Unsung: Niles Rodgers

[rantanamo]

Great episode. I have to put him up there as one of the most Unsung of the people that have been featured on this show. Incredible career. It also was a great reminder of what the white man did to disco and black dance music in the late 70s. Most interesting, IMO was how he and band mates ended up producing major hit albums and singles for the very artists that were idolized by the fans that drove his music from the airwaves. Interesting that it took Euros(again) to have an appreciation for the sound of black music. Perhaps they just don't have that pretention of the American legacy of racism being so subconscious. Not to mention an almost Puritan-like Father-God syndrome. I've never thought about it before, but perhaps this is why Euro-Pop was able to take over so rapidly in the 80s. They grabbed him back as quickly as they could though to get them Madonna hits.

I was standing at an elevator when she goes, ‘Why don’t you want to f**k me?’" Rodgers told The Sun about the alleged interaction. “I was like, ‘What did you just say to me?’ She was wondering why I had not propositioned her. She couldn’t understand that. It was like, ‘Everybody wants me.'"

LOL, hard on hoes too

 

[Homeboy Runny-Ray]

i fell behind on my unsung eps.

 

[keond]

His book was superb. Pound for pound he is one of the GOAT producers. Not many producers can say they worked with everyone from Luther to Madonna to Pharrell

 

[bigboom]

name an artist or producer who's been consistent since the 70's...the fukking 70's?thats crazy!

nile rodgers has been successful in most if not all genres of music.what more do you have to do to be calle the

goat?

 

[bigboom]

name an artist or producer who's been consistent since the 70's...the fukking 70's?thats crazy!

nile rodgers has been successful in most if not all genres of music.what more do you have to do to be calle the

goat?

 

[rantanamo]

name an artist or producer who's been consistent since the 70's...the fukking 70's?thats crazy!

nile rodgers has been successful in most if not all genres of music.what more do you have to do to be calle the

goat?

I didn't even know he worked with all those artists, but looking at that Wiki page its like Success in all those different genres. Its just natural for he and Pharrell to make some good music together.

 

[The Bilingual Gringo]

Phenomenal episode. I had zero clue he went on to have such a career in the 80's and all of the production and writing he did.

http://www.discogs.com/artist/49758-Nile-Rodgers

to @rantanamo for making this thread. The musical impact is just

 

[I love Latina women]

he produced one of my favorite bowie songs, let's dance!

 

[L. Deezy]

top 5 Unsungs I've seen. Chic's records are timeless.