Rufus & Chaka Khan: Tellin' Something Good
David Nathan, Blues & Soul, July 1974
2008 introduction: The group Rufus had released its first album on ABC in 1973; by the following year, the Chicago-based team was on its second LP and enjoying its first hit single and David spoke on the phone with Chaka from his flat in Bayswater, London, marking Chaka's first ever interview with a UK journalist!
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