Nile Rodgers (I Have A Dream Special)
Music legend Nile Rodgers is here curating a very special edition of the show. Celebrating the finest black music of the '70s, he鈥檚 hand-picked two hours of outstanding tracks.
Music legend Nile Rodgers is here curating a very special one-off edition of the show.
Celebrating the finest black music of the '70s, he鈥檚 hand-picked two hours of outstanding tracks.
Along with his collaborator and song-writing partner, the late Bernard Edwards, their group Chic created some of the coolest and most-enduring floor-fillers of all-time. Every essential party soundtrack is quite-frankly incomplete without Le Freak or Good Times in the mix, or one of those incredible feel-good tracks they gifted to Sister Sledge including We Are Family and Lost In Music.
Over the years, Nile鈥檚 worked and become personal friends with just about every key musician and performer in rock and pop.
So, what are the songs that inspired him during that remarkable '70s decade, and which ones left their indelible imprint on his own work?
Who are the unlikely stars and unsung heroes that he鈥檚 selected for the programme? Will he feature any of his own production or songwriting?
With Nile in total control, direct from his waterfront studio in Connecticut, he's put together a very tasty playlist indeed featuring Stevie Wonder, Nina Simone, Hot Chocolate, Funkadelic, Diana Ross and many more. There are loads of other iconic tracks, all with so many great stories and personal anecdotes along the way.
This is the perfect way to round off Radio 2's special celebratory 'I Have A Dream' weekend of guest curators across all of the 'Sounds Of...' shows.
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Curtis Mayfield
Move On Up
- Single - Buddah 2011 080.
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Stevie Wonder
Superstition
- Talking Book.
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Marvin Gaye
What's Going On
- What's Going On.
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Diana Ross
Love Hangover
- Single - Tamla Motown TMG 1024.
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The Jacksons
I Want You Back
- Single - Tamla Motown TMG 724.
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New York City
I'm Doin' Fine Now
- Single - RCA 2531.
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Odyssey
Native New Yorker
- Single - RCA PC 1129.
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The Three Degrees
When Will I See You Again?
- The Three Degrees.
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Billy Preston
Will It Go Round In Circles?
- Music Is My Life.
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Hot Chocolate
You Sexy Thing
- Hot Chocolate.
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Heatwave
The Groove Line
- Central Heating.
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Bob Marley & The Wailers
Exodus
- Exodus.
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Evelyn 鈥淐hampagne鈥 King
Shame
- Single - RCA PC 1122.
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Chic
Everybody Dance
- C'Est Chic.
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Sister Sledge
He's The Greatest Dancer
- We Are Family.
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Sylvester
You Make Me Feel (Mighty Real)
- Mighty Real.
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Prince
I Wanna Be Your Lover
- Prince.
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Herbie Hancock
Watermelon Man
- Head Hunters.
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Parliament
Up For The Down Stroke
- Up For The Down Stroke.
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Funkadelic
One Nation Under A Groove
- One Nation Under A Groove.
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The O鈥橨ays
Love Train
- Single - CBS 1181.
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Nina Simone
To Be Young, Gifted & Black
- Black Gold.
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Aretha Franklin
Oh Me Oh My (I'm A Fool For You Baby)
- Young, Gifted & Black.
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Earth, Wind & Fire
Fantasy
- All 'N All.
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Donny Hathaway
The Ghetto
- Everything Is Everything.
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The Temptations
Papa Was A Rollin' Stone
- All Directions.
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Barry White
It's Ecstasy (When You Lay Down Next To Me)
- Barry White Sings For Someone You Love.
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David Bowie
Young Americans
- Young Americans.
Broadcasts
- Sun 30 Aug 2020 15:00成人快手 Radio 2
- Tue 1 Sep 2020 03:00成人快手 Radio 2
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