casapete Posted August 24, 2009 Share Posted August 24, 2009 Just caught a bit of the interview on Radio 2 on Sunday afternoon with Nile Rodgers on the Johnnie Walker show. Am sure I heard mention of both Nile and Bernard Edwards playing on the song 'I'm doing fine now' by the band New York City. I never knew they had both been involved with the record. Great tune and bassline - produced by Thom Bell in 1973, and later covered here by The Pasadenas I think. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
bubinga5 Posted August 24, 2009 Share Posted August 24, 2009 Yeah i heard this interview..Really good stuff..Was interesting to here that Nile and Bernard turned down the producing of a Rolling Stones record, becauase they thought everyone would think the RS would get the production recognition and not them.. ironically im betting that not that many people know that they produced Sister Sledge's We are Family.. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
YouMa Posted August 24, 2009 Share Posted August 24, 2009 (edited) [quote name='bubinga5' post='579322' date='Aug 24 2009, 05:06 PM']Yeah i heard this interview..Really good stuff..Was interesting to here that Nile and Bernard turned down the producing of a Rolling Stones record, becauase they thought everyone would think the RS would get the production recognition and not them.. ironically im betting that not that many people know that they produced Sister Sledge's We are Family..[/quote] And diana ross and carly simon.They gave these artists there biggest hits in my opinion. Edited August 24, 2009 by YouMa Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Geddys nose Posted August 24, 2009 Share Posted August 24, 2009 I Missed that Nile has always been my favorite guitarist never played a chord the same way twice,I Always liked Madonna's 'Like a Virgin' some really good playing/Production on there from Tony T,Nile and Bernard they were a great engine. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
lowdown Posted August 24, 2009 Share Posted August 24, 2009 [quote name='bubinga5' post='579322' date='Aug 24 2009, 06:06 PM']ironically im betting that not that many people know that they produced Sister Sledge's We are Family..[/quote] And they played on the track [amongst others] Garry Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Gareth Hughes Posted August 24, 2009 Share Posted August 24, 2009 Haven't heard this but I will, thanks to the blessing of BBC's iPlayer thingy. For a great read and a mind-opener on how important CHIC were and just what they did, I'd heartily recommend 'Chic: Everybody Dance: The Politics of Disco' by Daryl Easlea [url="http://www.amazon.com/Chic-Everybody-Dance-Politics-Disco/dp/1900924560"]http://www.amazon.com/Chic-Everybody-Dance...o/dp/1900924560[/url] Much respect for Nile, Bernard and Tony. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Platypus Posted August 24, 2009 Share Posted August 24, 2009 CHIC and Nile Rodgers are on tour at the moment. I'm going to see tham at the Forum in Kentish Town , London, a week Friday. Checking out a few recent vid's on youtube, their still putting on a good show. Still tickets available as far as I know Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
kets Posted August 24, 2009 Share Posted August 24, 2009 Bernard and Nile also played on, and produced Koo Koo by Debbie Harry way back in the mists of time ('81 I think). Sounded a bit like Chic, but with Debbie Harry singing. Not bad actually. Will need to check out this interview. Nile is awesome, as was Bernard. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Platypus Posted September 5, 2009 Share Posted September 5, 2009 [quote name='Platypus' post='579490' date='Aug 24 2009, 08:17 PM']CHIC and Nile Rodgers are on tour at the moment. I'm going to see tham at the Forum in Kentish Town , London, a week Friday. Checking out a few recent vid's on youtube, their still putting on a good show. Still tickets available as far as I know[/quote] That gig last night was a blast, a real disco fest. The played all their hits and some of the songs they did for the other artists mentioned above, Diana Ross , Sister Sledge Ahh, Good Times Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Bass_In_Yer_Face Posted September 7, 2009 Share Posted September 7, 2009 And Bowie's 'Let's Dance' album and the early Madonna stuff and The Power Station and Sheila B Devotion. As you can tell I'm a bit of a 'Nard fan. Nile Rodgers & Bernard Edwards were the Lennon & McCartney of disco. Saw an intersting interview with Nile Rodgers where he said that the night Bernard Edwards died, Rodgers said he was physically thrown out of his bed while he was asleep. He thinks it was Bernard Edwards saying goodbye. