As rodgers well knows, the best music is the music is. The third eldest, sheku kannehmason, was young musician of the year in 2016 and performed at the wedding of prince harry and meghan markle. 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. Rob sheffield on greatest rock memoirs of all time rolling. He wrote an interesting essay in the booklet and the pictures are gorgeous check out the amazing front cover pic.
About the author kadiatu kannehmason is a former lecturer at birmingham university and the mother of seven children. The grammywinning producer and chic guitarist shares some memories and perspective about two friends lost in. It was fairly disappointing for the headliner of the benefit performance to play two songs and then leave the stage. Nile rodgers 25 greatest songs for chic, madonna, bowie. Producers nile rodgers and don was were pushing the b52s into comeback mode on the 1989 album cosmic thing. Join me for coffee and a chat on monday 7th november jims. An upside down story of family, disco and destiny has 4 available editions to buy at half price books marketplace. 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. Disco, and destinynile rodgers lives like loaded guns. An upside down story of family, disco and destiny digital original by rodgers, nile isbn. The career of nile rodgers is one of the most enduring and prolific in music. Nile rodgers life story reads like the stuff of fiction. Le freak an upside down story of family, disco and destiny.
In this episode, i sit down with legendary musician, producer and composer, nile rodgers to dig a little into what makes him the human we all know and admire. If you would like to buy a copy and get it signed by nile, just come along to waterstones on 7th november at 7pm and join in the fun. Shop for le freak an upside down story of family, disco and destiny digital original from whsmith. I found bmovie matinee on and swooped in on the opportunity to buy it. Le freak by nile rodgers used very good 9780751542776.
September 19, 1952, popularly known as nile rodgers, is an american singersongwriter, guitarist, composer and record producer. He spoke with nprs michel martin shortly after delivering a. To mark the occasion theres a brand new audio book, read by actor russel. 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. Nile rodgers tickets, 2020 concert tour dates ticketmaster. Gregory was born in new york, new york, united states. Nile rodgers this book is about hard work, determination and a triumph against the odds. Coproduced by chics nile rodgers, the album contains three.
Oct 17, 2017 nile rodgers has revealed he had a premonition about george michael s death when he went to see the tragic singer just two days before he passed away the famed producer said he was en route. In six years i didnt miss one single appearance until sunday, august, 2017. Le freak showcases a major portion of the career of nile rodgers. Regular readers will know that nile is someone i have mentioned many times here on the blog. Nile rodgers on his iconic hitmaker fender youtube. Meet nile rodgers having just completed niles amazing book, i can not recommend it highly enough. Nile rodgers premonition about george michaels death will. Explore books by brendan rodgers with our selection at waterstones. Known for his chucking guitar style, rolling stone wrote in 2014 that the full scope of n. Apr 16, 2015 chic feat nile rodgers ill be there music video us mix starring karlie kloss and directed by inez and vinoodh.
Le freak is as much about the greatness of life as it is about nile rodgers s extraordinary musical journey. Apr 02, 2016 nile rodgers is still fighting the disco wars. Nile rodgers may be the most underrecognized talent of this generation. Nile rodgers adventures in the land of the good groove. May 03, 20 nile rodgers and bernard edwards in chics 1970s heyday.
The cast of haslams life reads like a whos who of 70s, 80s and 90s popular culture. Nile rodgers influence on popular music over the past forty years is nearly unfathomable. Everyday low prices and free delivery on eligible orders. Consider the opportunity to book chic featuring nile rodgers or other entertainers for a wedding, birthday, anniversary, business meeting or convention. Sep 07, 2017 before he passed away at the end of last year, george michael was thinking about his legacy and revisiting his old songs. Having just completed niles amazing book, i can not recommend it highly enough.
Nile rodgers may be the greatest musical producer you almost never heard of. An upside down story of family, disco, and destiny. Nile first picked up a guitar while still in school and there was no. Between book tours and rebuilding my bands live concert tours, i worked at an insane level, but this was physically and spiritually therapeutic. Le freak is as much about the greatness of life as it is about nile rodgerss extraordinary musical journey. Nile s book, le freak an upside down story of family, destiny and disco, chronicles his amazing story, the highs and the lows, from wayward teenager, to cofounder of one the bands. In 1990, michael had recorded a track called fantasy, originally. The london book fair award for hardback nonfiction celebrity went to tamsin. The astonishing and wildly entertaining memoir of nile rodgers. Nile s signature is scrawled across an amazing array of music from madonna to diana ross, from david bowie to eric clapton. Chic featuring nile rodgers booking disco music artists. Discover all nile rodgers s music connections, watch videos, listen to music, discuss and download.
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 following day. He amplifies his legacy as a multiple grammywinning composer, producer, arranger and guitarist by constantly traversing new musical terrain and successfully expanding the boundaries of popular music. Dana gillespie, debbie harry and chris stein, cyndi lauper, and nile rodgers, among others. The musician is married to nancy hunt, his starsign is virgo and he is now 67 years of age. Chic feat nile rodgers ill be there us mix youtube. Nile rodgers samples, covers and remixes on whosampled. Additionally, rodgers found time during this hectic period to issue a pair of solo albums, 1983s adventures in the land of the good groove and 1985s bmovie matinee, and scored films such as coming to america, earth girls are easy, and beverly hills cop iii. 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. Join me for coffee and a chat on monday 7th november jim. The book starts off at nile the little asthmatic kid whose childhood was spent with his junkie parents, watching tv and loitering around. Chic featuring nile rogers ill be there j ski mix duration. Little, brown for her campaign for le freak by nile rodgers. Family style is an album featuring guitarists and vocalists jimmie and stevie ray vaughan. Born to a family of drugaddicted bohemians in new york, he hung out with jazz stars and hollywood superstars as a kid and went on to.
