Chaka Khan (born Yvette Marie Stevens; March 23, 1953) is an American singer-songwriter whose career has spanned four decades, beginning in the 1970s as the frontwoman and focal point of the funk band Rufus. Widely known as the Queen of Funk, Khan has won ten Grammys and has sold an estimated 70 million records worldwide. She has seven gold singles, seven gold albums, and three platinum albums. Khan was ranked at number 17 in VH1's original list of the 100 Greatest Women of Rock & Roll. In 2015, she was nominated for induction into the Rock and Roll Hall of Fame for the second time; she was previously nominated as member of Rufus in 2011. Khan was the first R&B artist to feature a rapper with "I Feel For You" in 1984.
1953–1972: Early life
Chaka Khan was born Yvette Marie Stevens on March 23, 1953 into an artistic, bohemian household in Chicago, Illinois. She was the eldest of five children born to Charles Stevens and Sandra Coleman, and has described her father Charles as a beatnik and her mother as 'able to do anything.' Raised in the Hyde Park area, 'an island in the middle of the madness' of Chicago's rough South Sidehousing projects. Her sister Yvonne later became a successful musician in her own right under the name Taka Boom. Her only brother, Mark, who formed the funk group Aurra, also became a successful musician. She has two other sisters, Zaheva Stevens and Tammy McCrary, the latter of whom is her current manager.
Two singles were released from Chaka Khan: the Michael Jackson cover "Got to Be There" (US Pop #67, US R&B #5) and "Tearin' It Up" (US R&B #48), the latter also as a 12" single including an extended remix (- 7:21) as well as an instrumental version (- 8:07), both mixed by Larry Levan and included on Warner Music Japan's 1999 compilation Dance Classics of Chaka Khan. The album track "Slow Dancin'" was a funky ballad duet with Rick James. On Billboard's charts, the album reached #5 on Black Albums and #52 on Pop Albums. The "Be Bop Medley" won producer Arif Mardin and Khan a Grammy Award in 1984 in the Best Vocal Arrangement For Two Or More Voices category.
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What Cha' Gonna Do for Me · Chaka Kahn
Epiphany: The Best of Chaka Khan, Vol. 1
℗ 1981 Warner Records Inc.
Bass: Anthony Jackson
Horns Arranger: Arif Mardin
Producer: Arif Mardin
Horn: Barry Rodgers
Synthesizer: Bob Christianson
Unknown: Chaka Khan
Vocals: Chaka Khan
Percussion: Crusher Bennett
Guitar: David Williams
Guitar: Hamish Stuart
Flute, Keyboards, Saxophone, Synthesizer: Larry Williams
Horn: Lou Delgatto
Horn: Lou Soloff
Horn: Michael Brecker
Tenor Saxophone: Michael Brecker
Horn: Randy Brecker
Drums: Steve Ferrone
Co- Producer: Tammy Coleman-Mccrary
Writer: Hamish Stuart
Writer: Ned Doheny
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Chaka Khan - What Cha' Gonna Do For Me (Official Music Video)
# HQ # 1981 #
published: 31 May 2017
Chaka Khan - What Cha' Gonna Do For Me
From the 1981 Warner Bros. album, "What Cha' Gonna Do For Me"
published: 04 Feb 2014
CHAKA KHAN_What Cha Gonna Do For Me
North Sea Jazz Festival 2018 with Metropol Orchestra
published: 06 Sep 2019
Chaka Khan - What Cha' Gonna Do For Me • TopPop
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Broadcast date: 1985/3/26
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ERYKAH BADU | Wat'Cha Gonna Do For Me (Tribute To Chaka Khan)
published: 22 Apr 2023
Chaka Khan Performs "What Cha Gonna Do For Me" at Steve Harvey's Neighborhood Awards
Chaka Khan brings down the house with a performance of one of her greatest hits!
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Chaka Khan - What Cha´ Gonna Do For Me, Live In Pori Jazz 2002 (2.)
Festival year 2002
Chaka Khan
18.7.2002 Kirjurinluoto Concert Park
Members:
Chaka Khan, voc
Melvin Davis, b, cond
Ricardo Rouse, g
Earl R. Johnson, Jr. , keys
Chad Wright, dr
David Kochanski, keys
Audrey Wheeler, backing voc
Karen Bernod, backing voc
Sandra St. Victor, backing voc
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What Cha' Gonna Do for Me · Chaka Kahn
Epiphany: The Best of Chaka Khan, Vol. 1
℗ 1981 Warner Records Inc.
