Chic

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Formed 1976.

US disco/R&B band

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Nile Rodgers in conversation with Stuart Maconie

Stuart's special guest is Nile Rodgers of disco group Chic to chat about his career, the history of the band and their tour.

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Biography

Chic ( SHEEK; sometimes stylized CHIC; currently Chic feat. Nile Rodgers) is an American disco and R&B band that was organized during 1976 by guitarist Nile Rodgers and bassist Bernard Edwards. It is known best for its commercially successful disco songs, including "Dance, Dance, Dance (Yowsah, Yowsah, Yowsah)" (1977), "Everybody Dance" (1977), "Le Freak" (1978), "I Want Your Love" (1978), "Good Times" (1979), and "My Forbidden Lover" (1979). The group regarded themselves as a rock band for the disco movement "that made good on hippie peace, love and freedom". In October 2012, Chic were nominated for induction into the Rock and Roll Hall of Fame for the seventh time.

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    A bright, shining example of what mass-produced, intelligent dance music should be.

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