Chic (band)

Chic
Chic performing at GuilFest 2012 (l-r): Davis, Rodgers, Folami, Barnes
Background information
Also known as	The Boys (1972), The Big Apple Band (1972–1976), Walter Murphy and the Big Apple Band (1976-1977)[1]
Origin	New York City, United States
Genres	R&B rock funk disco
Years active	1972–1983[1] 1990–1992 1996–present
Labels	Buddah Atlantic Warner Bros. Sumthing Else Virgin EMI
Members	Nile Rodgers Jerry Barnes Kimberly Davis Audrey Martells Ralph Rolle Russell Graham Richard Hilton Steve Jankowski Ken Gioffre
Past members	Bernard Edwards Norma Jean Wright Alfa Anderson Luci Martin Bill Holloman Curt Ramm Tony Thompson Folami Robert Sabino Sylver Logan Sharp

Chic (stylized CHIC; /ʃiːk/ SHEEK), currently called Nile Rodgers & Chic, is an American disco band founded in 1972 mainly by guitarist Nile Rodgers and bassist Bernard Edwards.^[1] It recorded many commercially successful disco songs, including "Dance, Dance, Dance (Yowsah, Yowsah, Yowsah)" (1977), "Everybody Dance" (1977), "Le Freak" (1978), "I Want Your Love" (1978), "Good Times" (1979), and "My Forbidden Lover" (1979). The group regarded themselves as a rock band for the disco movement "that made good on hippie peace, love and freedom".^[2] In 2017, Chic was nominated for induction into the Rock and Roll Hall of Fame for the eleventh time.^[3]