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.
Sway, Hazel, Sway - Darlene Ceglia's Dance Project
Advanced Competition Jazz from "Cinemagic" 2010
Choreography by Darlene Ceglia
published: 31 May 2019
Oscar Brown Jr. - Hazel's Hips
Album: Sin & Soul...And Then Some [Bonus Tracks] (1961.)
lyrics:
Hazel's hips are a concert of contours and curves
As she slips to and fro 'round the tables she serves
I buy six meals a day in my favorite cafe
'Cause they see Hazel that way
Hazel's eyes are divine and her hair is so fine
Yeah but her hips bring the tips
Hazel's hips have a rhythm so gently controlled
That her trips to the kitchen are a joy to behold
I love to just sit and gaze at the way Hazel sways
When she's carrying trays
Hazel's eyes are divine and her hair is so fine
Yeah but those hips bring the tips
Hazel takes me my soup, serves me my cup of tea
And my heart flips to see Hazels's smiling at me"
So I say "honey bunch can I have you for lunch?"
But Hazel just gives me a hunch
And says "don't hand me no line '...
published: 26 Jan 2010
Hazel's Hips - Oscar Brown, Jr.
Hazel's Hips - Oscar Brown, Jr.
published: 16 Jun 2017
Oscar Brown Jr. - Hazel's Hips
Hazel's Hips by Oscar Brown Jr. from the album Mod Jazz - 80 Jazz Classics from the Mod Side
Released 2016-08-26 on AudioSonic Music
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Received wisdom is that Mod culture grew out of the era when groups like The Who set the trends for music and fashion. Mods are still associated with scooter-riding teenagers rioting on Brighton beaches - to the soundtrack of My Generation! Yet this social group was pre-dated by another, much cooler, generation for whom modern jazz was their mantra. It was an era when cool jazz matched youthful aspira...
Album: Sin & Soul...And Then Some [Bonus Tracks] (1961.)
lyrics:
Hazel's hips are a concert of contours and curves
As she slips to and fro 'round the tables s...
Album: Sin & Soul...And Then Some [Bonus Tracks] (1961.)
lyrics:
Hazel's hips are a concert of contours and curves
As she slips to and fro 'round the tables she serves
I buy six meals a day in my favorite cafe
'Cause they see Hazel that way
Hazel's eyes are divine and her hair is so fine
Yeah but her hips bring the tips
Hazel's hips have a rhythm so gently controlled
That her trips to the kitchen are a joy to behold
I love to just sit and gaze at the way Hazel sways
When she's carrying trays
Hazel's eyes are divine and her hair is so fine
Yeah but those hips bring the tips
Hazel takes me my soup, serves me my cup of tea
And my heart flips to see Hazels's smiling at me"
So I say "honey bunch can I have you for lunch?"
But Hazel just gives me a hunch
And says "don't hand me no line 'bout you think I'm so fine"
'Cause yes the tips
Ooh Hazel's hips
Album: Sin & Soul...And Then Some [Bonus Tracks] (1961.)
lyrics:
Hazel's hips are a concert of contours and curves
As she slips to and fro 'round the tables she serves
I buy six meals a day in my favorite cafe
'Cause they see Hazel that way
Hazel's eyes are divine and her hair is so fine
Yeah but her hips bring the tips
Hazel's hips have a rhythm so gently controlled
That her trips to the kitchen are a joy to behold
I love to just sit and gaze at the way Hazel sways
When she's carrying trays
Hazel's eyes are divine and her hair is so fine
Yeah but those hips bring the tips
Hazel takes me my soup, serves me my cup of tea
And my heart flips to see Hazels's smiling at me"
So I say "honey bunch can I have you for lunch?"
But Hazel just gives me a hunch
And says "don't hand me no line 'bout you think I'm so fine"
'Cause yes the tips
Ooh Hazel's hips
Hazel's Hips by Oscar Brown Jr. from the album Mod Jazz - 80 Jazz Classics from the Mod Side
Released 2016-08-26 on AudioSonic Music
Download on iTunes: https:/...
Album: Sin & Soul...And Then Some [Bonus Tracks] (1961.)
lyrics:
Hazel's hips are a concert of contours and curves
As she slips to and fro 'round the tables she serves
I buy six meals a day in my favorite cafe
'Cause they see Hazel that way
Hazel's eyes are divine and her hair is so fine
Yeah but her hips bring the tips
Hazel's hips have a rhythm so gently controlled
That her trips to the kitchen are a joy to behold
I love to just sit and gaze at the way Hazel sways
When she's carrying trays
Hazel's eyes are divine and her hair is so fine
Yeah but those hips bring the tips
Hazel takes me my soup, serves me my cup of tea
And my heart flips to see Hazels's smiling at me"
So I say "honey bunch can I have you for lunch?"
But Hazel just gives me a hunch
And says "don't hand me no line 'bout you think I'm so fine"
'Cause yes the tips
Ooh Hazel's hips
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.
In a messed up world Filled with mixed up people Searching for a happy time It makes me feel so good Just to have a situation Where you love me and I know that i'm... Chorus: I'm so satisfied I'm so satisfied Man don't you understand your love Made me smile again And I'm so satisfied Oh there are those who want the world While those who have it want to throw it away But of all the things there are, love's the most important So believe me baby when I say Chorus: I'm so satisfied I'm so satisfied Man don't you understand your love Made me smile again And I'm so satisfied