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Delberthot Posted September 8, 2009 Share Posted September 8, 2009 The Sister Sledge story goes something like - Nile & Bernard went to their record company and asked who was the act that was performing the worst. They figured that they could make Sister Sledge sucessful. The sugarhill gang incident was particularly funny - as everyone knows, the sugarhill gang ripped off 'good times' without getting permission to use it in their song 'rappers delight'. NIle & Bernard threatened legal action so a couple of the Gang's entourage came round with guns and advised them against it. They didn't know that Chic's lawyers were friendly with the Mafia and the end result was the same 2 guys coming back with a suitcase full of money Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Bass_In_Yer_Face Posted September 8, 2009 Share Posted September 8, 2009 [quote name='Delberthot' post='592671' date='Sep 8 2009, 09:09 AM']The Sister Sledge story goes something like - Nile & Bernard went to their record company and asked who was the act that was performing the worst. They figured that they could make Sister Sledge sucessful. The sugarhill gang incident was particularly funny - as everyone knows, the sugarhill gang ripped off 'good times' without getting permission to use it in their song 'rappers delight'. NIle & Bernard threatened legal action so a couple of the Gang's entourage came round with guns and advised them against it. They didn't know that Chic's lawyers were friendly with the Mafia and the end result was the same 2 guys coming back with a suitcase full of money[/quote] Did they threaten John Deacon as well when they heard 'another one bites the dust' ? Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Paul S Posted September 8, 2009 Share Posted September 8, 2009 I heard a couple of great stories being told by Nile on a program about Disco one night. First one was the Diana Ross record 'I'm Coming Out' - she was, at the time (maybe still is, I don't know) something of an icon within the lesbian community and they did this mainly as a joke to get her to burst on stage singing 'I'm Coming Out'. The mischievous little imps. Then one time during an interview Nile said Bernard was asked what strings he used to get his distinctive sound. He said something like 'I don't know, man - Nile, what strings were on the bass when I got it?' He always comes across as a really nice bloke - pretty humble about his success and talent which he generally lays at the feet of Bernard Edwards. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Bass_In_Yer_Face Posted September 8, 2009 Share Posted September 8, 2009 (edited) [quote name='Paul S' post='592846' date='Sep 8 2009, 01:01 PM']I heard a couple of great stories being told by Nile on a program about Disco one night. First one was the Diana Ross record 'I'm Coming Out' - she was, at the time (maybe still is, I don't know) something of an icon within the lesbian community and they did this mainly as a joke to get her to burst on stage singing 'I'm Coming Out'. The mischievous little imps. Then one time during an interview Nile said Bernard was asked what strings he used to get his distinctive sound. He said something like 'I don't know, man - Nile, what strings were on the bass when I got it?' He always comes across as a really nice bloke - pretty humble about his success and talent which he generally lays at the feet of Bernard Edwards.[/quote] I heard the rest of the story about the strings on the bass. Apparently when Bernard died, his stingray was passed onto John Taylor from Duran Duran, including the original strings. During one Duran Duran recording session a guitar tech swapped all the strings on it and chucked them out as"they looked old" Edited September 8, 2009 by Bass_In_Yer_Face Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Platypus Posted September 8, 2009 Share Posted September 8, 2009 [quote name='Bass_In_Yer_Face' post='592145' date='Sep 7 2009, 03:10 PM']And Bowie's 'Let's Dance' album and the early Madonna stuff and The Power Station and Sheila B Devotion.[/quote] Yep, they played Lets Dance, with the drummer doing the vocal. One of the girl vocalists was stunning, they way she looked, the way she moved - could sing a bit as well Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Kiwi Posted September 8, 2009 Share Posted September 8, 2009 I've had the opportunity to chat with Nile a couple of times on Facebook before he went permanently offline because he got too busy. He is a really, really nice bloke, very approachable and recently had a cancer scare which FB helped him get through while he was travelling cross country from CT to LA to see his specialist. He says he rates Duran Duran's Notorious as one of his favourite sessions still. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Delberthot Posted September 9, 2009 Share Posted September 9, 2009 [quote name='Bass_In_Yer_Face' post='593068' date='Sep 8 2009, 05:09 PM']I heard the rest of the story about the strings on the bass. Apparently when Bernard died, his stingray was passed onto John Taylor from Duran Duran, including the original strings. During one Duran Duran recording session a guitar tech swapped all the strings on it and chucked them out as"they looked old" [/quote] Not only did he take then off, he apparently cut them to get them off. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
JJTee Posted September 10, 2009 Share Posted September 10, 2009 This is always worth a watch... Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
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