Bass: Anthony Jack...
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What Cha' Gonna Do for Me · Chaka Kahn
Epiphany: The Best of Chaka Khan, Vol. 1
℗ 1981 Warner Records Inc.
Bass: Anthony Jackson
Horns Arranger: Arif Mardin
Producer: Arif Mardin
Horn: Barry Rodgers
Synthesizer: Bob Christianson
Unknown: Chaka Khan
Vocals: Chaka Khan
Percussion: Crusher Bennett
Guitar: David Williams
Guitar: Hamish Stuart
Flute, Keyboards, Saxophone, Synthesizer: Larry Williams
Horn: Lou Delgatto
Horn: Lou Soloff
Horn: Michael Brecker
Tenor Saxophone: Michael Brecker
Horn: Randy Brecker
Drums: Steve Ferrone
Co- Producer: Tammy Coleman-Mccrary
Writer: Hamish Stuart
Writer: Ned Doheny
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What Cha' Gonna Do for Me · Chaka Kahn
Epiphany: The Best of Chaka Khan, Vol. 1
℗ 1981 Warner Records Inc.
Bass: Anthony Jackson
Horns Arranger: Arif Mardin
Producer: Arif Mardin
Horn: Barry Rodgers
Synthesizer: Bob Christianson
Unknown: Chaka Khan
Vocals: Chaka Khan
Percussion: Crusher Bennett
Guitar: David Williams
Guitar: Hamish Stuart
Flute, Keyboards, Saxophone, Synthesizer: Larry Williams
Horn: Lou Delgatto
Horn: Lou Soloff
Horn: Michael Brecker
Tenor Saxophone: Michael Brecker
Horn: Randy Brecker
Drums: Steve Ferrone
Co- Producer: Tammy Coleman-Mccrary
Writer: Hamish Stuart
Writer: Ned Doheny
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TopPop was the first regular dedicated pop music TV show in the Dutch language area. Dutch broadcaster AVRO aired the programme weekly, from 1970 to 1988. Presenter Ad Visser hosted the show for its first fifteen years.
World famous music artists performed on TopPop: ABBA, 10CC, Bee Gees, The Jacksons with Michael Jackson, David Bowie, Earth & Fire, Queen, Golden Earring, Boney M, KC & The Sunshine Band, Chic, Donna Summer and many many more.
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AVROTROS is a Dutch radio and television broadcaster, founded in 2014 from a merger of AVRO and TROS. From January 1st, 2014 the name of the merged broadcaster was used in joint programmes. AVRO was founded in 1923 as the Netherlands first public broadcaster. TROS started broadcasting in 1964. Toppop was a weekly AVRO pop program that was aired between 1970 and 1988.
AVROTROS Broadcasting
PO Box 2
1200 JA Hilversum
The Netherlands
TopPop was the first regular dedicated pop music TV show in the Dutch language area. Dutch broadcaster AVRO aired the programme weekly, from 1970 to 1988. Presenter Ad Visser hosted the show for its first fifteen years.
World famous music artists performed on TopPop: ABBA, 10CC, Bee Gees, The Jacksons with Michael Jackson, David Bowie, Earth & Fire, Queen, Golden Earring, Boney M, KC & The Sunshine Band, Chic, Donna Summer and many many more.
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Festival year 2002
Chaka Khan
18.7.2002 Kirjurinluoto Concert Park
Members:
Chaka Khan, voc
Melvin Davis, b, cond
Ricardo Rouse, g
Earl R. Johnson, Jr. , key...
Festival year 2002
Chaka Khan
18.7.2002 Kirjurinluoto Concert Park
Members:
Chaka Khan, voc
Melvin Davis, b, cond
Ricardo Rouse, g
Earl R. Johnson, Jr. , keys
Chad Wright, dr
David Kochanski, keys
Audrey Wheeler, backing voc
Karen Bernod, backing voc
Sandra St. Victor, backing voc
Festival year 2002
Chaka Khan
18.7.2002 Kirjurinluoto Concert Park
Members:
Chaka Khan, voc
Melvin Davis, b, cond
Ricardo Rouse, g
Earl R. Johnson, Jr. , keys
Chad Wright, dr
David Kochanski, keys
Audrey Wheeler, backing voc
Karen Bernod, backing voc
Sandra St. Victor, backing voc
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What Cha' Gonna Do for Me · Chaka Kahn
Epiphany: The Best of Chaka Khan, Vol. 1
℗ 1981 Warner Records Inc.
