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Ai (singer)
Ai (born November 2, 1981, real name ) is a Japanese singer. She was born in the U.S. city of Los Angeles to a Japanese father and half-Japanese, half-Italian mother. Because of her father's work, Ai traveled between Los Angeles and Japan. She appeared as a dancer in Janet Jackson's music video "Go Deep", and debuted with label BMG releasing three singles and one album. In 2003, Ai signed with hip hop label Def Jam Japan, their first female artist. On 7 July 2007, Ai performed at the Japanese leg of the Live Earth tour in Tokyo.
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Al Ciner
Al Ciner (born 14 May 1947, Chicago, Illinois, United States) is an American guitarist best known for playing guitar for The American Breed from 1966 to 1969. He was also the guitarist for Gary & the Knight Lites. He briefly played for Rufus and is heard on one of the band's best-known hits, "Tell Me Something Good." He later replaced Mike Allsup in Three Dog Night shortly before they disbanded in 1977.
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Anastacia
Anastacia (born Anastacia Lyn Newkirk; September 17, 1968) is an American singer-songwriter. Anastacia has been highly successful in Europe, Asia, Oceania, South Africa, and South America, but has not had as much success in her native United States. Her debut album, Not That Kind, released in 2000, achieved top ten sales in eight countries in Europe, Asia, and Oceania, and went triple platinum in Australia; her debut single "I'm Outta Love", was also a hit in Australia, New Zealand, France, Germany and the UK.
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Ashford & Simpson
Nickolas Ashford (born May 4, 1942, in Fairfield County, South Carolina) and Valerie Simpson (born August 26, 1946 in The Bronx, New York) are a husband and wife songwriting/production team and recording artists. They met at Harlem's White Rock Baptist Church in 1963. After having recorded unsuccessfully as a duo, they joined aspiring solo artist and former member of the Ikettes, Josie Jo Armstead, at the Scepter/Wand label where their compositions were recorded by Ronnie Milsap ("Never Had It So Good"), Maxine Brown ("One Step At A Time"), as well as the Shirelles and Chuck Jackson. Another of the trio's songs "Let's Go Get Stoned" gave Ray Charles a number one U.S. R&B; hit in 1966. That same year Ashford & Simpson joined Motown where their best-known songs included "Ain't No Mountain High Enough", "You're All I Need To Get By", "Ain't Nothing Like the Real Thing", and "Reach Out and Touch (Somebody's Hand)". As performers, Ashford and Simpson's best-known song is "Solid" (1984 US and 1985 UK). The duo was inducted into the Songwriters Hall of Fame in 2002.
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Baby Huey (singer)
Baby Huey (born James Ramey, August 17, 1944 - October 28, 1970) was an American rock and soul singer, born in Richmond, Indiana. He was the frontman for the band Baby Huey & The Babysitters, whose single LP for Curtom Records in 1971 was influential in the development of hip hop music.
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Betty Carter
Betty Carter (born Lillie Mae Jones, May 16, 1929 – September 26, 1998) was an American jazz singer renowned for her improvisational technique and idiosyncratic vocal style. Her devotion to the jazz idiom was such that her fellow vocalist Carmen McRae once claimed that "there's really only one jazz singer - only one: Betty Carter."
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Beverley Knight
Beverley Knight MBE (born 22 March 1973 in Wolverhampton, West Midlands) is a British soul and R&B; singer, songwriter, and record producer who released her debut album in 1995. Heavily influenced by soul greats such as Sam Cooke and Aretha Franklin, Knight has released six studio albums to date. Widely labelled as one of Britain's greatest soul singers, Knight is best known for her hit singles Greatest Day, Get Up!, Shoulda Woulda Coulda and Come As You Are.
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Clay Aiken
Clayton Holmes "Clay" Aiken (né Grissom; born November 30, 1978) is an American singer, songwriter, actor, producer, and author who began his rise to fame on the second season of the television program American Idol in 2003. RCA Records offered him a recording contract, and his multi-platinum debut album Measure of a Man was released in October 2003. He released four more albums on the RCA label: Merry Christmas with Love (2004), A Thousand Different Ways (2006), and the Christmas EP, All is Well (2006). His fourth studio album (the first album of original material since 2003's Measure of a Man), On My Way Here was released on May 6, 2008.
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Dee Dee Warwick
Dee Dee Warwick (September 25, 1945 – October 18, 2008) was an African-American soul singer. Born in Newark, New Jersey as Delia Mae Warrick, she was the sister of Dionne Warwick, niece of Cissy Houston and cousin of Whitney Houston.
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Fantasia Barrino
Fantasia Monique Barrino (born June 30, 1984) commonly known as Fantasia, is an American R&B;/pop singer, Broadway and television actress who rose to fame as the winner of the third season of the television series American Idol in 2004. She has been nominated for eight Grammy Awards. After playing the part of Celie in the Broadway musical The Color Purple, she has been cast to be in the film adaptation of the musical.
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Fred Hampton
: This article is about Fred Hampton, Sr. For his son, see Fred Hampton, Jr.
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Mary J. Blige
Mary Jane Blige (surname ; born January 11, 1971), also known as Mary J. Blige, is an American singer, producer, songwriter, actress, and rapper. A recipient of nine Grammy Awards and many other honors, Blige has recorded eight multi-platinum albums. Blige has received the World Music Legends Award for combining hip hop and soul in the early 1990s. She was ranked number 100 in the list of 100 greatest singers of all time by Rolling Stone magazine. As of 2010, Blige has sold over 50 million albums and 15 million singles. Blige has cited Anita Baker, Chaka Khan and Aretha Franklin as influences.
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Mary Wells
Mary Esther Wells (May 13, 1943 – July 26, 1992) was an American singer who defined the emerging sound of Motown in the early sixties. Along with The Miracles, The Temptations, The Supremes, and The Four Tops, Wells was said to have been part of the charge in black music onto radio stations and record shelves of mainstream America "bridging the color lines in music at the time."
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Melle Mel
Melvin Glover (born May 15, 1961 in The Bronx, New York), also known by his stage name Grandmaster Mele Mel, and formerly Grandmaster Melle Mel (), is an American hip-hop musician — one of the pioneers of old school hip hop as lead rapper and main songwriter for Grandmaster Flash and the Furious Five.
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Naughty (album)
Naughty is the second solo album by American R&B;/funk singer Chaka Khan, released on Warner Bros. Records in 1980.
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People (magazine)
People (originally called People Weekly) is a weekly American magazine of celebrity and human-interest stories, published by Time Inc. As of 2006, it has a circulation of 3.75 million and revenue expected to top $1.5 billion. It was named "Magazine of the Year" by Advertising Age in October 2005, for excellence in editorial, circulation and advertising. People ranked #6 on Advertising Age's annual "A-list" and #3 on ''Adweek's'' "Brand Blazers" list in October 2006.
