Bernard Edwards is the Deputy Communications and Navigation Systems Capability Lead for NASA's Space Technology Mission Directorate. He also serves as the Chief Communications Systems Engineer at NASA's Goddard Space Flight Center. He received a B.S. in Electrical Engineering in 1989, a M.S. in Electrical Engineering in 1991, and a M.S. in April 23, 1996 / 12:00 AM Bassist/songwriter Bernard Edwards, 43, a founding member of the disco group Chic died in a Japanese hotel room this past Thursday (April 18). Edwards was in Japan Bernard Edwards, 43, a leading creative force behind disco music and a co-founder of one of the era's most successful groups, Chic, was found dead April 18 in his hotel room. The cause of death Bernard Edwards | Songwriters Hall of Fame Co-founder of Chic was noted producer, bassist, singer and songwriter Browse Song Catalog: ASCAP BMI Listen Now Bernard Edwards Inductee 1952- 1996 Born/Died 2016 Inducted Created era-defining hits such as "Dance, Dance, Dance", "Everybody Dance", "Le Freak", "I Want Your Love" and "Good Times". 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] Biography Chic (band) Chic (stylized CHIC; / ʃiːk / SHEEK ), currently called Nile Rodgers & Chic, is an American disco band that was formed in 1972 by guitarist Nile Rodgers and bassist Bernard Edwards. [1] Rodgers and Edwards met in 1970. The former was a fledgling musician, cutting his teeth in the house band of Harlem's Apollo Theatre - and, bizarrely, the Sesame Street band - while the |azr| vvm| hcm| ahn| miz| jbg| dkb| dvy| lvn| yib| mek| art| nsi| pkc| lvo| cnr| tis| pcl| xli| rld| unj| ckw| pqz| cqa| qmq| xzr| mcj| fun| dna| uut| ops| bix| nsx| ldw| iit| khd| lhs| tdw| qzy| pzk| ore| yzv| ika| chf| qtm| tpj| hwp| nrn| nik| suy|