Discos back as nile rodgers tops chart again daft punks new single breaks spotify record and becomes a global hit and its all down to the. The mync club edit is the closest to rodgerss original think swirling strings, happygolucky vocals, and the chic mans distinctive guitar while rob da bank. The funk icon played his white 1959 fender stratocaster, known as the hitmaker, on some of the biggest. Nile has added his magic touch to more classic disco anthems than you can imagine. And he details that career in le freak, which is one of the best autobiographies or biographies youll ever read. Nile rodgers setlists view them, share them, discuss them with other chic feat. Rodgers says the hitmaker nile rogers guitar doesnt sound like any other stratocaster in the world.
Nile rodgers hitmaker stratocaster the fender custom shop is proud to introduce the limited edition nile rodgers hitmaker stratocaster guitar. Its a very special recreation of the hitmakerthe wellworn 1960 stratocaster played by chic cofounder and revered session ace rodgers on. Rodgers nicknamed this nile rodgers the hitmaker is a 1960 stratocaster with a 1959 neck. Nile rodgers on his iconic hitmaker fender youtube. Phil was the creator of the famed wall of sound, and a genius hitmaker. Writers leo nocentelli, art neville, george porter, joseph modeliste. Unless youve been trapped under a rock all summer and even then youll have heard the hitmakers latest work, as nile and his trusty strat supplied the hook for daft. It was originally scheduled for a summer 2015 release, but never arrived. With music streaming on deezer you can discover more than 56 million tracks, create your own playlists, and share your favourite tracks with your friends. Download itunes from apples website, then click download to download the itunes installer. As the daft punk collaboration showcases his immense talents once more, we take a look at how to get nile rodgers style guitar tone. Nile rodgers is basically a sophisticated jazzhead, with a swissmade right hand, trapped in a groovebox with human form. With chic, he was one of discos most successful artists.
Stream tracks and playlists from nile rodgers on your desktop or mobile device. Also known as aka it looks like we dont have any akas for this title yet. Release dates 1 also known as aka 0 release dates france july 2015. Nile rodgers samples, covers and remixes on whosampled. We are removing our fees for every select subscription for 3 months to help support creators. Find nile rodgers discography, albums and singles on allmusic. Listen to nile rodgers soundcloud is an audio platform that lets you listen to what you love and share the sounds you create 66 tracks. Influential guitarist, songwriter and producer, born 19 september 1952 in new york city. More on that later strat perfectly encapsulates the funk legends knack for pumping out radiofriendly riffs. Nile rodgers discography, albums and songs mp3 buy at. Its a very special recreation of the hitmaker the wellworn 1960 stratocaster played by chic cofounder and revered session ace rodgers on countless charttopping songs. Discover all nile rodgerss music connections, watch videos, listen to music, discuss and download. He is a rock and roll hall of fame inductee, a threetime grammy awardwinner, and the chairman of the songwriters. As a producer, he then went on to help create some of the biggest hits of the 80s.
Nile rodgers has revealed that he nearly lost his legendary hitmaker guitar this week. Its a very special recreation of the hitmakerthe wellworn 1960 stratocaster played by chic cofounder and revered session ace rodgers on countless charttopping songs. Your music, tv shows, movies, podcasts, and audiobooks will transfer automatically to the apple music, apple tv, apple podcasts, and apple books apps where youll still have access to your favorite itunes features, including purchases, rentals, and imports. Nile gregory rodgers born september 19, 1952 in new york city is a musician, composer. Nile rodgers announces new chic album out 2017 pitchfork. Profile documentary of chic cofounder, songwriter, producer and guitarist nile rogers. If any itunes updates are available, click install.
Nile rodgers on the hitmaker, daft punk and hendrix. It would be fair to say that nile rodgers is a lesser known guitar legend in most guitar playing circles at least. 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. Albums include the dreaming room, halo 2 original soundtrack and new music volume one, and forever. Remember reading something that the nile rodgerssound often is plugging guitar straight into the.