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Prince (musician)
Prince (born Prince Rogers Nelson, June 7, 1958) is a singer, songwriter, musician, and actor. He has been known under the unpronounceable symbol , which he used between 1993 and 2000. During that period he was frequently referred to in the media as "The Artist Formerly Known as Prince", often abbreviated to "TAFKAP", or simply "The Artist"
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Quincy Jones
Quincy Delight Jones, Jr. (born March 14, 1933) is an American music conductor, record producer, musical arranger, film composer, television producer, and trumpeter. During five decades in the entertainment industry, Jones has earned a record 79 Grammy Award nominations, 27 Grammys, including a Grammy Legend Award in 1991. He is best known as the producer of the album Thriller, by pop icon Michael Jackson, which has sold over 110 million copies worldwide, and as the producer and conductor of the charity song “We Are the World”.
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Ray Charles
Ray Charles Robinson (September 23, 1930June 10, 2004), better known by his shortened stage name Ray Charles, was an American musician. Ray was a pioneer in the genre of soul music during the 1950s by fusing rhythm & blues, gospel, and blues styles into his early recordings with Atlantic Records. He also helped racially integrate country and pop music during the 1960s with his crossover success on ABC Records, most notably with his Modern Sounds albums. While with ABC, Charles became one of the first African-American musicians to be given artistic control by a mainstream record company.
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Rick Wakeman
Richard Christopher Wakeman (born 18 May 1949) is an English keyboard player, composer, and songwriter. He is known for being the keyboardist for progressive rock band Yes, his solo career, and latterly as a contributor to the BBC Television comedy show Grumpy Old Men.
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Rufus (band)
Rufus was an American funk band, from Chicago, Illinois; best known for launching the career of lead singer Chaka Khan. They had several hits throughout their career, including "Tell Me Something Good," "Sweet Thing," and "Ain't Nobody."
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Ry Cooder
Ryland "Ry" Peter Cooder (born 15 March 1947) is a US guitarist, singer and composer.
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Steve Winwood
Steve Winwood (born 12 May 1948 in Birmingham) is an English international recording artist whose career spans more than 40 years. He is a songwriter and a musician whose genres include soul music (blue-eyed soul), R&B;, rock, blues-rock, pop-rock, and jazz. Winwood is a multi-instrumentalist who plays the electric organ, synthesizers, bass, drums, guitar, mandolin, violin and other stringed instruments. His trademark style is singing in a tenor voice and playing the Hammond organ. In addition to his solo career, he was a member of the bands the Spencer Davis Group, Traffic, Blind Faith and Go. Winwood has won numerous Grammy Awards in the United States of America.
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Stevie Wonder
Stevland Hardaway Judkins (born May 13, 1950), name later changed to Stevland Hardaway Morris, known by his stage name Stevie Wonder, is an American singer-songwriter, multi-instrumentalist, record producer and activist. Blind from shortly after birth, Wonder signed with Motown Records' Tamla label at the age of eleven, and continues to perform and record for Motown to this day.
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Taka Boom
Taka Boom (born Yvonne Stevens, October 8, 1954, Chicago, Illinois) is a female R&B; and dance music singer and is the younger sister of Chaka Khan and Mark Stevens of Aurra. She sang background vocals for several Parliament albums in the 1970s. Taka Boom is sometimes credited as Takka Boom and is known for her work with DJ/producer Dave Lee, especially in a range of hits under the Joey Negro name. Taka Boom was also a later member of the Norman Whitfield group The Undisputed Truth.
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Broadway theatre
Broadway theatre, commonly called simply Broadway, refers to theatrical performances presented in one of the 40 large professional theatres with 500 seats or more located in the Theatre District, New York and in Lincoln Center, in Manhattan, New York City.Although theater is the preferred spelling in the U.S.A. (see further at American and British English Spelling Differences), the majority of venues, performers, and trade groups for live dramatic presentations use the spelling theatre. Along with London's West End theatre, Broadway theatre is usually considered to represent the highest level of commercial theatre in the English-speaking world.
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Chicago
Chicago ( or ) is the largest city in the state of Illinois. With over 2.8 million residents, it is the most populous city in the Midwestern United States and the third most populous city in the country. Its metropolitan area, commonly named "Chicagoland," is the 26th most populous in the world, home to an estimated 9.7 million people spread across the U.S. states of Illinois, Wisconsin, and Indiana. Chicago is the county seat of Cook County.
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Los Angeles
Los Angeles ( ; , Spanish for "The Angels") is the second most populous city in the United States, the most populous city in the state of California and the western United States, with a population of 3.83 million within its administrative limits on a land area of . The urban area of Los Angeles extends beyond the administrative city limits with a population of over 14.8 million and it is the 14th largest urban area in the world, affording it megacity status. The metropolitan statistical area (MSA) is home to nearly 12.9 million residents while the broader Los Angeles-Long Beach-Riverside combined statistical area (CSA) contains nearly 17.8 million people. Los Angeles is also the seat of Los Angeles County, the most populated and one of the most multicultural counties in the United States. The city's inhabitants are referred to as "Angelenos" ().
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United States
The United States of America (also referred to as the United States, the U.S., the USA, or America) is a federal constitutional republic comprising fifty states and a federal district. The country is situated mostly in central North America, where its forty-eight contiguous states and Washington, D.C., the capital district, lie between the Pacific and Atlantic Oceans, bordered by Canada to the north and Mexico to the south. The state of Alaska is in the northwest of the continent, with Canada to the east and Russia to the west across the Bering Strait. The state of Hawaii is an archipelago in the mid-Pacific. The country also possesses several territories in the Caribbean and Pacific.
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Khan, Chaka Filmography
Khan, Chaka Filmography
- The Best of the World Music Awards (2010)
- BET Awards 2010 (2010)
- BET Awards 2009 (2009)
- 2009 Soul Train Awards (2009)
- An Evening of Stars: Tribute to Aretha Franklin (2007)
- The New 7 Wonders of the World (2007)
- Saturday Night Divas (2007)
- BET Awards 2006 (2006)
- CMT Greatest Moments: Wynonna (2006)
- 100 Greatest Songs of the '80s (2006)
- 2006 Women's World Awards (2006)
- Legends Ball (2006)
- An Evening of Stars: Tribute to Quincy Jones (2005)
- 25 Strong: The BET Silver Anniversary Special (2005)
- Great Women Singers of the 20th Century: Chaka Khan (2005)
- Urban Soul: The Making of Modern R&B; (2004)
- A Home for the Holidays (2004)
- MTV Video Music Awards 2004 (2004)
- An Evening of Stars: 25th Anniversary Tribute to Lou Rawls (2004)
- The 9th Annual Walk of Fame Honoring Aretha Franklin (2003)
- 2003 Trumpet Awards (2003)
- VH1 Divas Duets (2003)
- The Nick at Nite Holiday Special (2003)
- The 3rd Annual Women Rock! Girls and Guitars (2002)
- Standing in the Shadows of Motown (2002)
- American Bandstand's 50th Anniversary Celebration (2002)
- The Jazz Channel Presents Chaka Khan (2001)
- Essence Awards (2001)
- An Evening of Stars: A Celebration of Educational Excellence (2001)
- 32nd NAACP Image Awards (2001)
- The Messiah XXI (2000)
- An All-Star Tribute to Joni Mitchell (2000)
- The Artist's Journey (2000)
- Globehunters (2000)
- 100 Greatest Women of Rock & Roll (1999)
- VH1 Divas Live 2 (1999)
- Essence Awards (1998)
- The 39th Annual Grammy Awards (1997)
- 3rd Annual Soul Train Lady of Soul Awards (1997)
- Songs & Visions (1997)
- An Evening of Fourplay: Volumes 1 & 2 (1994)
- In a New Light '94 (1994)
- The Essence Awards (1994)
- The 35th Annual Grammy Awards (1993)
- The 7th Annual Soul Train Music Awards (1993)
- The 19th Annual American Music Awards (1992)
- Grammy Legends (1990)
- Christmas with the Stars: An International Earthquake Benefit (1989)
- The 2nd Annual Soul Train Music Awards (1988)
- The 27th Annual Grammy Awards (1985)
- No Nukes (1980)
- The Blues Brothers (1980)
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- One for All Time
- Angel
- Will You Love Me?
