Nile Rodgers

Nile Rodgers

Født		Nile Gregory Rodgers Jr. 19. sep. 1952^[1] (71 år) New York
Beskjeftigelse		Gitarist, komponist, låtskriver, plateprodusent, filmmusikkomponist, sanger
Barn		Nathan Rodgers
Nasjonalitet		USA
Medlem av		Black Panthers Chic
Utmerkelser		Icon Award (2014) Rock and Roll Hall of Fame (2017)^[2] Polar Music Prize (2024)^[3]
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Nile Gregory Rodgers, født 19. september 1952 i New York, er en amerikansk musiker, komponist, gitarist og produsent.

Rodgers var, sammen med basisten Bernard Edwards, grunnleggeren av R'n'b/discogruppen Chic. Da Chic ble oppløst i 1983, startet Rodgers en solokarriere og karriere som produsent for blant andre Sister Sledge, Diana Ross, David Bowie og Madonna. Han var også medkomponist på Daft Punks singelhit "Get Lucky".^[4] I tillegg har han skrevet filmmusikk og musikk til videospill.

Diskografi

Adventures in the Land of the Good Groove (1983)
B-Movie Matinee (1985)
Outloud (1987)
Chic Freak and More Treats (1996)

Produsent

Norma Jean, Norma Jean Wright (1978)
We Are Family, Sister Sledge (1979)
King of the World, Sheila B. Devotion (1980)
Love Somebody Today, Sister Sledge (1980)
diana, Diana Ross (1980)
I Love My Lady, Johnny Mathis (1981) UNRELEASED
Koo Koo, Debbie Harry (1981)
unknown title, Fonzi Thornton (1982) UNRELEASED
Let's Dance, David Bowie (1983)
Situation X, Michael Gregory (1983)
"Invitation To Dance", Kim Carnes (1983)
Trash It Up, Southside Johnny & The Asbury Jukes (1983)
Original Sin, INXS (1984)
Like a Virgin, Madonna (1984)
"The Reflex", "The Wild Boys", Duran Duran (1984)
"Out Out'", Peter Gabriel (1984)
Flash, Jeff Beck (1985)
She's the Boss, Mick Jagger (1985)
Here's to Future Days, Thompson Twins, (1985)
Do You, Sheena Easton (1985)
When The Boys Meet The Girls, Sister Sledge (1985)
Home of the Brave, Laurie Anderson (1986)
Notorious, Duran Duran (1986)
Inside Story, Grace Jones (1986)
Inside Out, Philip Bailey (1986)
L Is For Lover, Al Jarreau (1986)
"Help Me", Bryan Ferry (1986)
"Moonlighting Theme", Al Jarreau (1987)
"Route 66" [Nile Rodgers Mix], Depeche Mode (1987)
Cosmic Thing, The B-52's (1989)

Slam, Dan Reed Network (1989)
Decade: Greatest Hits, Duran Duran (1989)
So Happy, Eddie Murphy (1989)
Workin' Overtime, Diana Ross (1989)
Family Style, Vaughan Brothers (1990)
Move To This, Cathy Dennis (1990)
1990, Olé Olé (1990)
The Heat, Dan Reed Network (1991)
Fireball Zone, Ric Ocasek (1991)
"Real Cool World", David Bowie (1992)
Good Stuff, The B-52's (1992)
Black Tie White Noise, David Bowie (1993)
Your Filthy Little Mouth, David Lee Roth (1994)
Azabache, Marta Sánchez (1997)
Us, Taja Sevelle (1997)
Samantha Cole, Samantha Cole (1997)
On And On, All-4-One (1998)
Everything is Cool, SMAP (Japan) (1998)
Su Theme Song,SMAP (Japan) (1998)
Great Long While, Strangefolk (2000)
Just Me, Tina Arena (2001)
Dellali, Cheb Mami (2001)
"We Are Family", Nile Rodgers All Stars (We Are Family Foundation) (2001)
Only A Woman Like You, Michael Bolton (2002)
Shady Satin Drug, Soul Decision (2004)
Astronaut, Duran Duran (2004)
Evolution, MorissonPoe (2007)

Soundtracks

Soup For One (1982)
Alphabet City (1984)
Coming to America (1988)
Earth Girls Are Easy (1989)
White Hot (1989)
Beverly Hills Cop III (1994)
Blue Chips (1994)
Public Enemy (1999)
Rise of Nations (2003) Game
Halo 2 Soundtrack (2004) Game
Perfect Dark Zero (2005) Game
Halo 3 Soundtrack (2007) Game

Referanser

^ Discogs, Discogs artist-ID 49758, besøkt 9. oktober 2017^{[Hentet fra Wikidata]}
^ Rock and Roll Hall of Fame-ID nile-rodgers^{[Hentet fra Wikidata]}
^ www.polarmusicprize.org, besøkt 12. mars 2024, «The 2024 Polar Music Prize is awarded to Nile Rodgers from the USA.»^{[Hentet fra Wikidata]}
^ «Albumet Random Access Memories hjemmeside». Besøkt 7. april 2014.