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American bassist and record producer (1952–1996)

Person · Open Library

Works
52

Top works

  • Survivors of Enemy Action
  • Return of the Coffin Ships
  • War under the Red Ensign
  • Road to Russia
  • Beware Raiders!

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Music · MusicBrainz

Type
Person
Country
GB
Active from
1969-08-20

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Listeners · Last.fm

Listeners
6,804
Total plays
21,812

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Bernard Edwards (October 31, 1952 – April 18, 1996) was born in Greenville, North Carolina, was a bass guitar player and record producer, both as a member of Chic and on his own. He died of pneumonia while touring in Japan. Edwards who grew up in Brooklyn, New York City, met Nile Rodgers in the early 1970s. The two formed the Big Apple Band (active from 1972-1976) and then united with drummer Tony Thompson to eventually form Chic together with singer Norma Jean Wright. <a href="https://www.last

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Wikidata facts

Instance of
human
Given name
Bernard
Family name
Edwards
Gender
male
Citizenship
United States
Place of birth
Greenville
Place of death
Tokyo
Occupation
musician
Languages spoken
English language
Instrument
guitar
Record label
Atlantic Records
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date of birth
1952-10-31
date of death
1996-04-18
cause of death
pneumonia
manner of death
natural causes
start of work period
1972-00-00
Sources (2)

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