Chaka Khan
Chaka Khan was born Yvette Marie Stevens in Great Lakes, Illinois on March 23, 1953.
Debuting in 1973 with funk group Rufus on the ABC label, Khan brought a sound to Funk and R&B that has yet to be paralleled. The group achieved 2 Grammy Awards, 2 Platinum Albums, 4 Gold Albums and 4 Gold Singles. "I'm Every Woman”, Khan’s first solo single, produced by Arif Mardin, proved to be a significant hit and its album "Chaka" went Gold. Khan proved she could hold her own in the ever changing 80's receiving Grammy Awards for "Best R&B Vocal Performance, Female (album)1983 'Chaka Khan'", "Best Vocal Arrangement For Two or More Voices, 1983 'BeBop Medley'" & "Best R&B Vocal Performance, Female 1984 'I Feel For You'".
Albums
Rufus (As Rufus & Chaka Khan) (1973)
Rags To Rufus (As Rufus & Chaka Khan) (1974)
Rufusized (As Rufus & Chaka Khan) (1974)
Ask Rufus (As Rufus & Chaka Khan) (1977)
Street Player (As Rufus & Chaka Khan) (1979)
Masterjam (As Rufus & Chaka Khan) (1979)
Chaka (1978)
Naughty (1980)
Camouflage (As Rufus & Chaka Khan) (1981)
What Cha' Gonna Do For Me (1981)
Chaka Khan (1982)
Live... Stompin' At The Savoy (As Rufus & Chaka Khan) (1983)
I Feel For You (1984)
Destiny (1986)
CK (1988)
The Woman I Am (1992)
Epiphany (1996)
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