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 ...

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.

*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, the famed record producer, co-founder of CHIC (with Bernard Edwards), Daft Punk collaborator, and soon to be recipient of the Rock and Roll Hall of Fame Musical Excellence award, hosted ...