May 08, 2014 nile rodgers is known as one of the most decorated musicians in the history of music, with his name appearing in the credits of countless smash hits. Nile rogers takes music seriously, but is personally as far away from pretentious as is imaginable. Nile rodgers contact information name, email address, phone number. Nile rodgers booking agent, manager, and publicist contact info. Show synopsis nile rodgers is a founding member of the band chic, and one of the worlds most successful music producers. Nile rodgers was the executive producer of this box and it shows. Our cheap used books come with free delivery in the uk. 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. Nile rodgers talks chic, david bowie and his diverse. As well as scoring multiplatinum hits with his band chic, rodgers songwriting and production has been a defining component of hitmaking work from the likes of david bowie, madonna and diana ross. Antimuzak campaigner enjoys the sound of silence inside m. As the cofounder of the band chic and a writerproducer for diana ross, sister sledge and debbie harry, rodgers created some of the finest. A member of the hitgenerating band chic and a producer for diana ross and others, nile rodgers recounts his life and career in music. He is a rock and roll hall of fame inductee, a threetime grammy awardwinner, and the chairman of the songwriters hall of fame.
Tony wilson, nile rodgers, terry hall, neneh cherry, tracey thorn. Unfortunately, nile and his partnerincrime were being celebrated more for the music they created for other artists. Le freak by the chic tab with free online tab player. An upside down story of family, disco and destiny by nile rodgers, in very good condition. Oct 18, 2011 that sparked my interest in discovering more about nile rodgers. Dec 12, 2016 nile rodgers is one of the few musicians who worked with both david bowie and prince. An upside down story of family, disco and destiny, is out in paperback, sphere. Lets dance is the 15th studio album by english singersongwriter david bowie. Explore books by nile rodgers with our selection at waterstones. Explore books by nigel rodgers with our selection at waterstones. Rob sheffield on greatest rock memoirs of all time. After their chic period, nile rodgers and bernard edwards went on to become highindemand producers.
He is a rock and roll hall of fame inductee, a threetime grammy awardwinner, and the chairman of the songwriters hall of. Click and collect from your local waterstones or get free uk delivery on orders over. Nile rodgers contact info booking agent, manager, publicist. Sonic youth slept on my floor by dave haslam waterstones. From chic to daft punk, nile rodgers is the creative force behind some of the. Facts you didnt know about the chic founder disco legend and chic lead singer nile, 65, lives in westport, connecticut with his partner nancy. An upside down story of family, disco and destiny, by.
On 7 september 2017, a new version reworked by nile rodgers was released as a single from listen without prejudice mtv unplugged 2017. Thousands of products are available to collect from store or if your orders over. Nile rodgers author of le freak goodreads share book. Released on september 25, 1990, is their only studio collaboration. Oct 01, 2011 le freak showcases a major portion of the career of nile rodgers. Nile first picked up a guitar while still in school and there was no stopping the evident talent that quickly emerged. But before he reinvented pop music nile rodgers invented himself. An excellent book by an interesting and very intelligent guy. No one else can tell the story the influential producer has worked with everyone from david bowie to daft punk.
Buy le freak by nile rodgers from waterstones today. The final result was a massive success with two monster singles. Sam smith x nile rodgers x disclosure x jimmy napes together add a comment add a comment category. Nile rodgers samples, covers and remixes whosampled.
Le freak is an astonishing, exuberant and inspiring story of a creative genius. Nile rodgers is a founding member of the band chic, and one of the worlds most successful music producers. 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. It is also a stunning recreation of a time and place by the man who wrote its soundtrack. It was originally released in april 1983, almost three years after his previous album, scary monsters and super creeps. I inherited that gene after a tumultuous childhood, drug addiction and the death of disco, the coolest man in pop is bringing back chic. Le freak an upside down story of family, disco and destiny nile rodgers a rich, warm tale of a fascinating life in the golden age of new york and pop observer. Songwriter, arranger, producer and guitarist nile rodgers is one of the most influential pop musicians of the last 40 years.
An upside down story of family, disco, and destiny by nile rodgers. Sipa press rex features from his disco beginnings as cofounder of chic to his recent collaboration with daft punk, heres a. Among music legends, nile rodgers is truly exceptional. Live at the budokan is a live album by american band chic, released on nile rodgers label sumthing else in 1999. Discover all nile rodgerss music connections, watch videos, listen to music, discuss and download. Fantasy is a song by the english singersongwriter george michael. Le freak chic am6 aaahh freak out d9 c9 le freak, c. Rodgers was born in the lower east side, new york city, on september 19, 1952, to beverly goodman. Nile rodgers has books on goodreads with 2656 ratings. He made his 24 million dollar fortune with chickism, believer, take it off.
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. It was first released in 1990 as the bside of his single waiting for that day and freedom. Pages in category albums produced by nile rodgers the following 83 pages are in this category, out of 83 total. Tony wilson, nile rodgers, terry hall, neneh cherry. Events at waterstones get you closer to the books and authors you admire most. If you are not a talent buyer, we are unable to provide chic featuring nile rodgers manager or management contact information. Nile rodgers top 10 music books books the guardian.
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