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Chaka Khan
Biography
Chaka Khan
Born
1953 in Great Lakes, IL

Years Active:
70s | 80s | 90s | Current

Member of:
Rufus With Chaka Khan

 
Best known for her superb 1984 cover of Prince's "I Feel For You," R&B singer Chaka Khan enjoyed solo success as well as popularity as a member of the group Rufus. Born Yvette Marie Stevens in Great Lakes, IL, on March 23, 1953, she 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. ...
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Related Artists
Ashford & Simpson Patti Austin George Benson Mary J. Blige Natalie Cole Jennifer Holliday Janet Jackson Teena Marie Stephanie Mills Jeffrey Osborne Robert Palmer Rufus With Chaka Khan Stevie Wonder Helen Baylor Minnie Riperton Natalie Cole With The London Symphony Orchestra

Influences
Aretha Franklin Billie Holiday Mahalia Jackson Etta James Nina Simone Stevie Wonder Gladys Knight Irma Thomas

Formal Connections
Rufus With Chaka Khan

Performed Songs By
David Foster Ray Parker, Jr. John Barry George Benson Dizzy Gillespie And His Orchestra Dizzy Gillespie Dizzy Gillespie (w/ Sonny Stitt, Sonny Rollins) Thelonious Monk and John Coltrane Thelonious Monk and Sonny Rollins The Thelonious Monk Quartet Featuring John Coltrane Thelonious Monk Willie Nelson & Leon Russell Willie Nelson Willie Nelson & Family Willie Nelson & Friends Willie Nelson & Ray Price Stevie Wonder Andrew Lloyd Webber Bruce Hornsby Jeffrey Osborne Bruce Hornsby & The Noisemakers Prince Brenda Russell

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