Duran Duran “The Reflex” b/w “New Religion” 1983. Today, September 19th, is Nile Rodgers’ birthday (b. 1952). Best known for his work in Chic and as the über-producer of a million (or so) pop songs, he is best know to me for his production work with Duran Duran. “The Reflex (The Dance Mix-Edited)” single version pictured here was the first of many collaborations between Duran Duran and Nile Rodgers. The third single from their third LP Seven and the Ragged Tiger, “The Reflex” was one of their most successful, hitting #1 in the UK and the US (I’ve written about a couple of times already, also having a copy of the 12″ single and the picture disc release). The special limited edition poster sleeve that holds the 7″ spent most of the 80′s hanging on my bedroom wall. It’s amazing that it survived.

I had the opportunity and pleasure to see Nile Rodgers perform when he and his band opened for Duran Duran in July 2016 in Minneapolis where he played songs he’s released as well as produced, including “Le Freak” (Chic), “We Are Family” (Sister Sledge) and “Get Lucky” (Daft Punk). Here’s a really crappy photo I took of him at that concert.

And here’s a really good photo of him with Duran Duran. I did not take this one.