For the American football player, see Bernard Edwards (American football).
Bernard Edwards
Background information
Born
(1952-10-31)October 31, 1952 Greenville, North Carolina, U.S.
Died
April 18, 1996(1996-04-18) (aged 43) Tokyo, Japan
Genres
R&B, funk, soul, disco, rock
Occupation(s)
Musician, record producer
Instrument(s)
Bass guitar
Years active
1972–1996
Labels
Atlantic
Musical artist
Bernard Edwards (October 31, 1952 – April 18, 1996) was an American bass player and record producer, known primarily for his work in disco music with guitarist Nile Rodgers, with whom he co-founded Chic. In 2017, Edwards was selected as the 53rd greatest bassist of all time by Bass Player magazine.[1]
^"The 100 Greatest Bass Players of All Time". Guitarworld.com. January 9, 2020. Retrieved February 18, 2020.
BernardEdwards (October 31, 1952 – April 18, 1996) was an American bass player and record producer, known primarily for his work in disco music with...
with his guitar." Formed as the Big Apple Band in 1972 with bassist BernardEdwards, Chic released their self-titled debut album in 1977; it featured the...
replaced by BernardEdwards. Palmer and the rest of the band completed the album Living in Fear (1996), and had just begun touring when Edwards died from...
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but Atlantic Records connected them with producers Nile Rodgers and BernardEdwards of the band Chic, and the situation changed. After some initial challenges...
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and an interpolation of "I'm Coming Out" by Diana Ross, for which BernardEdwards and Nile Rodgers are also credited as songwriters; the sampled portions...
and "I'm Coming Out" were written and produced by Nile Rodgers and BernardEdwards of the group Chic. The Supremes, the group that made Ross famous, scored...
devised during New Year's Eve 1977, as a result of his and bassist BernardEdwards' being refused entrance to Studio 54, where they had been invited by...
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