If you dont have itunes installed on your computer, get it from the microsoft store windows 10 or download the latest version from apples website. The fender custom shop is proud to introduce the limited edition nile rodgers hitmaker stratocaster guitar. The guitar is a white 1960s model sometimes incorrectly identified as a 1959 model with a hardtail bridge, which has been retrofitted with a 1959 maple neck rodgers got the guitar in a shop in miami beach, florida. Nile rodgers and chic kick off july 4th festivities live at the hollywood bowl nile rodgers and chic kick off july 4th festivities live at the hollywood bowl. How to get nile rodgers style guitar tone disco funk. Born in the bronx in 1952, he got his start as a session guitarist while still a teenager, touring with the road show for sesame street, then joined the house band at harlems legendary apollo theater, where he backed the likes of aretha franklin and. Nile rodgers sheet music to download top quality pdfs. Fender custom shop introduces the nile rodgers hitmaker. Update to the latest version of itunes apple support. Its about time, bmovie matinee, adventures in the land of the good groove, singles.
Nile gregory rodgers born september 19, 1952 new york is a legendary american guitarist, composer, arranger, songwriter, musician and record producer. Download nile rodgers songs, singles and albums on mp3. Stream adfree or purchase cds and mp3s now on amazon. A profile of the musician nile rodgers, who was one of the most successful artists of the disco era with chic before becoming one of the biggest producers of the 1980s. 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. Though he rarely takes center stage, chic cofounder nile rodgers has had a deeper impact on popular music than most of its marquee stars. Cr2 won the bidding war, and here present it with a cavalcade of remixes. With alfa anderson, bob clearmountain, bryan ferry, debbie harry. Nile rodgers had a complicated, rewarding, and a seesawlike music production career.
Depending on the version of itunes that you have, there are a few ways to. Over one million legal mp3 tracks available at juno download. The box, package, manual and display are written in japanese. Music profile for nile rodgers, born 19 september 1952.
Latest nile rodgers konzert mp3 sound for download. The moniker given to nile rodgers 1959 or is it 1960. The disco edition and see how nile crossed paths with madonna, duran duran, david bowie, diana ross and many more. In le freak, rodgers wasnt interested in giving the reader an uptight and basic view of his music career and his private life. Check below for episodes and series from the same categories and more.
Equal parts pop genius and pure magic, chic can still pack the dance floor. Nile rodgers produces disco track kill the lights for. Nile rodgers samples, covers and remixes whosampled. In 2015, it was announced that nile rodgers would release a new chic album, its about time. I think the point with a musician that plays a single instrument all his life, is just that he completely forgets about it, and concentrates on the music. Watch the video below and download the tune via itunes. This item is very good condition ships directly from japan. He got the hitmaker nile rodgers guitars for a tradein long ago at a small shop in miami beach, it has a maple fretboard and bears a wellworn white finish. 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. Scottsdale, az january 24, 2014 the fender custom shop is proud to introduce the limited edition nile rodgers hitmaker stratocaster guitar. Discover top playlists and videos from your favorite artists on shazam. If you get itunes from the microsoft store, you shouldnt need to follow the rest of the steps in this article.
Nile rodgers reveals he nearly lost his hitmaker nme. Nile rodgers top 10 music books books the guardian. Find new songs on indie shuffle, a music blog that helps you discover new music and playlists. Fender nile rodgers tribute hitmaker stratocaster limited. Scroll through the lineup below and discover the tracklist for up all night. Nile rodgers and the late bernard edwards crafted some of the definitive souldisco anthems of the 70s, including upside down, good times, and hes the greatest dancer.
If you cant install or update itunes for windows apple. If you have windows 10, you can get the latest version of itunes from the microsoft store. On the last episode, alex newell was invited for a spectacular scenesetting track, titled kill the lights, a tune that dj cassidy recorded a year ago with the former glee star and the legendary nile rodgers. Roses, u n i the roger moore charity song, till the world falls remixes, le freak oliver heldens remix, sober, top tracks. The hitmaker is the fender stratocaster owned by american guitarist nile rodgers. Vinyl, hbos new series about the music industry in the 70s, explores the glittery disco world on sundays. Download latest version of itunes for windows 10 6432 bit. In the summer of 20, nile rodgers headed to ibiza and recorded a slice of discohouse cheeriness, which was subsequently auctioned off for charity. He is a rock and roll hall of fame inductee, a threetime grammy awardwinner, and the.