- Castles Made of Sand
- Disrespectful (feat. Mary J. Blige)
- Sign 'O' The Times
- Pack'd My Bags / You Got the Love (feat. Tony Maiden)
- Ladies' Man
- You Belong to Me (feat. Michael McDonald)
- Hail to the Wrong
- Super Life
- Ain't Nobody
- Papillon (a.k.a. Hot Butterfly)
- Tell Me Something Good (live)
- I Feel for You
- I Know You, I Live You
- I'm Every Woman
- Love Me Still
- The End of a Love Affair
- And the Melody Still Lingers On (Night in Tunisia)
- Through the Fire
- What Cha' Gonna Do for Me
- Everywhere
- Never Miss the Water
- Somethin' Deep
- Your Love Is All I Know
- Every Little Thing
- I Feel for You
- I'm Every Woman
- Ain't Nobody
- This Is My Night (remix version)
- Eye to Eye (remix version)
- Papillon (Hot Butterfly)
- I Know You, I Live You
- Love of a Lifetime
- The End of a Love Affair
- Love You All My Lifetime
- Don't Look at Me That Way
- What Cha' Gonna Do for Me
- Every Little Thing
- Through the Fire
- Hey Big Spender
- Hazels Hips
- The Best is Yet to Come
- Crazy
- I'm in the Mood for Love
- Is That All There Is?
- Stormy Weather
- 'Round Midnight
- Teach Me Tonight
- To Sir With Love
- Diamonds Are Forever
- Goldfinger
- I Believe
- We Can Work It Out
- What Cha' Gonna Do for Me
- I Know You, I Live You
- Any Old Sunday
- We Got Each Other
- And the Melody Still Lingers On (Night in Tunisia)
- Night Moods
- Heed the Warning
- Father He Said
- Fate
- I Know You, I Live You (reprise)
- Come 2 My House
- (Intro)
- This Crazy Life of Mine
- Betcha
- Spoon
- Pop My Clutch
- Journey 2 the Center of Your Heart
- I'll Never B Another Fool
- Democrazy
- I Remember U
- Reconsider (U Betta)
- Don't Talk 2 Strangers
- Hair
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- I'm Every Woman
- Love Has Fallen On Me
- Roll Me Through The Rushes
- Sleep On It
- Life Is A Dance
- We Got The Love
- Some Love
- A Woman In A Man's World
- The Message In The Middle Of The Bottom
- I Was Made To Love Him
- Tearin' It Up
- Slow Dancin'
- Best in the West
- Got to Be There
- Be Bop Medley: Hot House / East of Suez (Come On Sailor) / Epistrophy (I Wanna Play) / Yardbird Suite / Con Alma / Giant Steps
- Twisted
- So Not Worry
- Pass It On (A Sure Thing) (Pasa lo esta seguro)
- Everything Changes
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- Keep Givin' Me Lovin'
- Facts of Love
- Love You All My Lifetime
- I Want
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- Be My Eyes
- This Time
- The Woman I Am
- Love With No Strings
- Don't Look at Me That Way
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- Move Me No Mountain
- Nothing's Gonna Take You Away
- So Naughty
- Too Much Love
- All Night's All Right
- What You Did
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- Eternity
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- Baby Me
- Make It Last
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- I'll Be Around
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- Earth to Mickey
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- My Destiny
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- It's You
- So Close
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- Eye to Eye
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- I Feel for You
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- Tearin' It Up (Long Vocal Mix)
- I'm Every Woman
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- Eye To Eye
- I Feel For You
- A Woman In A Man's World
- What Cha' Gonna Do For Me
- I Know You, I Live You
- I'm Every Woman ('Life Is A Dance' Album Remix)
- Tearin' It Up (Instrumental)
- Through The Fire
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Chaka Khan - Aint Nobody
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- Duration: 4:41
- Published: 22 Jan 2010
- Uploaded: 21 Feb 2012
- Author: xxx0utlawxxx
1983 ThrowBack Tune ... 1 of the best Songs ever Recorded (Timeless))
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Chaka Khan - I'm Every Woman
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- Duration: 4:07
- Published: 15 Feb 2010
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Profile: Born 23rd March 1953, Great Lakes Naval Training Station, Illinois, USA, Chaka Khan was raised on Chicago's South Side, and at the age of 11 formed her first group, the Crystalettes. While still in high school, she joined the Afro-Arts Theater, a group which toured with Motown great Mary Wells; a few years later, she adopted the African name Chaka Khan while working on the Black Panthers' breakfast program. After quitting high school in 1969, Khan joined the group Lyfe, soon exiting to join another dance band, the Babysitters; neither was on the fast track to success, but her fortunes changed when she teamed with ex-American Breed member Kevin Murphy and Andre Fisher to form Rufus. Debuting in 1973 with a self-titled effort on the ABC label, Rufus was among the preeminent funk groups of the decade; distinguished by Khan's dynamic vocals, the group earned half a dozen gold or platinum albums before she went solo in 1978. Chaka began her solo career with the hit, "Im Every Woman," a tune written especially for her by the songwriting team of Ashford & Simpson. Since then, Chaka has recorded nine albums and been honored with five Grammy Awards. Her solo hits include "What Cha Gonna Do For Me?" "Clouds," "Papillion," "I Feel For You," and "Through The Fire." Sister of Yvonne Stevens Taka Boom.
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CHAKA KHAN THE "FEROCIOUS" AIN'T NOBODY
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- Duration: 4:14
- Published: 10 Jul 2008
- Uploaded: 20 Feb 2012
- Author: darkbarbas
1000000 AT LAST!!!WATCH KHANMINATOR DOING HER THING,,,,,THE LEGEND HERSELF
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Chaka Khan "I feel for You" live
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- Duration: 3:17
- Published: 01 Mar 2008
- Uploaded: 19 Feb 2012
- Author: muller1007
Great live performance at Mount Fuji Jazz Festival. Melvin Davis on synth bass and Ken Smith bass :-)))
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Chaka Khan-My Funny Valentine
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- Duration: 4:07
- Published: 04 Jun 2008
- Uploaded: 20 Feb 2012
- Author: darcellbios
Please comment, and Subscribe
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CHAKA KHAN - A NIGHT IN TUNISIA - LIVE
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- Duration: 7:55
- Published: 13 Jun 2007
- Uploaded: 19 Feb 2012
- Author: rkgMUSCLE999
LIVE at THE ROXY in 1982 !!!!!
