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Bernard Edwards

Bernard Edwards (October 31, 1952 – April 18, 1996) was an American bassist known primarily for his work in disco 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.

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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
Instruments
Bass guitar · vocals
Label
Atlantic
Occupations
Bassist · songwriter · record producer

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Bernard Edwards

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Genres · 5
Bernard Edwards → disco, funk, R&B, rock, soul
related to External links · 5
Bernard Edwards → AllMusicBernard Edwards, DiscogsBernard Edwards, Find, Grave, IMDbBernard Edwards
Occupations · 3
Bernard Edwards → Bassist, record producer, songwriter
Instruments · 2
Bernard Edwards → Bass guitar, vocals
Born · 1
Bernard Edwards → (1952-10-31)October 31, 1952 Greenville, North Carolina, U.S.
Died · 1
Bernard Edwards → April 18, 1996(1996-04-18) (aged 43) Tokyo, Japan
Label · 1
Bernard Edwards → Atlantic
Years active · 1
Bernard Edwards → 1972–1996

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Bernard EdwardsBorn(1952-10-31)October 31, 1952 Greenville, North Carolina, U.S.1.00infobox
Bernard EdwardsDiedApril 18, 1996(1996-04-18) (aged 43) Tokyo, Japan1.00infobox
Bernard EdwardsGenresR&B1.00infobox
Bernard EdwardsGenresfunk1.00infobox
Bernard EdwardsGenressoul1.00infobox
Bernard EdwardsGenresdisco1.00infobox
Bernard EdwardsGenresrock1.00infobox
Bernard EdwardsInstrumentsBass guitar1.00infobox
Bernard EdwardsInstrumentsvocals1.00infobox
Bernard EdwardsLabelAtlantic1.00infobox
Bernard EdwardsOccupationsBassist1.00infobox
Bernard EdwardsOccupationssongwriter1.00infobox
Bernard EdwardsOccupationsrecord producer1.00infobox
Bernard EdwardsYears active1972–19961.00infobox

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