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Nile Rodgers: Lost In Music

From Chic and Sister Sledge, David Bowie and Madonna, to Diana Ross and Daft Punk, and everything in between.

An hour of Nile Rodgers biggest hits, and the stories behind them.

Nile Rodgers talks OJ Borg through some of his biggest hits and the stories behind them.

From forming Chic, to working with Madonna, David Bowie, Diana Ross, Sister Sledge and Daft Punk, to name just a few, he’s soundtracked dancefloors for decades.

All the songs you’ll hear have a unique story.

The accidental role Grace Jones played in the creation of ‘Le Freak’.

Sister Sledge being unsure of the direction he wanted to take them in when they started working together.

The English singer Nile was with when he first met David Bowie.

What Diana Ross wanted to achieve with ‘Upside Down’.

Madonna deciding she wanted to work with him after just one conversation.

Only needing a couple of hours to sprinkle his magic on Daft Punk’s ‘Random Access Memories’ album, and why the re-imagining of ‘Everybody Dance’ makes him emotional.

Nile Rodgers is an American guitarist, singer-songwriter, record producer and arranger.

He’s the co-founder of Chic.

He has written, produced, and performed on albums that have cumulatively sold more than 500 million units and 75 million singles worldwide.

He has worked with greats such as Madonna, David Bowie, Diana Ross, Sister Sledge, INXS, Duran Duran and Daft Punk to name just a few.

Nile is a Rock and Roll Hall of Fame inductee, has won 3 Grammy Awards and is the chairman of the Songwriters Hall of Fame.

57 minutes

Last on

Fri 14 May 2021 02:00

Music Played

  • Sister Sledge

    Lost In Music

    • Disco Inferno (Various Artists).
    • East West.
    • 9.
  • Chic

    Le Freak

    • The Very Best Of.
    • Rhino.
  • Sister Sledge

    Thinking Of You

    • Heart Full Of Soul 2 (Various Artist.
    • Global Television.
  • David Bowie

    Let's Dance

    • David Bowie - Best Of Bowie.
    • EMI.
  • Diana Ross

    Upside Down

    • And They Danced The Night Away Volume 2 CD2.
    • Debutante.
  • Madonna

    Material Girl

    • Finally Enough Love (Deluxe Edition).
    • Rhino.
    • 2.
  • Daft Punk

    Get Lucky (feat. Pharrell Williams)

    • (CD Single).
    • Columbia.
    • 1.
  • Cedric Gervais & Franklin

    Everybody Dance (feat. Nile Rodgers)

    • (CD Single).
    • DGTLBTS.

Broadcast

  • Fri 14 May 2021 02:00

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