An upside down story of family, disco and destiny digital original by rodgers, nile isbn. The cofounder of chic, rodgers has written, produced, and. Nile rodgers funky tone discussion in guitars in general started by chriskk, mar 24, 20. The guitar is a white 1960s model sometimes incorrectly identified as a 1959 model with a hardtail bridge, which has been retrofitted with a 1959 maple neck. Waring abbottgetty images i t has been a very serious struggle, says nile. Its a very special recreation of the hitmakerthe wellworn 1960 stratocaster played by chic cofounder and revered session ace rodgers on countless charttopping songs. In 2016, while a new chic album was in the works, rodgers and edwards were inducted into the songwriters hall of fame, and chic headlined the pyramid stage of the 2017. Dec 02, 20 nile rodgers performs with chic and his hitmaker stratocaster guitar at glastonbury this year.
Jan 24, 2014 the fender custom shop nile rodgers hitmaker stratocaster features a light alder body and onepiece straightgrain maple neck, with a 9. Nile rodgers hitmaker stratocaster the fender custom shop is proud to introduce the limited edition nile rodgers hitmaker stratocaster guitar. This site uses cookies for analytics, personalized content and ads. Stream tracks and playlists from nile rodgers on your desktop or mobile device. It sounds amazing and im really proud we all took the time to get it right. Influential guitarist, songwriter and producer, born 19 september 1952 in new york city. 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. Nile delivers another great guitar solo on this tune. What are the secrets of this genius of the music world, who has succeeded in transcending successive eras, reinventing himself every time. Rodgers nicknamed this nile rodgers the hitmaker is a 1960 stratocaster with a 1959 neck. The box, package, manual and display are written in japanese. Nile rodgers and bernard edwards of chic at new yorks palladium in 1979.
Nile rodgers tour dates 2020 2021 nile rodgers is currently touring across 3 countries and has 30 upcoming concerts. Nile rodgers celebrity biography, zodiac sign and famous. It would be fair to say that nile rodgers is a lesser known guitar legend in most guitar playing circles at least. Nile rodgers performs with chic and his hitmaker stratocaster guitar at glastonbury this year. He got the hitmaker nile rodgers guitars for a tradein long ago at a small shop in miami beach, it has a maple fretboard and bears a wellworn white finish. Among music legends, nile rodgers is truly exceptional. Everyday low prices and free delivery on eligible orders. May 08, 2014 nile rodgers is known as one of the most decorated musicians in the history of music, with his name appearing in the credits of countless smash hits. Nile rodgers is known as one of the most decorated musicians in the history of music, with his name appearing in the credits of countless smash hits.
Its a very special recreation of the hitmaker the wellworn 1960 stratocaster played by chic cofounder and revered session ace rodgers on countless charttopping songs. Jan 25, 2014 the fender custom shop nile rodgers hitmaker stratocaster features a light alder body and onepiece straightgrain maple neck, with a 9. 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. The hitmaker is the fender stratocaster owned by american guitarist nile rodgers. Nile rodgers has revealed that he nearly lost his legendary hitmaker guitar this week. Jun 25, 2017 nile rodgers has a new chic album, its about time, coming sometime later this year. Nile rodgers is one of the foremost architects of disco and played a major role in defining the 80s pop landscape. King of disco in the 70s with the band chic, producer of bowie, mick jagger, madonna, daft punk, pharrell williams and many others, nile rodgers is a living legend. Cr2 won the bidding war, and here present it with a cavalcade of remixes. The guitar is a white 1960s model sometimes incorrectly identified as a 1959 model with a hardtail bridge, which has been retrofitted with a 1959 maple neck rodgers got the guitar in a shop in miami beach, florida. Nile rodgers sheet music to download top quality pdfs. Its a very special recreation of the hitmakerthe wellworn 1960 stratocaster played by chic cofounder and revered session ace rodgers on. Facts you didnt know about the chic founder disco legend and chic lead singer nile, 65, lives in westport, connecticut with his partner nancy.
Waring abbottgetty images i t has been a very serious struggle, says nile rodgers of chic, when asked how. Nile rodgers reveals he nearly lost his hitmaker nme. Secrets of a hitmaker full movie in hd visit king of disco in the 70s with the band chic, pro. Scottsdale, az january 24, 2014 the fender custom shop is proud to introduce the limited edition nile rodgers hitmaker stratocaster guitar. Portions of content provided by tivo corporation 2020 tivo corporation whats new. My nile rodgers fender guitar called the hitmaker is finally coming to market after six years of hard work. Chic failed to be inducted into the rock and roll hall of fame for the eighth time, which isnt exactly news. When rodgers revealed that he was releasing the album in 2017 to line up with chics 40year anniversary, he.
