Soul/R&B legend Chaka Khan was honored in LA yesterday with the 2,440th star on the Hollywood Walk of Fame. As you may recall, Chaka recently opened for Prince during his 21 Nite Stand concert residency at The Forum in Inglewood, CA but yesterday the spotlight was squarely on her. Chaka was joined by her BFF [...]
Soul/R&B legend Chaka Khan was honored in LA yesterday with the 2,440th star on the Hollywood Walk of Fame. As you may recall, Chaka recently opened for Prince during his 21 Nite Stand concert residency at The Forum in Inglewood, CA but yesterday the spotlight was squarely on her. Chaka was joined by her BFF and fellow Soul/R&B legend Stevie Wonder at yesterday’s Walk of Fame star unveiling. Check out some photos and videos from yesterday’s ceremony below.
Chaka Khan was honored with a star on the Hollywood Walk of Fame on Thursday, May 19. The 58-year-old Grammy-winning R&B, soul and funk singer is known for songs such as “Tell Me Something Good,” “Ain’t Nobody” and “I’m Every Woman,” – the latter of which was famously covered by Whitney Houston. Khan received the 2,440th star in the Recording category and it is located at 6623 Hollywood Boulevard, in front of the My Studio nightclub in Los Angeles. Wearing a plum suit, the singer accepted the honor at a ceremony hosted by the Hollywood Chamber of Commerce. “Oh my god,” Khan said. “I’m like, oh, hell to the no. This is so fabulous. I am so honored. I don’t … do I deserve this? All I’m doing is what I love to do.” “Singing is my sanity,” she added. “That is the way I stay as balanced as I possibly can, if you want to call this a balance. The best thing that you can do is to do something that you love and believe in. This is a blessing. This is another jewel in a crown of many jewels that I wear spiritually.” Khan, whose real name is Yvette Marie Stevens, grew up in south Chicago and sang in several groups, including Rufus, in the 1960s and 1970s. The 1974 song “Tell Me Something Good” was written by Stevie Wonder, who sang the song with her at the star ceremony and appeared with her as she accepted her plaque, and was one of Khan’s biggest hit with the group. In the later1970s, she began concentrating on her solo career and released her debut solo album, “Chaka” in 1978. The record featured the track “I’m Every Woman”, which was written by Ashford & Simpson. In 1979, the pop singer Prince released the track “I Feel For You,” which Khan covered in 1984 and which featured hip hop artist Melle Mel and the lyrics “Chaka Khan, Chaka Khan, Chaka Khan / Chaka Khan, let me rock you / Let me rock you, Chaka Khan.” Between 1974 and 2007, Khan won 10 Grammy Awards, including prizes for her collaborations with artists such as Ray Charles and Mary J. Blige. The singer has released a total of 13 studio albums, with the latest being the 2007 record “Funk This.” She is also set to receive the Songwriters Hall of Fame’s prestigious Hitmaker Award at a gala in New York on June 16th. In 2008, Khan starred in the Broadway musical “The Color Purple” alongside former “American Idol” winner Fantasia Barrino. Khan also appeared in the gospel musical “Mama I Want to Sing” in London in 1995. Khan continues to perform and is set to give concerts in cities such as New York, Philadelphia and Detroit through the summer.
Talk about your honors well deserved and LONG over due. Chaka Khan‘s has been and still is one of our most precious natural resources and it is about damn time that she is honored in this way. It is an honor to get to hear her perform live so it’s only fair that she be honored in this way. Much love and congrats goes out to Chaka Khan on this latest accomplishment. Woot!
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