One night in a disco on the outskirts of Frisco a man had a vision… actually it wasn’t Frisco, it was London and it wasn’t a disco, it was a Roxy Music gig circa 1973.  Nile Rodgers was in the audience witnessing the brilliance of Bryan Ferry and was so inspired that he wanted to start his own “smooth and classy funk group”. He reached out to an old bandmate, Bernard Edwards, who was back in New York and asked him to be onboard with the idea. Fast forward a few years and the end result was Chic, literally.

42 years later, Nile Rodgers is still making hit records and on this extended version of Turn The Beat Around, we celebrate the legacy of music that the musical maestro has crafted and the defining imprint that he has left on pop music culture. He has worked through the alphabet of musical acts including, Madonna, Diana Ross, Daft Punk, George Michael, Avicci, Tina Arena, Sigala, Mick Jagger and many more wait to collaborate with the guitar hero.

Show originally aired on Friday, 27 April 2018

Songs Played;

* WHY Carly Simon 1982

* EVERYBODY DANCE Chic 1977

* WE ARE FAMILY (Sure Is Pure Remix) Sister Sledge 1979

* MY FIRE Nile Rodgers and Tony Moran feat. Kimberley Davis 2018

* GIVE ME YOUR LOVE Sigala feat. John Newman and Nile Rodgers 2016

* HE’S THE GREATEST DANCER Dannii Minogue 2006

* FANTASY  George Michael feat. Nile Rodgers 2016

* I’M NOT PERFECT (BUT I’M PERFECT FOR YOU) Grace Jones 1986

* SHADY Adam Lambert feat. Nile Rodgers and Sam Sparro 2012

* THE WORLD WE LIVE IN Alcazar 2004

* UPSIDE DOWN Diana Ross 1980

* GOOD TIMES Chic 1979

* KILL THE LIGHTS Alex Newell, Jess Glynne, DJ Cassidy, Nile Rodgers 2016

* PRESSURE OFF Duran Duran feat. Janelle Monae & Nile Rodgers 2015

* TELEPATHY (Eric Kupper Radio Mix) Christina Aguilera feat. Nile Rodgers 2016

* SHINE (Freemasons Remix) Luther Vandross 2006

* LE FREAK Chic 1978

* THINKING OF YOU  Paul Weller 2005

LINK TO PART 1; https://joy.org.au/turnthebeataround/2020/07/11/nile-rodgers-tribute-the-podcast-pt1/