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![Chaka Khan - I Feel For You [Official Video]](http://web.archive.org./web/20120303075710im_/http://i.ytimg.com/vi/DpXwx0oa4rE/0.jpg "Chaka Khan - I Feel For You [Official Video]")
Chaka Khan - I Feel For You [Official Video]
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- Duration: 4:06
- Published: 13 Sep 2011
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- Author: MrStevieNicksfan
Written by Prince, this is the top 5 title track and first single from her 1984 album. FAIR USE ACT - No Copyright infringement Intended. Copyright Disclaimer Under Section 107 of the Copyright Act 1976, allowance is made for "fair use" for purposes such as criticism, comment, news reporting, teaching, scholarship, and research. Fair use is a use permitted by copyright statute that might otherwise be infringing. Non-profit, educational or personal use tips the balance in favor of fair use.
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Chaka Khan - Do You Love What You Feel
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- Duration: 3:43
- Published: 28 Jan 2009
- Uploaded: 20 Feb 2012
- Author: DiscoKween
Video in stereo
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Chaka Khan - Through the fire
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- Duration: 0:00
- Published: 26 Feb 2009
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- Author: RobinsRemixes
Timeless song from the one and only Chaka Khan I look in your eyes and I can see We've loved so dangerously You're not trusting your heart to anyone You tell me you're gonna play it smart We're through before we start But I believe that we've only just begun When it's this good, there's no saying no I want you so, I'm ready to go CHORUS: Through the fire, to the limit, to the wall For a chance to be with you I'd gladly risk it all Through the fire Through whatever, come what may For a chance at loving you I'd take it all the way Right down to the wire Even through the fire I know you're afraid of what you feel You still need time to heal And I can help if you'll only let me try You touch me and something in me knew What I could have with you Now I'm not ready to kiss that dream goodbye When it's this sweet, there's no saying no I need you so, I'm ready to go CHORUS Through the test of time CHORUS To the wire, to the limit Through the fire, through whatever Through the fire, to the limit Through the fire, through whatever Through the fire, to the limit Through the fire, through whatever
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Chaka Khan - Angel
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- Duration: 4:25
- Published: 25 Oct 2009
- Uploaded: 20 Feb 2012
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Music video by Chaka Khan performing Angel. (C) 2007 SONY BMG MUSIC ENTERTAINMENT
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Chaka Khan (Ain't Nobody) rare 80's performance
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- Duration: 4:22
- Published: 20 Jan 2008
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This is a rare Chaka 80's performance. It was uploaded by permission. It is sung live and not lip synced. I think the song was a Rufus and Chaka Khans song. This is dedicated to the Chakaholics at the Chakas messege board. I'm not a member, I read your comments all the time.
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CHAKA KHAN I'M EVERY WOMAN best version
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- Duration: 3:00
- Published: 25 Jun 2008
- Uploaded: 20 Feb 2012
- Author: darkbarbas
Women Rock! Girls Guitars 2002.CHAKA KHAN AND CO!!see how difficult a chaka khan song is!
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Prince ft Chaka Khan-sweet thing
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- Duration: 8:32
- Published: 06 Mar 2009
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- Author: khari06095
sweet thing
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STAY ,RUFUS FEATURING CHAKA KHAN
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- Duration: 5:39
- Published: 10 Aug 2008
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- Author: SMOTH1PRODUCTIONS
STAY ,RUFUS FEATURING CHAKA KHAN, FROM THE 1978 STREET PLAYER LP, A NICE LP ,THAT OUT OF PRINT FOR MANY YEARS .
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Fourplay feat. Chaka Khan "Between The Sheets"
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- Duration: 9:42
- Published: 22 Jun 2008
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- Author: mcfunkyfreshhh
An Evening of Fourplay (Bob James, Lee Ritenour, Nathan East & Harvey Mason) feat. Chaka Khan, Philip Bailey & Phil Perry live 1994 "Between The Sheets" (original version by The Isley Brothers)
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Chaka Khan - My Funny Valentine (Waiting To Exhale Soundtrack)
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- Duration: 4:07
- Published: 08 Dec 2009
- Uploaded: 20 Feb 2012
- Author: MusicfromMovies5
Waiting To Exhale: Original Soundtrack Album [SOUNDTRACK] Lyrics: My funny valentine; Sweet, comic valentine; You make me smile With my heart. Ohhhhh Your looks are laughable; Unphotographable; Yet, you're my favorite work of art. Is your figure - less than Greek? Is your math - a little bit weak? When you open it to speak, are you smart? Ohhhhhh Don't baby don't change your hair for me; Not if you care for me; Stay, Stay little valentine, stay! Each day is valentine's day. Each day is valentine's day. Ohhhh Ummm mmmmm Stay little valentine, Stay Stay Stay ahh yeah Each day is valentine's Each day is valentine's daaaaay. Valentine's Daayyyyy.
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Chaka Khan - Clouds
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- Duration: 4:30
- Published: 19 Aug 2010
- Uploaded: 19 Feb 2012
- Author: JazzFunkster444
an incredible display of vocals by the great Chaka Khan,,with great accompaniment of Whitney and Cissy Houston, Mark Stevens,Charlotte Crossley and Chaka herself on background vox!
http://wn.com/Chaka_Khan__Clouds
CHAKA KHAN/ RUFUS - LIVE - 1974
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- Duration: 3:36
- Published: 26 Feb 2009
- Uploaded: 20 Feb 2012
- Author: BLAQUEMUSCLE
LIVE in CENTRAL PARK !!!!!
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Chaka Khan- Signed Sealed Delivered
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- Duration: 3:44
- Published: 20 Apr 2010
- Uploaded: 13 Feb 2012
- Author: hotfunkcooljazz
Chaka Khan- Signed Sealed Delivered on David Letterman
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| Coordinates | 35°27′″N139°38′″N |
|---|---|
| name | Chaka Khan |
| background | solo_singer |
| birth name | Yvette Marie Stevens |
| alias | Chaka Adunne Aduffe Hodarhi Karifi Khan, Queen of Funk |
| born | March 23, 1953Chicago, Illinois, United States |
| instrument | Vocals |
| occupation | Musician, songwriter |
| genre | R&B;, jazz, funk, soul, disco, adult contemporary |
| years active | 1964–present |
| label | ABC (1972–1978) Warner Bros. (1978–1998)MCA (1979–1982)NPG (1998–2001) Burgundy (2005–present) |
| associated acts | Rufus, Prince |
| website | }} |
Chaka Khan (born Yvette Marie Stevens; March 23, 1953) is an American singer and composer who gained fame in the 1970s as the frontwoman and focal point of the funk band Rufus. While still a member of the group in 1978, Khan embarked on a successful solo career. Her signature hits, both with Rufus and as a solo performer, include "Tell Me Something Good", "Sweet Thing", "Ain't Nobody", "I'm Every Woman", "I Feel for You" and "Through the Fire".
