In 1973, Rufus signed with ABC Records and released their eponymous debut album. But Ike's attention was certainly a boost." Career 1973–1978: Early career with Rufus Turner wanted Khan to become an Ikette she declined stating she was "really happy with Rufus.
The group caught the attention of musician Ike Turner who flew them out to Los Angeles to record at his studio Bolic Sound in Inglewood, California. While performing in local bands in 1972, Khan was spotted by two members of a new group called Rufus and soon won her position in the group, replacing her good friend Paulette McWilliams, who had recently left the group. She was asked to replace Baby Huey of Baby Huey & the Babysitters after Huey's death in 1970. She began to perform in small groups around the Chicago area, first performing with Cash McCall's group Lyfe, which included her then-boyfriend Hassan Khan. In 1969, she left the Panthers and dropped out of high school, having attended Calumet High School and Kenwood High School (now Kenwood Academy).
Though many think that she was given the name Chaka while in the Panthers, she has made it clear that her name Chaka Adunne Aduffe Hodarhi Karifi was given to her at age 13 by a Yoruba Baba. In the late 1960s, Khan attended several civil rights rallies with her father's second wife, Connie, a strong supporter of the movement, and joined the Black Panther Party after befriending a fellow member, activist and Chicago native Fred Hampton in 1967. Khan became a fan of rhythm and blues music as a preteen and at eleven formed a girl group, the Crystalettes, which included her sister Taka. She attributed her love of music to her grandmother, who introduced her to jazz as a child. She attended the elementary school of Saint Thomas the Apostle Church in Hyde Park. She has two other sisters, Zaheva Stevens and Tammy McCrary. Her only brother, Mark, who formed the funk group Jamaica Boys and was a member of Aurra, also became a successful musician. Her sister Yvonne later became a successful musician in her own right under the name Taka Boom. She was raised in the Hyde Park area, "an island in the middle of the madness" of Chicago's rough South Side housing projects. The eldest of five children born to Charles Stevens and Sandra Coleman, she has described her father as a beatnik and her mother as "able to do anything". Yvette Marie Stevens was born on March 23, 1953, into an artistic, bohemian household in Chicago, Illinois. 2.5 2017–present: Hello Happiness and beyond.2.2 1978–1983: Early solo career and final years with Rufus.She has been nominated for induction into the Rock and Roll Hall of Fame three times as a solo artist and four times as a member of Rufus featuring Chaka Khan the first time in 2012 as a member of Rufus. 17 in VH1's original list of the 100 Greatest Women of Rock & Roll. In December 2016, Billboard magazine ranked her as the 65th most successful dance artist of all time. She has collaborated with Ry Cooder, Robert Palmer, Ray Charles, Quincy Jones, Guru, Chicago, De La Soul, Mary J. In the course of her solo career, Khan achieved three gold singles, three gold albums, and one platinum album with I Feel for You. With Rufus, she achieved four gold singles, four gold albums, and two platinum albums. Khan has won ten Grammy Awards and has sold an estimated 70 million records worldwide. Known as the " Queen of Funk", Khan was the first R&B artist to have a crossover hit featuring a rapper, with " I Feel for You" in 1984. Her career has spanned more than five decades, beginning in the 1970s as the lead vocalist of the funk band Rufus. Yvette Marie Stevens (born March 23, 1953), better known by her stage name Chaka Khan, is an American singer and songwriter.
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