...It's Friday which is Funky, in and of itself but right now I fancy a little more of the boogie with my woogie it's only 10 and I already feel like disco-ing...I know...I know Chic's been played to death, if you're of a certain age, but such was not always the case...In the ’70s Nile Rodgers (guitar) and Bernard “Bernie” Edwards (bass) played together in various groups and eventually teame
www.lanier2.imeem.comThere can be little argument that Chic was disco's greatest band; and, working in a heavily producer-dominated field, they were most definitely a band. By the time Chic appeared in the late '70s, disco was already slipping into the excess that eventually caused its downfall. Chic bucked the trend by stripping disco's sound down to its basic elements; their funky, stylish gr...
Me again, I'm afraid, but I just can't contain the cheeriness in my soul - and why the hell should I? Allow me to present another three grin-inducing greats for your pleasure...Our first fun folk are Dodgy, who were actually my backing band when I foolishly played a gig on my 30th birthday many years ago. The original line-up are reforming for a UK tour later this year......Poor quality video, ...
This isn't the best song Chic ever did, but it's as good as any for showcasing Nile Rodgers' signature guitar. Also, it has a bit of a flavour of his solo albums.Nile Rodgers was a god to me for a good few years.jink jink jink, jink jink
Hey Everybody!!!We're having the first Southern MOG party in Murfreesboro, TN on Friday, October 6. It's gonna be a Funk N Soul Dance Party with DJ D-Funk (WRVU, WRLT, Grimey's Records) and yours truly on the wheels of steel at Wall Street (on the square) - and MOGGERS GET IN FREE!!! (Normal, boring people have to pay 5 bucks). The drinks are cheap, beats are deep and there's not a chance that ...
UPDATE: THIS IS NOT A DJ RAHAAN EDITA re-edit that I've been really enjoying lately, which I thought was done by DJ Rahaan however was properly corrected by Rahaan himself, is an edit of Chic's popular disco classic "Everybody Dance". As many might already know, "Everybody Dance" was one of the main singles from Chic's 1977 self-titled album. And now that I've been notified that this isn't Raha...
I just found interesting info on the Facebook Fanpage dedicated to The Chic Organization Ltd (Nile Rodgers & Bernard Edwards): Nile Rodgers' solo album from 1983, "Adventures In The Land Of The Good Groove", gets released on a digitally remastered CD on 21st January 2009. The extended versions of "The Land Of The Good Goove" and "Yum Yum" have been included as bonus tracks. You can preorder a...
“LeFreak” by Chic, with special guest Slash.As always, awwwWW. Click pause on the music player located in the side bar before playing the YouTube.Copyright 2009 Pribek. This Feed is for personal non-commercial use only. If you are not reading this material in your news aggregator, the site you are looking at is guilty of [...]
Artist: Various ArtistsTitle: 12" Dance: The Definitive CollectionRelease Date: October 6, 2009Label: Rhino U.K.Format(s): 3-CDsThe disco explosion of the 70's brought the 12" single, one song per side on a full size piece of vinyl. The wider spacing of the grooves allowed club DJ's to play the tracks loudly with a greater dynamic range and without creating a great deal of distortion. The for...