Biography
Early life: 1953-1972
Khan was born Yvette Marie Stevens in 1953 in Chicago, Illinois. Raised in Chicago's rough Southside projects, Khan was the eldest of five children to Charles Stevens and Sandra Coleman. Her sister Yvonne Stevens later became a successful musician in her own right under the name Taka Boom. Her only brother Mark Stevens, who formed the funk group Aurra, also became a successful musician. She has two other sisters, Kathleen Burrell and Tammy McCrary, who is her current manager. Unlike many of her musical contemporaries, Khan was raised as Roman Catholic. Khan attributed her love of music to her grandmother, who introduced her to jazz music as a child. Khan became a fan of R&B; music as a preteen and at eleven formed her first all-female singing group the Crystalettes, which also included her sister Taka. In the late 1960s, Khan and her sister formed the vocal group Shades of Black and joined the Black Panther Party after befriending fellow member, activist and Chicago native Fred Hampton in 1967. While a member, she was given a name change to Chaka Adunne Aduffe Hodarhi Karifi by an African shaman. In 1969, she left the Panthers, dropped out of high school, having attended Calumet High School, and married Indian bassist Hassan Khan in 1970; Khan later said she married Hassan to sign a recording contract. After this marriage ended, Khan kept her ex-husband's surname as a stage name. Khan briefly sung lead for her ex's band Lyfe, before she replaced the late Baby Huey as a member of the rock-soul group, the Babysitters, before the group disbanded in 1971. Khan then was contacted by friend Paulette McWilliams to replace her in the rock/soul ensemble Ask Rufus, a group formed by The American Breed members Kevin Murphy and Al Ciner. Alongside Andre Fischer, whom she met while performing in Chicago, and Ron Stockert, they would join the group in 1972 and the band shortened its name to simply Rufus. The band relocated to Los Angeles and soon got a deal with ABC. Khan was nineteen at the time of the band's signing to the label.
Early career and success: 1973-1978
In 1973, Rufus released their self-titled debut album. Despite their fiery rendition of Stevie Wonder's "Maybe Your Baby" from Wonder's acclaimed ''Talking Book'' and the modest success of the Khan-led ballad "Whoever's Thrilling You (Is Killing Me)", the album failed to garner attention. That changed when Wonder himself collaborated with the group on a song he had written for Khan. That song, "Tell Me Something Good", became the group's breakthrough hit, reaching number-three on the Billboard Hot 100 in 1974 later winning the group their first Grammy Award. The single's success and the subsequent follow-up, "You Got the Love", which peaked at number-eleven on the Billboard Hot 100 helped their second parent album, ''Rags to Rufus'', go platinum selling over a million copies. Between 1974 and 1979, Rufus would release six platinum-selling albums including ''Rufusized'', ''Rufus Featuring Chaka Khan'', ''Ask Rufus'', ''Street Player'' and ''Masterjam''. Hits the group would score during this time included "Once You Get Started", "Sweet Thing", "Hollywood", "At Midnight (My Love Will Lift You Up)" and "Do You Love What You Feel".The band gained a reputation as a live performing act with Khan becoming the star attraction, thanks to her powerful vocals and stage attire, which sometimes included Native American garb and showing her midriff. Most of the band's material was written and produced by the band itself with few exceptions. Khan has also been noted for being an instrumentalist playing drums and bass, she also provided percussion during her tenure with Rufus. Most of Khan's compositions were often collaborations with guitarist Tony Maiden. Relations between Khan and the group, particularly between Khan and group member Andre Fischer, became stormy. Several group members left with nearly every release. While Khan remained a member of the group, she signed a solo contract with Warner Bros in 1978. While Khan was busy at work on solo material, Rufus released three albums without Khan's participation including 1979's ''Numbers'', 1980's ''Party 'Til You're Broke'' and 1983's ''Seal in Red''.
Early solo career and final years with Rufus: 1978-1983
In 1978, Warner Bros. Records released Khan's solo debut album, which featured the crossover disco hit, "I'm Every Woman", written for her by songwriters Ashford & Simpson. The success of the single helped the album go platinum, selling over a million copies. Khan also was a featured performer on Quincy Jones' hit, "Stuff Like That", also released in 1978.In 1979, Khan reunited with Rufus to collaborate on the Jones-produced ''Masterjam'', which featured their hit, "Do You Love What You Feel", which Khan sung with Tony Maiden. Despite her sometimes-acrimonious relationship with some of the group's band mates, Khan and Maiden have maintained a friendship over the years. In 1979 she also duetted with Ry Cooder on his album ''Bop Till You Drop''. In 1980, while Rufus released their second non-Khan release, ''Party 'Til You're Broke'', Khan released her second solo album, ''Naughty'', which featured Khan on the cover with her six-year-old daughter Milini. The album yielded the minor disco hit "Clouds" and went gold. Khan released two albums in 1981, the Rufus release, ''Camouflage'' and the solo album, ''What Cha' Gonna Do for Me''. The same year, Khan appeared on three tracks on Rick Wakeman's concept album ''1984''. In 1982, Khan issued two more solo albums, the jazz-oriented ''Echoes of an Era'' and a more funk/pop-oriented self-titled album. The latter album's track, the jazz-inflected "Bebop Medley", won Khan a Grammy and earned praise from Betty Carter who loved Khan's vocal scatting in the song.
In 1983, following the release of Rufus' final studio album, ''Seal in Red'', which did not feature Khan, the singer returned with Rufus on a live album, ''Stompin' at the Savoy - Live'', which featured the studio single, "Ain't Nobody", which became the group's final charting success reaching number twenty-two on the Billboard Hot 100 and number-one on the Hot R&B; chart, while also reaching the top ten in the United Kingdom. Following this release, Rufus separated for good.
