Nile rogers has lived quite a life, from an incredibly tough upbringing to being one of the biggest producers on earth. Import four cd box set that gives the listener full access to nile rodgers chic organization ltd. Everyday low prices and free delivery on eligible orders. Stream adfree with amazon music unlimited on mobile, desktop, and. The book starts off at nile the little asthmatic kid whose childhood was spent with his junkie parents, watching tv and loitering around. It was first released in 1990 as the bside of his single waiting for that day and freedom. Nile rodgers is a brilliant storyteller who gives readers the surprising behindthescenes tales of the songs we all know, and lovingly recreates the lost outsider subculturesfrom the backstreets of 1950s greenwich village to the hills of 1960s southern california to the demimonde. To book nile rodgers or another adult contemporary artist for your private party, corporate event, fundraiser or other function, please fill out our artist request form to quickly connect with one of our booking agents. Explore books by nile rodgers with our selection at. Legendary producer and cofounder of chic, nile wrote we are family for sister sledge and im coming out for diana ross, and then produced lets dance for david bowie and like a virgin for madonna. Le freak showcases a major portion of the career of nile rodgers. Influential guitarist, songwriter and producer, born 19 september 1952 in new york city.
Fantasy is a song by the english singersongwriter george michael. Listen to your favorite songs from paper gods deluxe version by duran duran now. A member of the hitgenerating band chic and a producer for diana ross and others, nile rodgers recounts his life and career in music. That sparked my interest in discovering more about nile rodgers. Nile rodgers top 10 music books from beethovens letters to bob dylans chronicles, the musician chooses books that reveal the private lives behind the public melodies nile rodgers. This is a humble, cathartic tale of disadvantage, talent, growth, excess, rejection. Nile rodgers lifes tale is full of exciting things going on and surreal encounters with music legends, and this, combined with fluid and honest writing, makes this book.
The single was released posthumously, more than eight. In six years i didnt miss one single appearance until sunday, august, 2017. In his early years, stevie often remarked that he would like to do an album with his elder brother. Kindle store buy a kindle kindle books kindle unlimited prime reading. Follow nile rodgers and explore their bibliography from amazon. Le freak kindle edition by edwards, bernard, chic, nile. An upside down story of family, disco, and destiny. In this exclusive excerpt from nile rodgers s new memoir, le freak, the legendary hitmaker recounts his disco acts meteoric rise to fame, fortune, and the funky. This book is a revealing, frank, sometimes a bit too graphic, but thorough. The album contains the concert at tokyos budokan on april 17, 1996 that was to be the very last performance by fellow chic member bernard edwards who died the. Hello select your address best sellers todays deals new releases customer service gift ideas books gift cards todays deals new releases customer service gift ideas books gift cards. Live at the budokan is a live album by american band chic, released on nile rodgers label sumthing else in 1999. It is also a stunning recreation of a time and place by the man who wrote its soundtrack. 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.
But before he reinvented pop music nile rodgers invented himself. From chic, sister sledge, diana ross, david bowie, duran duran, madonna, and inxs to daft punk, pharrell williams, avicii, disclosure, and sam smith, international superstar nile rodgers list of credits as a producer, composer, arranger, and guitarist reads like a virtual whos who of four decades of dance music and funk. An upside down story of family, disco and destiny kindle edition by rodgers, nile. The book starts off at nile the little asthmatic kid whose childhood was spent with.
We are family expanded by sister sledge on amazon music. Nile rodgers may be the most underrecognized talent of this generation. The staff of headline booking group will work with you to produce a memorable event. Chic featuring nile rodgers is available to book for your special event we work in direct association with chic. Online shopping from a great selection at kindle store store. Between book tours and rebuilding my bands live concert tours, i worked at an insane level, but this was physically and spiritually therapeutic. Nile rodgers top 10 music books books the guardian. Download it once and read it on your kindle device, pc, phones or tablets. On 7 september 2017, a new version reworked by nile rodgers was released as a single from listen without prejudice mtv unplugged 2017. If anybody on earth can beat it, that will be nile rodgers. He is a rock and roll hall of fame inductee, a threetime grammy award. From beethovens letters to bob dylans chronicles, the musician chooses books that reveal the private lives. Booking agent for chic featuring nile rodgers contraband events. From chic to daft punk, nile rodgers is the creative force behind some of the.
The last paragraph of the book tells us hes now fighting cancer. Rodgers was born in the lower east side, new york city. Family style is an album featuring guitarists and vocalists jimmie and stevie ray vaughan. Its amazing hes still with us, given the substance abuse and childhood surrounded by junkies and violent criminals. This book is a revealing, frank, sometimes a bit too graphic, but thorough account of a musician who had the most challenging of upbringings and yet continues to have the most spectacular musical success. Stream adfree or purchase cds and mp3s now on amazon. Released on september 25, 1990, is their only studio collaboration. Nile rodgerss memoir hanging out with madonna and david.
The book covers his childhood and formative influences up to his twenties really well. Stream adfree with amazon music unlimited on mobile, desktop, and tablet. Booking agent book nile rodgers for corporate events. Nile rodgers lifes tale is full of exciting things going on and surreal encounters with music legends, and this, combined with fluid and honest writing, makes this book a page turner. Paper gods deluxe version by duran duran on amazon music. Le freak kindle edition by edwards, bernard, chic, nile rodgers. Listen to your favorite songs from we are family expanded by sister sledge now. The boxset includes chics best tracks, rare versions, outtakes, remixes, unreleased songs and all of chic organization ltds main productions including we are family by sister sledge, upside down and im coming out by diana ross and many others.
As rodgers well knows, the best music is the music is the stuff we feel, the stuff that speaks to us and wont let go. 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 hits of the 1970s and 1980s. From a chance encounter with tim leary, diana ross watching from the wings, david bowie alone in a bar, michael jackson making confessions, and madonna, well, being madonna. Follow nile rodgers and explore their bibliography from s nile rodgers author page. October 1, 2018 the first song i wrote was a song called everybody dance for the band chic.
Use features like bookmarks, note taking and highlighting while reading le freak. An upside down story of family, disco, and destiny by. Kindle books kindle unlimited prime reading bestsellers kindle daily deal kindle monthly deals free kindle reading apps buy a kindle content and devices kindle support. Nile rodgers has books on goodreads with 2656 ratings. See all formats and editions hide other formats and editions. In this lesson, we are checking out three guitar licks in the style of the funk legend, nile rodgers. He has worked with chic, diana ross, sister sledge, david bowie and recently topped the charts with daft punk.