Nile Rodgers The Hitmaker (2013)

Name: Nile Rodgers The Hitmaker
Genre: Documentary
Released: 2020-06-29
Duration: 1 hr
Rating: 80
Cast: Nile Rodgers

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PG 1 hrMar 29th, 2013Documentary

Nile Rodgers has sold over 100 million records As the cofounder songwriter producer and guitarist of Chic he helped define the sound of the 70s as disco took the world by storm Nile and musical partner Bernard Edwards captured the essence of New Yorks iconic Studio 54 creating hit after hit for bands like Chic amp Sister Sledge But the music that had made Chic would also break them thanks to the Disco Sucks backlash What could have been the end for Nile Rodgers would actually be a new beginning as a producer of some of the biggest hits of the 80s for the likes of Diana Ross David Bowie Madonna and Duran Duran In this profile documentary the evercharismatic Rodgers contributes an engaging and often frank interview to tell the tale of how born to Beatnik heroinaddict parents in New York he picked up a guitar as a teenager and embarked on a journey to learn his craft as a musician before becoming one of discos most successful artists

StarringNile Rodgers

DirectorMartyn Stevens

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