Pharrell Inducts Nile Rodgers into the Rock & Roll Hall of Fame - 2017

www.rockhall.com/inductees/nile-rodgers
Pharrell gives the induction speech for Nile Rodgers, the recipient of the Award for Musical Excellence, at the 32nd Annual Induction Ceremony held at Barclays Center in New York City.

[@smalliebiggs3836]

Bernard Edwards rest in peace he was there too....

[@Alex.Stefanko]

Nile is one of the most humble musicians of all time... what a fantastic feel player... he's simply great

[@vatsaakhil]

Such an eloquent way to describe Nile and his genius

[@oculusdexterx6249]

Yeah if you’re not hooked on phonix lol jk yeah never knew his body if work. Heard he was in a band that came out with coming out, freak out and we are family but that was it. I kind of deal like they down played Nile in terms of hits he produced for white singers. Only time I saw him on tv was regarding his band. Never saw photos of Nike Rodgers with the white artists he produced. I mean let’s dance was playing on a network that refused to play black music. They only allowed rock music vids to play. Which funny enough rock music was invented by black people. Done poorly by whites who tried had to emulate the soul raspy voices of black rock artists but couldn’t so they end up with that weird high pitch sound weird they turned rock into something weird due to lack of innovation. The focus became more white to the point where it was looked at as white music. Now the same is being done to pop, R$b, almost did it to rap. It’s whatever we will continue to innovate new sounds, genres through our souls

[@pvkoz8698]

Artists like Nile come by rarely. His sense of song and celebration is hard to articulate. I agree with Pharrell, Nile is a 100% legend and just try to get your head around his contribution to music, gosh, good luck with that. And to top it off, he's a stellar human being. The icing on the cake is that, I feel certain, that he made many LGBTQI people not only treasured but made us shake our booty too. Love ya work Mr Rodgers.

[@IsaiahJohnsoncocoinc]

About time he's in! Smoothest guitar player ever.

[@Psychokitten113]

Nile is Extraoadinaire!!!...

[@columbie1978]

I could listen to nile Rodgers and chic all night

[@Youtuberdeportados]

Talented,gifted and generous

[@bananaspiel1850]

Now that hear it. Nile is everywhere. RESPECT.

[@crim-jim6814]

Pharrel is such a good speaker.

[@fernetpunker]

So deserved. Overdue. Thank you, legend!

[@CymoneHicks-lz6fz]

Congratulations 🎊 💜 🎊 Congratulations

[@samirh.1763]

He deserves all the accolades in the world! What a unique talent.

[@jeremykemp3782]

Long long long overdue

[@lindagoldsmith5899]

Nile Rodgers you are the Best, love u forever, congratulations you deserve it all the way, much Love from favorite fan Bigg Lynn of Harlem

[@Angela-qc1ex]

Niles Rogers at the Opening act for Prince at the New Orleans Superdome 🙏🙏🙏😢 and he took pictures of the audience in the crowd and said.. some of us won't be here in a few years / and then Prince took the stage Of Lets Dance by DB and OMG the crowd went crazy... Prince ripped that shit ! 🙏

[@karloarsch1579]

Thanks for dressing up Pharrell! But your speech was very good, very well thought.

[@Angela-qc1ex]

😭😭😭😭😭😭😭 we love you from New Orleans 🙏... Opening for Prince we loved you that night thanks for the pictures

[@drakonwulfkozeidon8907]

Legendario! Mr Rodgers.

[@MrYahudeejay]

one of the greatest musician ever !!

[@marcelooliveira7612]

About time!!

[@garysmith8073]

This IS SO BEAUTIFUL!!! I HAVE TO BE HONEST I WISH THE AWARD WENT TO CHIC.. THE FAMILY. Bernard Edwards Alfa Anderson Luci Martin and Tony Thompson . Him and Bernard get the award for producers m

[@columbie1978]

Awesome musicians

[@Tigerex966]

So it takes $3 billion insales to get inducted? it took 40 years, his band CHIC gets denied every year though no matter what. just think with $2 billion sold, hundreds of millions of albums and singles, with the top artists, he got denied year after year, because mainly he is seen as disco, and those that do the inducting hate disco more than anything, but a lot of them have died and that is trhe only reason he got in, but not his band.

[@columbie1978]

Awesome

[@michelemarzocca9520]

e strepitoso e meraviglioso

[@jankarlsson8341]

Not until now?

[@MheBSolid]

Now if Nile Rogers from Chic can be inducted into the Rock And Roll Hall Of Fame Why Can't Luther Vandross.

[@hakeemsd70m]

That's a great question. It's a shame that neither Chic or Luther are in the Hall. It's become little more than a popularity contest. Very sad.

[@ProcashFloyd]

What took you so long?

[@columbie1978]

Will Smith sampled one of his songs

[@iamyourfuture808]

im not reading autoque honestly...

[@Tamarlane389]

Unbelievable player, composer and producer. Genius. His lyrics lacked artistic depth though which always limited the artistic merit of his work

[@DelfinoSlim]

First

[@johnson2191cj]

I wonder if ozzy will ever be inducted into the r&b hall of fame

[@mylesteller]

Nile has written for rock and roll artists....

[@thatsjuancooldude9409]

@@mylesteller like who?

[@j.a.s.1416]

Merriam-Webster Definition of Rock n Roll: popular music usually played on electronically amplified instruments and characterized by a persistent heavily accented beat, repetition of simple phrases, and often country, folk, and blues elements.

[@pearsights]

@@thatsjuancooldude9409 DAVID BOWIE!!!!!!!

[@JuanRodriguez-fj1nk]

David Bowie, Mick Jagger, Robert Plant, INXS, Bryan Ferry, Paul Simon, Peter Gabriel. Nile belongs in every Hall of Fame there is.

[@andyriley2989]

Huh? Who? But no Moody Blues....ugh.

[@Tigerex966]

$3 billions in sales with the best artists across many music styles. vs moody blues.

[@mikewilson3581]

What have The Moody Blues done lately that's significant? Nile's progressive.

[@unclebens6031]

Nile is one of the most success musicians of al time Who the fucks moody blues

[@wildsmiley]

Clueless