Nile Rodgers net worth: Nile Rodgers is an American producer, song writer and singer who has a net worth of $70 million dollars. Nile Rodgers was born in New York City, New York on September 19, 1952. Nile Rodgers began his professional career playing guitar with the Sesame Street band, and backing such artists as Maxine Brown, Aretha Franklin, and Parliament Funkadelic. Throughout the 70s, he attempted to secure a record deal with his bands, The Big Apple Band and The Boys, but he was told that no one would buy rock produced by a black band. In the 80s, after meeting Luther Vandross, and changing their name to Chic, Nile Rodgers and his band mate, Bernard Edwards, finally broke through. They scored multiple Top 10 hits with the debut album, "Chic", and went on to become two of the most successful producers in music. Nile Rodgers has produced albums, or tracks, for such artists as Sister Sledge, David Bowie, Madonna, Mick Jagger, Sheena Easton, Peter Gabriel, Cyndi Lauper, Adam Lambert, Daft Punk, Pharrell Williams among many, many others.
Nile Rodgers
Nile Gregory Rodgers is an American musician, producer, composer, arranger, and guitarist. He is the lead guitarist and co-founding member with Bernard Edwards of the band Chic, which has been active since 1976. Although he recorded four solo act albums throughout the 1980s ...
Profession
Date of Birth
- September 19, 1952
Nicknames
- Nile Gregory Rodgers
- Rodgers, Nile
- Chic
- The Honeydrippers
Notable Appearances
- Chic: Live at the Budokan
- Chic: Live at Montreux 2004
- We Are Family
- Sex: The Revolution
- B-Movie Matinee
- Adventures in the Land of the Good Groove
- Chic Freak and More Treats