Nile rodgers contribution to popular music has been extremely significant, so much more than the signature chucking style he developed as a brilliant rhythm guitarist. This item is very good condition ships directly from japan. Apr 08, 2011 nile rodgers and bernard edwards of chic at new yorks palladium in 1979. Nile rodgers is basically a sophisticated jazzhead, with a swissmade right hand, trapped in a groovebox with human form. Evan davis spoke to him by skype and began by asking him how he first met david bowie. Facebook is showing information to help you better understand the purpose of a page. Nile rodgers and chic kick off july 4th festivities live at the hollywood bowl nile rodgers and chic kick off july 4th festivities live at the hollywood bowl. As a producer, he then went on to help create some of the biggest hits of the 80s. 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. With chic, he was one of discos most successful artists. The chorus is sung with the type of deliberation that chic used in give me the lovin. Le duo anglais va enregistrer avec le hitmaker nile rodgers.
There is a timeless quality to this song it almost could have made the cut for chics later cd, chicism which was out in 1992. Download nile rodgers songs, singles and albums on mp3. Nile rodgers is a famous american guitarist, songwriter, and producer, who was born on september 19, 1952. The funk icon played his white 1959 fender stratocaster, known as the hitmaker, on some of the biggest. I dont know how to prove homelessness without totally exposing myself on reddit, but here are my highly redacted shelter id cards, if that helps at all, plus theres my reddit, facebook, and twitter history, as well as my first followers on twitter. 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. Apr 16, 20 as the daft punk collaboration showcases his immense talents once more, we take a look at how to get nile rodgers style guitar tone. Apr 10, 2016 updated documentary about nile rodgers.
Nile rodgers remembers david bowie bbc newsnight youtube. We went to a 3hour long, unmoderated talk with nile rodgers at the london electronic arts festival and these are the 7 lessons we learned from nile rodgers. By continuing to browse this site, you agree to this use. In this talk he discusses the songs that have made history and plays a few on his. Nile rodgers samplesriffs by allan luke free listening. Nile rodgers nile rodgers was making music with chris. Nile rodgers at the apollo theaters spring gala, 6815 sachyn mital for the village voice if theres an apex of achievement in the music business, nile rodgers is sitting atop it. A profile of the musician nile rodgers, who was one of the most successful artists of the disco era with chic before becoming one of the biggest producers of the 1980s. How to get nile rodgers style guitar tone disco funk tone tips. He is a rock and roll hall of fame inductee, a threetime grammy awardwinner, and the chairman of the songwriters.
Nile rodgers on his iconic hitmaker fender youtube. Check below for episodes and series from the same categories and more. Fender custom shop introduces the nile rodgers hitmaker. When nile rodgers and bernard edwards formed chic in 1977, they enjoyed a string of hits that snuck a deceptively sophisticated harmonic language into a brutally simple groove and spawned discoera classics such as good times later borrowed by sugarhill gang for rappers delight, le freak, i want your love. Facundo arrizabalagaepa in case you dont realise it, nile rodgers is largely. Also, some portland redditors have met me, maybe the mods can verify through them. Over one million legal mp3 tracks available at juno download. Nile rodgers has a new chic album, its about time, coming sometime later this year.
Rodgers says the hitmaker nile rogers guitar doesnt sound like any other stratocaster in the world. The musician penned some of the most progressive and popular songs of the disco era with chic, who topped the billboard hot 100 with le freak and the hiphop catalyst good times, and released platinum albums such as cest. How to get nile rodgers style guitar tone disco funk. 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.
With alfa anderson, bob clearmountain, bryan ferry, debbie harry. 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. Nile rodgers influence on popular music over the past forty years is nearly unfathomable. Definitely one of the coolest and most iconic signature models weve seen emerge this year, the fender custom shop nile rodgers hitmaker stratocaster replicates the chic mans most trusted sixstring companion his muchloved 1960 strat the original has played on smashes for everyone from david bowie to daft punk and the custom shop version aims to capture some of that. Rodgers subsequently worked with disclosure, duran duran, and laura mvula, and continued to perform with chic, including a headlining spot at the 2014 essence festival. As a person born on this date, nile rodgers is listed in our database as the 17th most popular celebrity for the day september 19 and the 35th most popular for the year 1952. As the daft punk collaboration showcases his immense talents once more, we take a look at how to get nile rodgers style guitar tone. He is a rock and roll hall of fame inductee, a threetime grammy awardwinner, and the. In the summer of 20, nile rodgers headed to ibiza and recorded a slice of discohouse cheeriness, which was subsequently auctioned off for charity. It was produced by nile rodgers, one of the founders of the disco group, chic.
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