Solo success: 1984-1996
In 1984, Khan released her sixth studio album, ''I Feel for You'', which featured the title track. The title track, originally written and recorded by Prince for his eponymous follow-up to his debut album in 1979, had been previously recorded by The Pointer Sisters and Mary Wells. Khan's version, which featured Stevie Wonder and rapper Melle Mel, reached number-three on the Billboard Hot 100 and number-one in the United Kingdom. Other singles from the album included "This is my Night" and "Through the Fire" and all three singles helped the album to go platinum. Khan followed that success with albums such as 1986's ''Destiny'' and 1988's ''CK''. Khan was the featured performer on Steve Winwood's number-one hit, "Higher Love", in 1986. Khan found more success in the UK in the late 1980s as a remix album, ''Life is a Dance - The Remix Project'', reached the top ten on the UK albums chart. Khan reacted to the success by performing in the United Kingdom, where she maintained a strong fan base.In 1990, she was a featured performer on another major hit when she collaborated with Ray Charles and Quincy Jones on a new jack swing cover of The Brothers Johnson's "I'll Be Good to You", which was featured on Jones' ''Back on the Block''. The song reached number-eighteen on the Billboard Hot 100 and number-one on the Hot R&B; chart, later winning Charles and Khan a Grammy for Best R&B; Vocal Performance By a Duo or Group. Khan returned with her first studio album in four years in 1992 with the release of ''The Woman I Am'', which went gold thanks to the R&B; success of the songs "Love You All My Lifetime" and "You Can Make the Story Right". Khan also contributed to soundtracks and worked on a follow-up to ''The Woman I Am'' which she titled ''Dare You to Love Me'', which was eventually shelved. In 1995, she and rapper Guru had a hit with the duet "Watch What You Say", in the UK. That same year, she provided a contemporary R&B; cover of the classic standard, "My Funny Valentine", for the ''Waiting to Exhale'' soundtrack. In 1996, following the release of her greatest-hits album, ''Epiphany: The Best of Chaka Khan, Vol. 1'', Khan abruptly left Warner Bros. after stating the label had neglected her and failed to release ''Dare You to Love Me''.
Later career and current work: 1998-present
In 1998, Khan signed a contract with Prince's NPG Records label and issued ''Come 2 My House'', followed by the single "Don't Talk 2 Strangers", a cover of a 1996 Prince song. Khan later went on a tour with Prince as a co-headlining act. In 2000, Khan departed from NPG and in 2004 released her first jazz covers album in twenty-two years with 2004's ''ClassiKhan''. Three years later, after signing with Burgundy Records, Khan released what many critics called a "comeback album" with ''Funk This'', produced by Jimmy Jam and Terry Lewis.The album featured the hit, "Angel", and the Mary J. Blige duet, "Disrespectful". The latter track went to number one on the U.S. dance singles chart, winning the singers a Grammy Award, while ''Funk This'' also won a Grammy for Best R&B; Album. The album was notable for Khan's covers of Dee Dee Warwick's "Foolish Fool" and Prince's "Sign o' the Times". In 2008, Khan participated in the Broadway adaptation of ''The Color Purple'' playing Ms. Sofia to Fantasia Barrino's Celie.
In 2009, Khan hit the road with singers Anastacia and Lulu for Here Come the Girls. In 2010, Khan contributed to vocals for Beverley Knight's "Soul Survivor", collaborated with Clay Aiken on a song for the kids show ''Phineas and Ferb'', and performed two songs with Japanese singer Ai on Ai's latest album "The Last Ai". Khan continues to perform to packed audiences both in her native United States and overseas.
On May 19, 2011, Khan was given the 2,440th Hollywood Walk of Fame star plaque on a section of Hollywood Boulevard in Los Angeles. Her family was on hand to see the singer accept the honor, as was Stevie Wonder, who wrote her breakout hit "Tell Me Something Good".
Personal life
Khan has been married three times and has two children. Khan married her first husband, Hassan Khan, in 1970. They divorced in 1971. The birth of Khan's daughter Milini was the result of a relationship between Khan and a man named Rahsaan Morris. In 1976, Khan married Richard Holland. Their marriage produced a son, Damien, who was born three years later. In 1980, the couple divorced. In 2001, Khan married a third time to Doug Rasheed,although having an on and off relationship with Donny Maxwell the owner of the now defunct production company the Review Productions, which ended in divorce three years later. Khan is also the grandmother of two. In 2006 Khan's son Damien Holland was accused of murder after 17-year-old Christopher Bailey was shot to death. Khan testified on her son's behalf defending her son's innocence. Holland claimed the shooting was an accident and was found not guilty.Khan has struggled with drug abuse, alcoholism and weight over the years. She had addictions to heroin and cocaine, which she kicked in the early nineties. After an on-again and off-again bouts with alcoholism, in 2005, Khan declared herself sober. Though she sang at both the 2000 Democrat and Republican conventions, Khan says that she is more of a "Democratic-minded person". In 1990, Khan emigrated to the United Kingdom where she had a steady relationship. She splits her time between Los Angeles, Germany and London but has been living mainly in London since 2006.
In a 2008 interview Khan said that she, unlike other artists, feels very optimistic about the current changes in the recording industry, including music downloading. "I'm glad things are shifting and artists – not labels – are having more control over their art. My previous big record company (Warner Music) has vaults of my recordings that haven't seen the light of day that people need to hear. This includes Robert Palmer's original recording of "Addicted to Love" – which they took my vocals off of! We are working on getting it (and other tracks) all back now."
Awards
Grammy Awards
To date, Chaka Khan has won 10 Grammy Awards, including two as a member of Rufus. She has received 22 Grammy Award nominations, including three as a member of Rufus.| Year | ! Award category | ! Nominated artist(s) | ! Nominated work | ! Track from | ! Result | ||
| rowspan="2" | 2008 | Chaka Khan | |||||
| Chaka Khan, Mary J. Blige | "Disrespectful" | ''Funk This'' | |||||
| 2007 | Chaka Khan, Gerald Levert, Yolanda Adams, Carl Thomas | "Everyday (Family Reunion)" | |||||
| 2003 | Grammy Award for Best Traditional R&B; Vocal Performance | Best Traditional R&B; Vocal Performance | Chaka Khan, The Funk Brothers | ||||
| 1998 | Grammy Award for Best Female R&B; Vocal Performance | Best Female R&B; Vocal Performance | Chaka Khan | ||||
| Brandy, Tamia, Gladys Knight, Chaka Khan | |||||||
| Chaka Khan, Meshell Ndegeocello | "Never Miss The Water" | ||||||
| Luke Cresswell, Fiona Wilkes, Carl Smith, Fraser Morrison, Everett Bradley, Mr. X, Melle Mel, Coolio, Yo-Yo, Chaka Khan, Charlie Wilson, Shaquille O'Neal, Luniz | ''Q's Jook Joint'' (Quincy Jones) | ||||||
| 1996 | Grammy Award for Best Song Written for a Motion Picture, Television or Other Visual Media | Best Song Written Specifically For A Motion Picture Or Television | Bruce Hornsby, Chaka Khan | "Love Me Still" | |||
| 1993 | Grammy Award for Best Female R&B; Vocal Performance | Best R&B; Vocal Performance, Female | Chaka Khan | ||||
| 1991 | Grammy Award for Best R&B; Performance by a Duo or Group with Vocals | Best R&B; Performance By A Duo Or Group With Vocal | Ray Charles, Chaka Khan | ||||
| 1987 | Grammy Award for Best Female R&B; Vocal Performance | Best R&B; Vocal Performance, Female | Chaka Khan | colspan="2" | |||
| 1986 | Grammy Award for Best Female R&B; Vocal Performance | Best R&B; Vocal Performance, Female | Chaka Khan | colspan="2" | |||
