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Rufus and chaka khan9/28/2023 Now things came full circle, with Chaka covering Prince for one of her biggest hits. Prince covered ‘Sweet Thing’ acoustically for an early demo tape of his. Khan puts her own stamp on the song, taking everything that was great about the original, and turning it up to eleven. It’s testament to Chaka Khan’s performance that it’s a struggle to imagine Jackson singing this song.Ĭhaka Khan swept the Grammy Awards in 1984, winning with Rufus for ‘Ain’t Nobody’, winning for her solo album Chaka, and again for the song ‘Be Bop Medley’.Ĭhaka Khan’s 1985 track ‘I Feel For You’ could well be the greatest cover version of all time. Rumour has it that Warner music saw the song’s potential and threatened to give it to Michael Jackson if Rufus and Khan didn’t release it as a single. ‘Ain’t Nobody’ is quite possibly Chaka Khan’s biggest hit, so it’s a surprise that it was originally intended as a throwaway bonus track on the Rufus and Chaka Khan live album Stompin at the Savoy. ‘Ain’t Nobody’ – Rufus and Chaka Khan (1983) But it’s Khan’s powerful original that endures.ģ. Later, Whitney Houston would release a successful cover version. The song became a feminist anthem, and a disco favourite on dancefloors around the world. ‘I’m Every Woman’, penned by legendary songwriting duo Ashford & Simpson, charted internationally with top positions in the US, the UK, Belgium, Ireland, the Netherlands and New Zealand. She would reunited briefly with Rufus, but this was her moment. A laid back tribute to Chaka Khan’s husband, the song was a huge influence on a young Prince Rogers Nelson, and a significant achievement in its own right. The song reached number one on the Billboard R&B Chart, and number 5 on the Billboard Hot 100. The Stevie Wonder-written ‘Tell Me Something Good’ was the band’s earliest major hit, but ‘Sweet Thing’, written by Khan and keyboard player Tony Maiden, is more quintessentially Rufus. It was also the name of the band’s 1975 album which spawned ‘Sweet Thing’. Rufus featuring Chaka Khan was actually just the name of the band. When we see ‘featuring’ in a track name it usually signals a collaboration between two artists. ‘Sweet Thing’ – Rufus featuring Chaka Khan (1975) In light of this latest nominated, we take a look at five career-defining songs from Chaka Khan’s career.ġ. Still, there’s a chance she could finally be in, and even if she doesn’t make it this year, it’s the Rock Hall, not Chaka Khan, who is at fault. But will this finally be her year? Billboard gives her 12 to 1 odds, pointing out that she’s much better known as a solo singer than as a member of Rufus. For the class of 2018, Khan and her original band are once again nominated as one artist. She’s been nominated three times before, twice as a solo artists and once as the lead singer of Rufus. We take a look at some of her defining recordings.Ĭhaka Khan really should be in the Rock and Roll Hall of Fame already. Chaka Khan has been nominated for the Rock and Roll Hall of Fame.
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