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NILE RODGERS BIOGRAPHY :
Nile Gregory Rodgers Jr. (born September 19, 1952) is an American musician, composer, guitarist, and record producer. The co-founder of Chic, he has written, produced, and performed on records that have sold more than 500 million albums and 75 million singles worldwide. Rodgers is a Rock and Roll Hall of Fame and Songwriters Hall of Fame inductee. He has received six Grammy Awards, including the Grammy Lifetime Achievement/Special Merit Award. Known for his chucking guitar style, in 2014 Rolling Stone wrote that “the full scope of Nile Rodgers’ career is still hard to fathom”. 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.”
Nile Gregory Rodgers Jr. (born September 19, 1952) is an American musician, composer, guitarist, and record producer. The co-founder of Chic, he has written, produced, and performed on records that have sold more than 500 million albums and 75 million singles worldwide. Rodgers is a Rock and Roll Hall of Fame and Songwriters Hall of Fame inductee. He has received six Grammy Awards, including the Grammy Lifetime Achievement/Special Merit Award. Known for his chucking guitar style, in 2014 Rolling Stone wrote that “the full scope of Nile Rodgers’ career is still hard to fathom”. 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.”
