Chaka Khan's ten greatest songs, including "I'm Every Woman," "I Feel For You," "Sweet Thing," "Ain't Nobody," and "Tell Me Something Good."
Chaka Khan: Singer, Songwriter, Actor, Activist 10-time GRAMMY® Award-winner
A young, fierce-looking Chaka Khan behind the drum kit for Rufus back in the early 1970s. Unless a significant generation gap presented itself, I would find it hard to trust someone who was not familiar with the “Queen of Funk” Chaka Khan. Likewise, I’d probably have trouble hanging out with someone that actually didn’t at least enjoy grooving to a few songs from Chaka’s vast body of work. I mean, saying you don’t dig Chaka Khan is pretty much the same thing as hating on Aretha Franklin, Tina Turner or Donna Summer. And you don’t want to be that guy, do you, dummy? Born Yvette Marie Stevens, Chaka came into the world in 1953, a few years before the Chicago music scene exploded once again in the 60s and 70s. Meaning that she was old enough to properly bear witness to the baffling number of musical acts making things happen then. I’m talking the Staple Singers, the Chi-lites, Minnie Ripperton and Earth, Wind & Fire. And this is just a small sampling of the kind of musical genius that surrounded the soon-to-be-funky-as-hell singer during her most formative years. At the age of eleven, Khan ...
Rufus & Chaka Khan video shoot for “Masterjam” in 1979.
"Let's get one thing straight," Chaka Khan says to me on the other end of the line from Los Angeles.
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The one and only Chaka Khan is celebrating a birthday today (March 23) and we'd be remiss if we didn't take a moment to recognize her epic throwback style. Hitting the scene in the 1970's, Chaka Khan exemplified what it meant to be a free-spirited, independent woman at that time. Here, we take a look at her most daring and memorable looks.
When it comes to the world of fashion, they're both leading ladies.
Chaka Khan: Singer, Songwriter, Actor, Activist 10-time GRAMMY® Award-winner
We feel for you, Chaka Khan. We think we love you.
A gallery of empowering quotes from Chaka Khan.
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