Nile Rodgers

Nile Rodgers' contribution to popular music has been extremely significant, so much more than the signature "chucking" style he developed as a brilliant rhythm guitarist. Rodgers not only penned some of the most progressive and popular songs of the disco era with Chic, he also produced countless hits, across several decades, for a wide variety of other artists -- from Diana Ross to Daft Punk -- and remained an inspiration for aspiring musicians born long after disco's supposed death. Born September 19, 1952 in New York, New York, Rodgers clearly possessed exceptional musical ...