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- Alfa Anderson, Luci Martin and Norma Jean Wright were the original singers of the multi-platinum disco band 'Chic'.
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Chic (stylized CHIC; / ʃiːk / 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] It recorded many commercially successful disco songs, including "Dance, Dance, Dance (Yowsah, Yowsah, Yowsah)" (1977), "Everybody Dance" (1977), "Le Freak ...
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Aug 30, 2004 · If I remember correctly, Alfa & Luther were hired as background singers for the first LP. Bernard & Nile wanted another lady for the group & Norma Jean brought in Luci as a the SECOND lady Member of Chic.
Alfa Anderson, Luci Martin, and Norma Jean Wright first came to national attention as the original lead vocalists of the powerhouse multi platinum recording group Chic. They collectively earned gold and platinum albums as the signature voices on smash hits such as Le Freak (Freak out), Everybody Dance, Good Times, Dance Dance Dance, and others.
Norma Jean Wright (born July 15, 1950) is an American singer and was the lead vocalist of the American group Chic, a soul, R&B and disco band, from 1977 to 1978. [1]
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").
That’s what Alfa Anderson, Luci Martin, and Norma Jean Wright brought to CHIC as the group’s original lead vocalists. Alongside producers Nile Rodgers and Bernard Edwards, and drummer Tony Thompson, these legendary ladies made CHIC synonymous with infectious hooks and timeless grooves.
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.
