Nile Rogers credits Sister Sledge for their enduring influence on Black music. 

The disco legend worked with the sibling group throughout their ‘70s heyday, penning massive hits including We are Family and He’s the Greatest Dancer. 

Speaking to Greatest Hits Radio, the star reflected on the influence of the group, admitting their hits were a “celebration” of the “new Black movement”. 

“Kathy Sledge and I have been friends right from the moment go. She was 16 years old, she was very, very religious and we had written lyrics that were of the time, for them. 

“They didn’t even know what we were talking about when we wrote the lyric ‘Halston, Gucci, Fiorucci’. First time anybody had ever name checked fashion designers. 

“Now in Black music and pop music you can’t listen to a record without them saying ‘Lamborghini’ this and that. We did it one time! Once! Now it’s a thing.”

Nile explained: “We did that because we wanted Sister Sledge to be part of this new black movement which was called the Buppie movement, the black urban professions. 

“We wanted Chic and Sister Sledge and everybody who was attached to us to be a part of that movement. So of course, they would know about fashion, of course they would understand the finer things. 

“We wrote a song called Living the Good Life for them. It was an aspirational type of attitude that we had. 

“After the Black power days of the 60s and early 70s now we were going to collect our bounty after having demonstrated and having so many of our brothers and sisters killed or beaten or jailed or what have you. 

“Now was the time to celebrate what we believed was a victory. And the victory music and the victory dance was disco.”