The basslines that Bernard Edwards provided for Chic were inventive, exhilarating, and impeccable, providing one of disco’s greatest bands with its unstoppable pulse. Alongside partner Nile Rodgers, the North Carolina-born musician applied the same finesse to his productions for artists such as Diana Ross and Sister Sledge. Though Edwards passed away in 1996, his legacy lives on in the countless hip-hop and R&B tracks built on his signature grooves.