biz/articles/news/1408624/exclusive-dance-music-hall-of-fame-2005-inductees|publisher=Billboard.com|access-date=February 18, 2020|archive-date=January 1, 2016|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20160101214454/http://www.billboard.com/biz/articles/news/1408624/exclusive-dance-music-hall-of-fame-2005-inductees|url-status=dead}}</ref>