Nile Rodgers

Birth Name:

Nile Gregory Rodgers

Birth Place:

New York City, New York, United States

Profession

Soundtrack, Actor, Music department, Producer

In 1989, he won the BMI Film Music Award for his work on "Coming to America․"
Won the 2011 We Are Family Foundation Humanitarian Award
In 1996, he was named the JT Super Producer of the Year
Started working for the house band at the Apollo Theatre in Harlem when he was 19 years old
A highly successful music producer, he is best known as the founding member of the band Chic
Produced the Madonna hit singles "Like a Virgin" and "Material Girl․"
Is the producer of the Diana Ross single "I'm Coming Out․"

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