10/08/2008

Chaka Khan

Tell Me Something Good
Rufus
http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=P23WCKgZGgo

Sweet Thing
Rufus
http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=NqzIArLPDDA

Do You Love What You Feel?
Rufus
http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=Yg1OSK1nXDc

Hollywood
Rufus
http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=T2vrcrbPm7Q

Once You Get Started
Rufus
http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=ldRl9UqJEV8

Little Boy Blue
Rufus
http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=V4n8QLXOBUc

I'm Every Woman
http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=YnXRI1Ce19Q

Clouds
http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=2CTf8OAZqv8

What Cha' Gonna Do For Me
http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=ixLCJkmgOp4

Night In Tunisia
http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=emR8gVhntEI

Ain't Nobody
http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=GeKFA-IWTp0

I Feel For You
no audio avail. on YouTube
http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=sgE4qOxW8kU

Through The Fire
http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=MNLQ_hvWQh4

I'll Be Good To You
w/Ray Charles
http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=-rDHFXdUPLQ

Love You All My Lifetime
http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=KdZR5Vw-okk&feature=related

It Ain't All Good
w/De La Soul
http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=iYhFHn5wB3s

What's Going On
w/The Funk Brothers
http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=2ZTRUpALajc

The National Anthem
http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=uSfff2H-jY8&feature=related

Walk With Me Lord
http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=EICxKhtC_TY

I'm Still Here
http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=ezsndnHTixM&feature=related

The End of a Love Affair
w/Herbie Hancock
http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=P9PSpZOnXTo&feature=related

Hey Big Spender
http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=YI3FWJCgWGk

Reading Rainbow theme song
http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=ABOVPcTMrWQ



FYI

Chaka Khan (born March 23, 1953) is a multiple Grammy Award-winning American singer known for hit songs such as "I'm Every Woman", "I Feel For You" and "Through the Fire". She also sung the theme song for the hit children's TV show, Reading Rainbow.

She was first featured as a member of the funk band Rufus before beginning her solo career.

Though regarded as an R&B singer, she has performed numerous musical genres including funk, disco, jazz, ballads, hip hop, adult contemporary, pop and blues standards.
Her contributions to funk and soul music in her early career earned her the title of the "Queen of Funk Soul"

Kahn is known for her perfectly pitched contralto vocals.

Chaka Khan was born Yvette Marie Stevens. She adopted the African name "Chaka" while working as a volunteer on the Black Panthers' Free Breakfast for Children program in Chicago.

At the age of 11 she formed her first group, the Crystalettes.

Chaka's fortunes changed when she teamed with ex-American Breed member Kevin Murphy and Andre Fischer to form Rufus. In the meantime, she married bass guitarist Hassan Khan.

By decade's (70s) end, Rufus was among the most successful funk groups, rivaling the popularity of Earth Wind & Fire & The Commodores, among others.
With the help of Stevie Wonder, Rufus broke into both the pop music and R&B charts in 1974 with the gold-selling hit "Tell Me Something Good".

Rufus earned eight platinum albums and three gold singles before Khan went solo full time in 1980.

On December 3, 2004, Chaka Khan received an honorary doctorate degree from Berklee College of Music. She is also active in the autism community, as she has family members who have been diagnosed with this condition.

For more on Chaka Khan: en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Chaka_Khan