| 1985 | Grammy Award for Best Female R&B; Vocal Performance | Best R&B; Vocal Performance, Female | Chaka Khan | ||||
| Chaka Khan | colspan="2" | ||||||
| Arif Mardin, Chaka Khan | "Be Bop Medley" | ||||||
| Rufus | "Ain't Nobody" | ||||||
| 1983 | Grammy Award for Best Jazz Vocal Performance, Female | Best Jazz Vocal Performance, Female | Chaka Khan | colspan="2" | |||
| 1982 | Grammy Award for Best Female R&B; Vocal Performance | Best R&B; Vocal Performance, Female | Chaka Khan | colspan="2" | |||
| 1979 | Grammy Award for Best Female R&B; Vocal Performance | Best R&B; Vocal Performance, Female | Chaka Khan | "I'm Every Woman" | |||
| 1978 | Grammy Award for Best R&B; Performance by a Duo or Group with Vocals | Best R&B; Vocal Performance By A Duo, Group Or Chorus | Rufus | ||||
| 1975 | Rufus | "Tell Me Something Good" |
BET Awards
Soul Train Awards
United Negro College Fund Award
American Music Award nominations
To date, she has had four American Music Award nominations. Favorite Female Artist - Soul/Rhythm & Blues (Nominee only. Award recipient was Tina Turner) Favorite Female Video Artist - Soul/Rhythm & Blues (Nominee only. Award recipient was Tina Turner) Favorite Female Artist - Soul/Rhythm & Blues (Nominee only. Award recipient was Stephanie Mills) Favorite Female Artist - Soul/Rhythm & Blues (Nominee only. Award recipient was Diana Ross) References:
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| Coordinates | 35°27′″N139°38′″N |
|---|---|
| Name | Rufus |
| Background | group_or_band |
| Alias | SmokeAsk RufusRufus featuring Chaka KhanRufus & ChakaRufus & Chaka Khan |
| Origin | Chicago, Illinois, United States |
| Genre | R&B;, soul, funk, smooth soul, quiet storm, disco |
| Years active | 1969–1983 |
| Label | Epic, ABC, MCA, Warner Bros. |
| Past members | Chaka KhanAndre FischerTony MaidenKevin MurphyRon StockertDavid "Hawk" WolinskiBobby WatsonDennis BelfieldPaulette McWilliamsNate MorganWilliam "Moon" CalhounAl CinerLee GrazianoJohn "J.R." RobinsonRomeo Johnson }} |
Rufus was an American funk band, from Chicago, Illinois; best known for launching the career of lead singer Chaka Khan. They had several hits throughout their career, including "Tell Me Something Good," "Sweet Thing," and "Ain't Nobody."
Biography
Origins
In 1967, The American Breed had a top ten hit with the classic rock single, "Bend Me, Shape Me". After this success, members Kevin Murphy, Al Ciner and Lee Graziano were forced to create a new group after several members left the group. Recruiting Vern Pilder and Chuck Colbert from the bar band Circus, the group re-emerged in 1969 under the name Smoke. In 1970, female vocalist Paulette McWilliams and musician James Stella were added and the group's name changed again to Ask Rufus. Willie Weeks would replace Vern Pilder after the name change. In 1971, the band signed a contract with Epic Records recording an album that wasn't released. Weeks was replaced by Dennis Belfield. In early 1972, Epic dropped their contract. Former American Breed drummer Andre Fischer returned to his former band mates replacing Lee Graziano while McWilliams hired talented eighteen-year-old vocalist Chaka Khan (née Yvette Stevens) to replace her. James Stella was replaced by Ron Stockert. With that change, the group's name became Rufus, its music guided by Stockert, while Khan became the group's co-leading vocalist.
Early career
After landing several important performances in the Los Angeles area where the band had relocated, the group was noticed by an executive of ABC, who signed them to the label in 1972 (two years later, ABC acquired the American Breed catalog when it purchased the Famous Music Group). Khan had to have participation from her mother since, at nineteen, she was still a minor. The singer married Hassan Khan, who was a bassist of a former band Khan fronted, and the group went to a studio in L.A. to record their first album. ''Rufus'' was issued in 1973. While the songs "Whoever's Thrilling You (Is Killing Me)" and "Feel Good" (both songs led by Khan) brought the group some attention from R&B; radio stations, the album itself tanked and the Stockert-led "Slip & Slide" failed to catch attention from pop radio. The band soon shifted its sound that was favorable to Khan's growing involvement in the group. The group then quickly reentered the studio to record their follow-up album, ''Rags to Rufus''. During sessions, Al Ciner left the group as would Dennis Belfield. Guitarist Tony Maiden and bassist Bobby Watson quickly replaced them.
Success, stardom and tension
''Rags to Rufus'' was released in 1974 and two of its singles - the Stevie Wonder-produced "Tell Me Something Good" and the Khan co-composition, "You Got the Love" - became smash hits leading to ''Rags to Rufus'' going platinum and also landed them opening spots for the tours of several rock stars including Marvin Gaye and The Rolling Stones. "Tell Me Something Good" gave Rufus their first Grammy Award. After this release, Nate Morgan would replace Ron Stockert in the group. In late 1974, the new lineup of Rufus, which now featured the appropriated billing, Rufus featuring Chaka Khan due to Khan's soaring popularity following the release of ''Rags to Rufus'', released their third album, ''Rufusized'', which became another platinum success and a top-ten hit on the album charts thanks to the funk-laden hit "Once You Get Started" and the Brenda Russell-produced ballad "Please Pardon Me (You Remind Me of a Friend)".From then on most of the group's tracks would prominently feature Khan and, sometimes Tony Maiden and Bobby Watson, backing her up in the background with Maiden playing a prominent role as the co-lead vocalist in the group's later years. However, much of the attention giving to Rufus focused mainly on Khan, who had now emerged in the mid-1970s as one of the most popular female vocalists in pop and R&B; and had also gained a reputation as a sex symbol due to her fashion sense onstage and wild hairdos, with this reputation, she was nicknamed "the wild child" by the mainstream press. Khan's multi-octave, wide-range vocals influenced by jazz and the vocal dramatics of Gladys Knight and Aretha Franklin also helped the group blur the lines between pop, R&B;, soul, rock and funk and, including a multi-racial lineup, much like Sly & the Family Stone, successfully helped the group to make a crossover to pop audiences.
The band's new reputation as superstars was cemented in 1975 with their fourth album, ''Rufus Featuring Chaka Khan'', which included the hits "Fool's Paradise", "Dance With Me", their cover of The Bee Gees' "Jive Talkin'" and the Khan composition, "Sweet Thing", which became their fourth single to go gold. Also going platinum, the album also led to a crossroads in the group's career as Khan's presence slowly began to unravel the group. Tensions build up between Khan and Andre Fischer during the recording of the band's fifth album, aptly titled ''Ask Rufus'' (oddly one of the group's early names). The album went platinum on the strength of the funk hit "At Midnight (My Love Will Lift You Up)" and the smoother ballad "Hollywood". The R&B; ballad, "Everlasting Love", with vocals all by Khan, has become a radio favorite to this day and remains one of Khan's most requested songs. After this release, Andre Fischer would leave the group and William "Moon" Calhoun became his official replacement. Nate Morgan left by that point and was replaced by Dave "Hawk" Wolinski. This lineup released ''Street Player'', which split leads between Khan and Tony Maiden and featured the top forty hit, "Stay". After this release, Khan would sign a solo contact with Warner Bros. Records where her debut album, ''Chaka'', went platinum on the strength of the feminist hit, "I'm Every Woman". Calhoun would be replaced by John "J.R." Robinson as the group's drummer in 1979.
