Chic ( SHEEK), currently called Nile Rodgers & Chic, is an American band that was organized in 1972 by guitarist Nile Rodgers and bassist Bernard Edwards. It recorded many 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 2017, Chic was nominated for induction into the Rock and Roll Hall of Fame for the eleventh time.
Also Known As
The Big Apple Band (1972 1977)
Associated Acts
Sister Sledge, Diana Ross, David Bowie, Sheila and B. Devotion, Debbie Harry, Duran Duran, Norma Jean Wright, Madonna, Sylver Logan Sharp, Luther Vandross, Carly Simon, The Honeydrippers, Robin Beck, Johnny Mathis, The Power Station, Distance, Kool & the Gang, Al Jarreau
Genres
Disco, funk, R&B
Origin
New York City, New York, United States
Years Active
1972 1983, 1990 1992, 1996 present
Name
CHIC