Bass: Anthony Jackson
Horns Arranger: Arif Mardin
Producer: Arif Mardin
Horn: Barry Rodgers
Synthesizer: Bob Christianson
Unknown: Chaka Khan
Vocals: Chaka Khan
Percussion: Crusher Bennett
Guitar: David Williams
Guitar: Hamish Stuart
Flute, Keyboards, Saxophone, Synthesizer: Larry Williams
Horn: Lou Delgatto
Horn: Lou Soloff
Horn: Michael Brecker
Tenor Saxophone: Michael Brecker
Horn: Randy Brecker
Drums: Steve Ferrone
Co- Producer: Tammy Coleman-Mccrary
Writer: Hamish Stuart
Writer: Ned Doheny
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Broadcast date: 1985/3/26
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The performance of the artist(s) in the clip was filmed and recorded with the written consent of the artist(s) and their representatives.
AVROTROS is a Dutch radio and television broadcaster, founded in 2014 from a merger of AVRO and TROS. From January 1st, 2014 the name of the merged broadcaster was used in joint programmes. AVRO was founded in 1923 as the Netherlands first public broadcaster. TROS started broadcasting in 1964. Toppop was a weekly AVRO pop program that was aired between 1970 and 1988.
AVROTROS Broadcasting
PO Box 2
1200 JA Hilversum
The Netherlands
TopPop was the first regular dedicated pop music TV show in the Dutch language area. Dutch broadcaster AVRO aired the programme weekly, from 1970 to 1988. Presenter Ad Visser hosted the show for its first fifteen years.
World famous music artists performed on TopPop: ABBA, 10CC, Bee Gees, The Jacksons with Michael Jackson, David Bowie, Earth & Fire, Queen, Golden Earring, Boney M, KC & The Sunshine Band, Chic, Donna Summer and many many more.
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Festival year 2002
Chaka Khan
18.7.2002 Kirjurinluoto Concert Park
Members:
Chaka Khan, voc
Melvin Davis, b, cond
Ricardo Rouse, g
Earl R. Johnson, Jr. , keys
Chad Wright, dr
David Kochanski, keys
Audrey Wheeler, backing voc
Karen Bernod, backing voc
Sandra St. Victor, backing voc
Chaka Khan (born Yvette Marie Stevens; March 23, 1953) is an American singer-songwriter whose career has spanned four decades, beginning in the 1970s as the frontwoman and focal point of the funk band Rufus. Widely known as the Queen of Funk, Khan has won ten Grammys and has sold an estimated 70 million records worldwide. She has seven gold singles, seven gold albums, and three platinum albums. Khan was ranked at number 17 in VH1's original list of the 100 Greatest Women of Rock & Roll. In 2015, she was nominated for induction into the Rock and Roll Hall of Fame for the second time; she was previously nominated as member of Rufus in 2011. Khan was the first R&B artist to feature a rapper with "I Feel For You" in 1984.
1953–1972: Early life
Chaka Khan was born Yvette Marie Stevens on March 23, 1953 into an artistic, bohemian household in Chicago, Illinois. She was the eldest of five children born to Charles Stevens and Sandra Coleman, and has described her father Charles as a beatnik and her mother as 'able to do anything.' Raised in the Hyde Park area, 'an island in the middle of the madness' of Chicago's rough South Sidehousing projects. Her sister Yvonne later became a successful musician in her own right under the name Taka Boom. Her only brother, Mark, who formed the funk group Aurra, also became a successful musician. She has two other sisters, Zaheva Stevens and Tammy McCrary, the latter of whom is her current manager.
All night and day Just chippin' away It's all in a day's work Tryin' hard to defend The time that I spend alone The TIME that you lose Exploiting the blues Won't get the job done As hard as it bites I'm keepin' my sights on you CHORUS: What cha' gonna do for me What cha' gonna do for me What cha' gonna do for me When the chips are down In the cool of the night When nothing seems right The feeling can take you Strange as it seems You make your own dreams come true If you try to conceal The way that you feel You're asking for trouble Just as sure as I cry I'm keeping my eye on you CHORUS (2x) You don't have to tell me I'm to blame for this 'Cause what you hold against me
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