
Chaka Khan
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Chaka Khan Biography
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. 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
André Fisher to form Rufus.
Debuting in 1973 with a self-titled effort on the ABC label, Rufus was
among the pre-eminent 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. Produced by Arif Mardin, Chaka
proved to be a significant hit on the strength of the single I'm Every
Woman (a hit over a decade later for Whitney Houston); however, Khan's
success was somewhat tempered by her public rivalry with the remaining
members of Rufus, to whom she was still contractually bound for two
more LPs. (Their differences were eventually resolved in a 1982 concert
at New York's Savoy Theater, issued as Stompin' at the Savoy.) As a
solo artist, Khan recorded backing vocals for Ry Cooder's 1979 effort
Bop Till You Drop, then cut her sophomore album, 1980's Naughty; it was
not a hit, however, nor was its follow-up, What Cha' Gonna Do for Me.
In 1982, Khan recorded Echoes of an Era, a collection of jazz standards
featuring performances from Freddie Hubbard, Joe Henderson, Stanley
Clarke, Chick Corea, and Lenny White. Her pop career was on shaky
ground when she released 1984's I Feel for You, a platinum-seller
launched by its title cut, a Grammy-winning, rap-inspired rendition
(featuring memorable cameos from Melle Mel and Stevie Wonder) of a
fairly obscure Prince album track. Still, while subsequent LPs like
1986's Destiny and 1988's C.K. kept Khan riding high on the R&B
charts, her standing in pop's mainstream again began to wane, and at
the end of the 1980s, she relocated to Europe. In 1990, she won another
Grammy for I'll Be Good to You, a duet with Ray Charles. Come 2 My
House appeared in 1998. ~ Jason Ankeny, All Music Guide
Written by Jason Ankeny