Biography:

Chantay Savage was born July 16, 1971 in Chicago Illinois. She has specialized in several music genres including Contemporary R&B, pop music, Dance music, and house music and has achieved quite a significant amount of success on various billboard singles such as "I will survive", a "reworking" of the Gloria Gaynor hit song and "Give it to ya". Chantay Savage grew up in Chicago and being the daughter of a jazz musician allowed her to be raised on jazz legends such as Chaka Khan, Marvin Gaye, and Sarah Vaughn, these music surroundings inspired her to pursue a career in music. Although she is a less recognized artist, she experienced a bit of success in the 1990's on various billboard singles charts. "Before signing a recording contract she parlayed success into gigs as a session musician, singer, and songwriter with artists such as CeCe Peniston and Tanya Blount". After she would then go off to co-write Peniston's hit single "We Got a Love Thang". Her career does not slow down here, In 1993 she releases her first single "If You Believe" from her debut album "Here We Go" and her follow up single being "Betcha'll Never Find" which became a top 20 dance and R&B hit on the billboard chart. In addition she also released the singles "Don't Let It Go To Your Head" and "Give it To Ya". Throughout her career she has experienced quite some success in both Discography and R&B genres and has collaborated with many artist thus creating various billboard 100 status singles

Essential Songs:

"I Will Survive", "Betcha'll Never Find", "Reminding Me (Of Sef)

Essential Album:

"I Will Survive"

Additional info :

Ms.Savage has collaborated with several big R&B names such as Aaliyah, En vogue, TLC, BlackGirl, Mary J. Blige, Vanessa Williams, and SWV

Chantay Savage grew up listening to jazz legends one of those jazz legends were Chaka Khan

Influence analysis:

In Chantay Savage's music you can tell she was influenced heavily by Chaka khan because of the similar Upbeat songs and her ability to hold and drag notes just like Ms.Khan for instance if you listen to Chaka Khan's "Through the Fire" and Chantay Savage's "I will Survive" you will notice the similarities in their pitches and note holds.

biography:

Chaka Khan was born Yvette Marie Stevens in Great Lakes Illinois, on March 23, 1953 ,and was raised into an "artistic" Bohemian household. She was the eldest of five children born to Charles Stevens and Sandra Coleman. She describes her father as a "beatnik" who introduced her to civil rights rallies and figures and her mother as "a woman able to do anything". Growing up in her household allowed her and her siblings to be influenced by music thus leading to her success and the musical success of 2 of her younger siblings Yvonne better known as "Taka Boom"and Mark Stevens. Throughout her career spanning nearly 5 decades, Chaka Khan has experienced significant musical success and worldwide recognition from not only her solo career but her involvement in the musical group Rufus putting out a total of 11 billboard hits (with Rufus) and 25 billboard hits throughout her musical journey

B.E.S.T Albums:

Ms.Khan once said Getting a degree, being on sesame street.......those were real accomplishments to me

Influence Analysis:

By Listening to both Chaka Khan and Gladys Knight, I released that both artist sing about similar things specifically past relationships, things they have struggled with, and love songs, I have also noticed that they are very soulful singers. You are able hear this in pieces such as Chaka khan's "Ain't Nobody" and Gladys Knight's "Neither One Of Us".

Biography

Gladys Maria knight also known as "the empress of soul" is an American singer, songwriter, actor, businesswoman, and accomplished author. She was born May 28, 1944 in Atlanta Georgia to Sarah and Merald knight Sr. and began singing in church as a child. At just age 8, Ms.Knight, her brother, Merald Jr. her sister Brenda, and their cousins Eleanor and William guest formed the musical group known as the pips who would then go off to experience major success signing to Motown records and touring with the female singing group "The Supremes" in 1966. While at Motown, Knight and the Pips produced several major hits including, "I Heard It Through The Grapevine", "If I Were Your Woman", "Neither One of Us (Wants To Be The First One To Say Goodbye) In 1973 Knight and The Pips left Motown Records and signed with Buddah Records and enjoyed major success with several top-charting hits including “Midnight Train to Georgia,” “On and On,” “I’ve Got to Use My Imagination,” and “Best Thing That Ever Happened to Me.” Knight and The Pips continued to produce major hit songs until the late 1980s. Her humanitarian work includes her collaboration with Dionne Warwick, Elton John, and Stevie Wonder in 1986 for the iconic AIDS benefit anthem “That’s What Friends Are For.” After such success in 1989 Ms.Knight would then go on to pursue a solo career successfully touring and recording R&B hits throughout the 90's

