Chaka Khan

As a boy, I learned she had a career before I was born but had no means to conceptualize that fact.  Next would be the iconic I Feel For You in 1984.  

I had wondered for a good while whether Chaka Khan was already inducted into the Rock & Roll Hall of Fame considering that it has been more than 25 years since the release of her solo debut album.

It would take my being much older to now own some of her albums and CDs recorded before and after my birth.  

I also had the pleasure of catching her performance at Metropolis for the Festival International de Jazz de Montréal.

Take the time to revisit some classic Chaka Khan when you can, live or otherwise.

I figured that if she is not already inducted, this is the ideal time to honor her and her Rufus band mates.



Her first imprint in my musical consciousness was with Ain’t Nobody.