Decline and final years
In 1979, ABC Records was absorbed by MCA Records and the group, with Khan still a member, released two albums that year - the Khan-less ''Numbers'' and the Khan-featured ''Masterjam'', which was produced by Quincy Jones, who was hired to produce the album after developing a close friendship with Khan after the two collaborated on the Ashford & Simpson composition, "Stuff Like That", from Jones' ''Sounds...and Stuff Like That!!'' in 1978. The collaboration between Jones and Rufus produced the disco-pop hit, "Do You Love What You Feel", which became a top 40 hit in early 1980. Later in 1980, Rufus released another album without Khan's help titled ''Party 'Til You're Broke'', which, like ''Numbers'' before it, also tanked. Meanwhile Khan scored again with her second album, ''Naughty'', which featured the dance hit "Clouds", and went gold. In 1981, Khan and Rufus once again reunited for their last MCA release, ''Camouflage''. After this obligation, Khan was free to leave Rufus for good as she had still been contractually obligated by her contract to work on the group's two albums after ''Street Player'' came out on ABC. Khan's third album, ''What Cha' Gonna Do for Me'', led to success for the singer becoming her second gold album. In early 1983, Rufus released their final studio release, ''Seal in Red'', which like the previous Khan-less Rufus albums had also flopped. Seeing the end of their careers together, Rufus called on Khan to reunite for what was a final farewell tour. With Khan, the group recorded a live album for what was supposed to be a concert documentary, which Warner Bros. chose to shelve for unknown reasons. The album eventually was released as ''Stompin' at the Savoy - Live''. Rufus and Khan worked on four studio singles for the album. One of which caught the eye of the producer of the hip-hop film, ''Breakin''', it was a track written by member Dave Wolinski titled "Ain't Nobody". After it was featured as a track on the movie's soundtrack, Warner Bros. released the single (under the name Rufus and Chaka Khan) and it became a smash hit reaching the top 25 of the Billboard Hot 100, hitting number-one on the R&B; chart and also hitting international charts, reaching number-eight on the UK singles chart. Though Khan was the only vocalist on the track (Wolinski, Murphy and Maiden also contributed to the track), it garnered the group their second Grammy Award in 1984. Khan won her first solo Grammy later that night winning in the Best R&B; Female Vocal Performance for "Bebop Medley". After this success, the group split up for good with Khan going on to international success as a solo artist following the release of the ''I Feel for You'' album later in 1984.
Reunion
In the summer of 2001 Rufus reunited briefly for a tour with a line-up of Khan, Murphy, Maiden, Watson, Wolinski and Robinson. Khan talked about the reunion and her life and times in her 2003 autobiography ''Chaka! Through the Fire,'' which she composed with the help of writer Tonya Bolden. Tony Maiden and Khan reunited on the medley "Pack'd My Bags" / "You Got The Love" on Khan's double Grammy Award winning 2007 album, ''Funk This''. During an interview with ''Billboard'', Khan said there are no plans to reunite the classic lineup of Rufus saying only Maiden is as far as she'll go for a "Rufus reunion". Rufus reformed for a short tour in 2008 with John "JR" Robinson on drums and Bobby Watson on bass guitar. Despite their 1970s success, Rufus, which has been eligible since 1998 for an induction to the Rock & Roll Hall of Fame have not been nominated for induction.
Line-Ups
Smoke
Ask Rufus
Rufus
(also known as Rufus featuring Chaka Khan; Rufus and Chaka and Rufus and Chaka Khan)
1972-1974
1974-1977
1977-1979
1979-1983
Discography
Studio albums
| Year | Album | Chart positions | UScertifications | Record label | ||
| ! width="40" | ! width="40" | ! width="40" | ||||
| align="left" | 175 | 44 | — | — | rowspan="7" | |
| 4 | 4 | — | Gold | |||
| 7 | 2 | 48 | Gold | |||
| align="left" | 7 | 1 | — | Gold | ||
| 12 | 1 | — | Platinum | |||
| 14 | 1 | — | Gold | |||
| align="left" | 81 | 15 | — | — | ||
| 14 | 1 | — | Gold | rowspan="3" | ||
| 73 | 24 | — | — | |||
| align="left" | 98 | 15 | — | — | ||
| — | 49 | — | — | rowspan="1" | ||
Live albums
| Year | Album | Chart positions | UScertifications | Record label | ||
| ! width="40" | ! width="40" | ! width="40" | ||||
| 50 | 4 | 64 | — | rowspan="1" | ||
Compilation albums
| Year | Album | Chart positions | UScertifications | Record label | ||
| ! width="40" | ! width="40" | ! width="40" | ||||
| — | — | — | — | rowspan="1" | ||
Singles
| Year | Single | Chart positions | Album | |||
| ! width="40" | ! width="40" | ! width="40" | ! width="40" | |||
| — | — | — | — | |||
| 110 | — | — | — | align="left" rowspan="3" | ||
| — | 40 | — | — | |||
| — | 45 | — | — | |||
| 3 | 3 | — | — | |||
| align="left" | 11 | 1 | — | — | ||
| 10 | 4 | 6 | — | |||
| 48 | 6 | — | — | |||
| align="left" | 5 | 1 | — | — | align="left" rowspan="3" | |
| 39 | 5 | — | — | |||
| — | 35 | — | — | |||
| 30 | 1 | 37 | — | |||
| 32 | 3 | — | — | |||
| — | 17 | — | — | |||
| 38 | 3 | — | — | |||
| 105 | 34 | — | — | |||
| 109 | 16 | — | — | align="left" rowspan="1" | ||
| align="left" | 30 | 1 | — | |||
| 102 | 24 | — | ||||
| — | 43 | — | — | |||
| — | 18 | 64 | — | |||
| — | 56 | — | — | |||
| 91 | 8 | — | — | align="left" rowspan="2" | ||
| — | 66 | 56 | — | |||
| — | 47 | — | — | |||
| 22 | 1 | 6 | 8 | |||
| 102 | 37 | 67 | 86 | |||
Grammy Awards
Covers
Rufus covered songs, including Quincy Jones' "Body Heat". "Ain't Nobody" would be covered by many artists, including Kelly Price, Faith Evans, and George Michael.
References
External links
Category:American funk musical groups Category:American soul musical groups Category:Musical groups from Chicago, Illinois Category:Musical groups established in 1969 Category:Musical groups disestablished in 1983 Category:Grammy Award winners
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