Best And Most Popular Hits:

I Heard It Through The Grapevine,

Neither One Of Us (Wants To Be The First To Say Goodbye),

Love Overboard,

Midnight Train to Georgia

Best Thing At Ever Happend To Me

Biography

Ella Jane Fitzgerald better known as "the First Lady of Song" was the most popular female Jazz singer in the United States for more than half a century putting out an incredible 40 million+ albums and winning 13 Grammy awards. She was born April 25th, 1917 in Newport News, Virginia to William and Temperance "Tempie" Fitzgerald ,sadly she experienced a troubled childhood due to the separation of her two parents. This traumatic experience having not been the end of her hardships caused Fitzgerald to turn to singing. In 1932 her mother passed away in a car accident causing her to skip school and eventually end up on the streets but this did not stop her, she continued to dream and the harboring of her dream to become an entertainer led to her debut at an amateur contest at Harlem's Apollo Theater in 1934 which she won first place. This success would then lead to a very lengthy and impressive career spanning six decades. Throughout her career she has collaborated and toured with many well known stars such as Benny Goodman, Louis Armstrong, Duke Ellington, the Mills Brothers, the Ink Spots, and Dizzy Gillespie and has appeared on television, films and in concert halls throughout history. Sadly due to serious health problems "The First Lady Of Song" died on June 15 1996 in Beverly Hills, California.

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Connee Boswell was an American Jazz singer who originally gained fame as a member of a vocal trio known as the Boswell Sisters. She was born December 3rd, 1907 in New Orleans, Louisiana and grew in a middle class home with her two sisters where they listened to the Blues, spirituals, and opera, eventually they would go off to establish their trio known as the Boswell sisters. After winning local talent shows the trio eventually signed with Dorsey Brothers Band and secured recording contracts. Sadly in 1935 due to her sisters marriages, the group disbanded and Connee pursued a very successful solo career. Ms. Boswell suffered from polio at an early age leaving both of her legs paralyzed but this never stopped her, she would sing in a wheelchair and use her disability as motivation as stated here in this quote "As soon as they saw me in a wheelchair they'd freeze. … But I said to my self, "Connee, to get ahead, you've got to be better than the next fella. And if you've got a handicap, then you've simply got to be better than that.' So I really started working." She would go off to frequently guest star on a show called "Bing Crosby & Kraft Music Hall," star in moves, and tour the world entertaining troops during World War 2. Boswell retired from touring in the 1950's and continued to guest star on television throughout the 60's. In the year of 1970 she began to experience a decline in her health due to stomach cancer and after a series of operations she gave her last performance with star Benny Goodman in 1975. Sadly she died the approaching year.

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Biography

Bessie Smith nicknamed the "the Empress Of Soul" was a very popular American blues singer in fact she was the most popular female blues singer of the 1920's and 30's. The Empress Of Soul was born April 15, 1894 in Chattanooga Tennessee and was among the seven children of William and Laura Smith. At an early age her older brother Clarence who was apart of a travelling troupe had taken Bessie to an audition for the troupe which she was recognized for her singing but because the group had an already established singer by the name of Ma Rainey, she was taken in as a singer. Surprisingly enough Ma Rainey mentored the young Bessie Smith till she decided to leave the troupe in 1915. She would then go off in the early 1920's to settle down in Philadelphia where she was approached and discovered by Columbia Records. From 1923-1937 Ms.Smith would take part in many famous albums where she worked with several incredible names such as Fletcher Henderson, Benny Goodman, and Louis Armstrong making 160 recordings in total throughout her entire career. In the early stage of her career she sold an impressive 800,000 copies of her track known as Downhearted Blues and has performed in many shows making her the most highest black paid entertainer by the end of the decade. Tragically her career ended short due to a fatal automobile crash in September 26 1937 Clarksdale, Mississippi. Years in 1989 she was put in the Rock And Roll Hall Of Fame And Museum and many of her pieces were included in the Grammy hall of Fame.

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