Along with guitarist Nile Rodgers, the late Bernard Edwards helped define one of the most distinctive sounds of disco – the sparse, sophisticated, yet highly rhythmic groove of Chic. Much like the ...

When you buy through links on our articles, Future and its syndication partners may earn a commission. For bassists, Edwards – who died in April 1996 after collapsing onstage – is an icon. He elevated ...

Chic perform on stage in London, October 1979. Left to right: Luci Martin, Nile Rodgers, Bernard Edwards and Alfa Anderson. (Photo by Gus Stewart/Redferns/Getty Images) *Chic’s 1979 hit “Good Times” ...

Bernard Edwards was an American bass player, singer, songwriter and record producer, known primarily for his work in disco music with guitarist Nile Rodgers, with whom he co-founded the band Chic.

Riding high on the success of her 1979 album "The Boss," Ross sought out a more dynamic sound. Thus, she reached out to production team and Chic co-founders Rodgers and Bernard Edwards. The duo had ...

How the sleek disco group Chic spawned hip-hop and new wave and shaped acts from Diana Ross to Duran Duran. We're sorry, but something went wrong while fetching your ...

*Nile Rodgers and Bernard Edwards from CHIC and Marvin Gaye will be the latest inductees to the Songwriters Hall of Fame. Elvis Costello, Tom Petty, and Chip Taylor round out the class to be inducted ...

Nile Rodgers and Bernard Edwards couldn't get into the club. It was New Years Eve, the last night of 1977, and Rodgers and Edwards were the two leaders of the rising disco band Chic. Grace Jones, the ...

Elvis Costello, Tom Petty, and Marvin Gaye are among the 2016 inductees to the Songwriters Hall of Fame. Nile Rodgers and Bernard Edwards of Chic and Chip Taylor, the songwriter best-known for “Wild ...

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LOS ANGELES (CN) - A music company that was assigned royalties by the widow of Chic bass player Bernard Edwards claims it was stiffed by the late musician's estate and wants $1.4 million in damages.

Among the first group of titles offered in Rhino’s new Single Notes series of digital-only e-books is a study of the initial and ongoing influence of Chic. Michaelangelo Matos alternates a dissection ...