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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.
- I Want Your Love
"I Want Your Love" is a song by American band Chic from...
- Bernard Edwards
Bernard Edwards (October 31, 1952 – April 18, 1996) was an...
- Norma Jean Wright
Early life. Norma Jean Wright was born in Ripley, Tennessee....
- Fonzi Thornton
Alfonso "Fonzi" Thornton is an American vocalist,...
- Album
Risqué is the third studio album by American disco band...
- Le Freak
"Le Freak" is a 1978 funk-disco song by American R&B band...
- Real People
Real People is the fourth studio album by American R&B band...
- Sylver Logan Sharp
Sylver Logan Sharp is an American singer. She was the lead...
- Nile Rodgers
Formed as the Big Apple Band in 1972 with bassist Bernard...
- I Want Your Love
Formed as the Big Apple Band in 1972 with bassist Bernard Edwards, Chic released their self-titled debut album in 1977; it featured the hit singles "Dance, Dance, Dance (Yowsah, Yowsah, Yowsah)" and "Everybody Dance".
They enlisted onetime LaBelle drummer Tony Thompson and female vocalists Norma Jean Wright and Alfa Anderson, and changed their name to CHIC in summer 1977 so as to avoid confusion with Walter Murphy & the Big Apple Band (who'd just hit big with "A Fifth of Beethoven").
"Le Freak" is a 1978 funk-disco song by American R&B band Chic. It was the band's third single and first Billboard Hot 100 and R&B number-one hit song. Along with the tracks "I Want Your Love" and "Chic Cheer", "Le Freak" scored number one on the disco charts for seven weeks.
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4 days ago · As the Co-founder of CHIC, Nile pioneered a musical language that generated chart-topping hits like "Le Freak", the biggest selling single in the history of Atlantic Records and sparked the advent of hip-hop with "Good Times" and "Rapper's Delight".
Jun 4, 2022 · Picture: Getty. Nile Rodgers is one of the most successful and respected musicians of his generation. From his work with Chic to his production on classic songs by David Bowie, Madonna and many others, he continues to be a highly sought-after artist. Nile Rodgers' best songs, from Chic to David Bowie to Madonna.
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.
