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- Chic (currently known as Chic featuring Nile Rodgers) was a pioneering all-Black disco band with a hard funk underpinning first made critically famous when their third single "Le Freak" (1978) hit #1 on the Billboard Hot 100 and R&B charts.
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Chic (stylized CHIC; / ʃ iː k / SHEEK), currently called Nile Rodgers & Chic, is an American disco band that was formed in 1972 by guitarist Nile Rodgers and bassist Bernard Edwards. [1]
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Apr 15, 2018 · Chic (currently known as Chic featuring Nile Rodgers) was a pioneering all-Black disco band with a hard funk underpinning first made critically famous when their third single "Le Freak" (1978) hit #1 on the Billboard Hot 100 and R&B charts.
Jul 28, 2021 · Kimberly Davis, the story of a girl from Brooklyn whose journey through music led her to become the lead singer in the most famous disco band there has ever been: CHIC. With classics such as ‘Le Freak’ and ‘Everybody Dance’ ready to perform to the world, we got a chance to catch up with Kim before she embarks on CHIC’s UK tour this ...
Chic, the funk band that defined the late disco era with two No. 1 smashes, “Le Freak” (1978) and “Good Times” (1979), has a dubious distinction when it comes to the Rock and Roll Hall of Fame:...
Feb 3, 2019 · And it didn’t stray far from the formula that he and his late partner-in-music Bernard Edwards perfected for years as co-CEOs of the prolific Chic Organization, the two-man production arm that did its best work between the years 1977-80, during the peak and burnout of the disco era.
Sep 20, 2022 · Combining Nile Rodgers’ hiccuping upper fretwork with Bernard Edwards’ hyperactive and fidgety bass, Chic succeeded in concocting a mélange of funk and R&B that oozed sensuality, aided by the seductive vocals of female singers Alfa Anderson, Diva Gray and Luci Martin.
Apr 23, 2024 · Le Freak is one of the most popular disco songs of all time, and it is hard to resist the urge to dance when the funky beat drops. The song was released in 1978 by the American disco/funk band Chic and became an instant hit, peaking at number one on the US Billboard Hot 100 chart.