Nile Rodgers

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Stevie Ray Vaughan poses backstage at the Meadow Brook Music Festival during his "Soul to Soul" world tour, on July 31, 1985, in Rochester Hills, Michigan
How Stevie Ray Vaughan won over David Bowie’s ‘Let’s Dance’ sessions — with guitar and Texas BBQ

By Christopher Scapelliti Published

Producer Nile Rodgers recalls how the young blues guitarist instantly understood his role on Bowie’s 1983 blockbuster 

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LEFT: Nile Rodgers of Chic performs on stage at North Sea Jazz Festival at Ahoy on July 14, 2018 in Rotterdam, Netherlands. RIGHT: John Mayer holding a Fender Stratocaster guitar, 2010
Nile Rodgers gave John Mayer “the most underrated rock and roll album of all time.” Days later, their collaboration fell apart

By Phil Weller Published

Rodgers was trying to re-create the vibe he had with David Bowie making 1983’s smash hit ‘Let’s Dance.’ It blew up in his face

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LEFT: David Bowie kicking off his Serious Moonlight Tour with a warm-up gig at Forest National,Brussels 18th May 1983. RiGHT: Nile Rodgers & Chic performing at Scotiabank Arena in Toronto
Nile Rodgers says David Bowie wrote his 1983 funk hit featuring Stevie Ray Vaughan on a 12-string acoustic strung with only six strings

By Phil Weller Published

Bowie had presented him with the crux of the song on a 12-string guitar with only six strings

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Stevie Ray Vaughan and Double Trouble 'Texas Flood' album artwork
"We Set up in a Circle, Just Like We Did Onstage, Put Mics on Everything and Ran Through the Songs a Couple of Times": Tommy Shannon and Chris Layton Tell the Story of Stevie Ray Vaughan’s Game-Changing Debut Album, ‘Texas Flood’

By Mark McStea Published

Faced with a choice between David Bowie and his own band, Stevie Ray Vaughan took a bet on the blues and unleashed one of the greatest blues-rock albums ever made

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The 50 Greatest Rhythm Guitar Players of All Time

By Guitar Player Staff Published

The players who don't hog the limelight but do lay down the best chords and riffs in guitar history

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Steve Vai (left, standing) and Nile Rodgers (seated) in the studio
Watch Nile Rodgers Tear it Up on Steve Vai's Ibanez JEM

By Jackson Maxwell Published

Though the Chic legend's iconic Hitmaker Strat was nearby, Rodgers took Vai's own number-one axe for a spin during the sessions for the Halo 2 soundtrack, and sounded right at home.

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Nile Rodgers Hitmaker Stratocaster
“I Only Play One Guitar”: Nile Rodgers Riffs On His Famed Hitmaker

By Art Thompson Published

As Fender releases a limited-edition replica, we talk to the man himself about the axe that defines his career.

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Nile Rodgers performs at the Ziggo Dome, Amsterdam, in November 2016
Nile Rodgers Relives His Spectacular Career on the 'No Guitar Is Safe' Podcast

By Jude Gold Published

The six-string maestro discusses the Fender Acoustasonic Stratocaster, and details his hugely influential funk guitar approaches.

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The Guitarists of David Bowie: Carlos Alamar, Adrian Belew, Reeves Gabrels, Nile Rodgers and More Share Their Memories

By Guitar Player Staff Published

The inside story on David Bowie's star-studded procession of guitarists, by those who were there.

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