Hits Magazine celebrated Black History Month with the legendary, CHAKA KHAN gracing the cover of the magazine. Chaka sat down with journalist Dyana Williams to dish on the journey of celebrating 50 years in the arts.
The extraordinary five-decade arc of the vocal genius and native Chicagoan born Yvette Marie Stevens includes 10 Grammy Awards (and 22 nominations); fame and huge hits with the group Rufus; a stratospheric solo career marked by such smashes as “I’m Every Woman,” “Ain’t Nobody” and “I Feel for You”; projects with Ray Charles, Quincy Jones, Arif Mardin, Jam & Lewis and countless other influential music-makers; acclaimed forays into jazz including 1982’s Echoes of an Era (with greats like Chick Corea, Freddie Hubbard and Joe Henderson); and countless other highlights, all the way up to her most recent single, “Woman Like Me,” which made its way into the Top 15, and a new collaborative project to be announced later this year. Khan, who has a star on the Hollywood Walk of Fame, was recently honored with a proclamation from New York City and hailed on a billboard in Times Square. You know, icon stuff.
Our friend Dyana Williams, herself celebrating a golden anniversary in the business and anticipating her 70th trip around the sun, began playing Khan’s music when she was an on-air personality at WHUR Washington, D.C., working under the moniker Ebony Moonbeams, and has been a devoted fan ever since.
READ THE JUICY INTERVIEW BELOW….
HITS MAGAZINE – CHAKA KHAN INTERVIEW (Part 1)
HITS MAGAZINE – CHAKA KHAN INTERVIEW (Part 2)
(AUDIO LINK) “WOMAN LIKE ME” by CHAKA KHAN
(LYRIC VIDEO LINK) “WOMAN LIKE ME” by CHAKA KHAN
HITS MAGAZINE – BLACK HISTORY MONTH – CHAKA KHAN PLAYLIST
CONNECT WITH CHAKA KHAN:
Official Website: https://chakakhan.com
Facebook: https://www.facebook.com/chakakhan
Instagram: https://www.instagram.com/chakakhan
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