Chic : Rolling Stone

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December 9, 2004

Good Times

Chic
December 4, 2003

Rockers Honor Tony Thompson

Slash, Matt Sorum, Nile Rodgers and others to play L.A. tribute
November 13, 2003

Chic's Tony Thompson Dies

Session drummer worked with Madonna, Bowie
April 18, 2000

This Day in Rock

Bernard Edwards

Recordings and Reviews

C'est Chic

Chic are the disco band to which rockers, hip-hoppers, soul fans and funkateers all give props, and for good reason: Guitarist Nile Rodgers, bassist Bernard Edwards and drummer Tony Thompson comprised one of the tightest and most influential rhythm sections of the last thirty years. The group's seco...

1978 RS: 4.5of 5 Stars

Biography

Boasting a series of gold and platinum hit singles that began with 1977's #1 "Dance, Dance, Dance (Yowsah, Yowsah, Yowsah)," Chic's stripped-down, not-quite-mechanical groove made them the premier black disco group of the late '70s and early '80s. In addition, cofounders Nile Rodgers and Bernard Edwards produced, wrote, or played on records by many other performers and became two of the most influ...

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