Music legend Nile Rodgers tells t5m about working at Harlem’s world-renowned Apollo Theatre.

As well as working and touring on Sesame Street, Nile was performing regularly with the house band at the Apollo Theatre, backing artists like Aretha Franklin, Ben E. King, Nancy Wilson, and Parliament Funkadelic.

Here, he shares the story of his first performance at the Apollo, playing with Screaming Jay Hawkins.