When they finally split, Chaka's father disappeared without even a goodbye, leaving Chaka bewildered, bereft, and blaming her mother. A happy early childhood in a loving, creative home was shattered by escalating fights between her parents. In Chaka! Through the Fire, Chaka Khan gives us the whole story of the woman behind the diva and reveals her high and low points.
Her achievements in the music industry are legendary, and like her twenty albums, they're well-known to the public.īut the private side of Chaka, the story of what fame and fortune have cost her- and taught her- hasn't been told before. Nineteen Grammy nominations and eight Grammy wins.
Over one hundred appearances on the Billboard charts. Over the years, she's had twelve number-one hits and nine number-one albums. Over the years, she's had Rolling Stone compared it to melted caramel, and Miles Davis compared it to his horn.Ĭhaka Khan's scorchingly soulful voice first dazzled most of us back in 1974 with Rufus and "Tell Me Something Good," and most recently in her Grammy Award-winning performance in Standing in the Shadows of Motown, singing "What's Going On?" with the Funk Brothers. Chaka Khan's scorchingly soulful voice first dazzled most of us back in 1974 with Rufus and "Tell Me Something Good," and most recently in her Grammy Award-winning performance in Standing in the Shadows of Motown, singing "What's Going On?" with the Funk Brothers. With its typical 1970s sound, the song has not held up very well but, for fans of that era, it is still a winner.Rolling Stone compared it to melted caramel, and Miles Davis compared it to his horn. Listen to Rufus’ ‘ Tell Me Something Good‘ as heard on Titans last night on the band’s Rags to Rufus album, and in the live performance they gave of the song back in the 1970s. Singer Chaka Khan is still performing, however, and is the recipient of 10 Grammy Awards herself. Some band members have made brief attempts at a reunion since but, unfortunately, not much has ever come of it. Rufus itself was founded in 1970, but broke up 13 years later. It went on to win a Grammy Award for the Best R&B Vocal Performance by a Duo, Group or Chorus.
‘ Tell Me Something Good‘ was written by Stevie Wonder so, of course, no wonder (joke) it was a hit. The song was a big hit, making it to #1 on the Cash Box Top 100 chart, as well as to the 3rd spot on both the Billboard Hot 100 and Billboard R&B charts. Rufus’ ‘ Tell Me Something Good‘ was released in 1974, with vocals by then=lead singer Chaka Khan - who, of course, went on to have an enormous solo career herself.
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