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WELCOME TO THE "EVELYN CHAMPAGNE KING FAN CLUB" ON MYSPACE. ECK LOVERS FROM ALL OVER THE WORLD ARE INVITED TO PAY TRIBUTE TO THIS MEGA-TALENTED VOCALIST AND PERFORMER, THE ONE AND ONLY LIVING LEGEND, EVELYN CHAMPAGNE KING. PLEASE SHOW YOUR LOVE, HONOR AND RESPECT!!!Singer Evelyn "Champagne" King first came to fame with the million-selling '70s disco smashes "Shame" and "I Don't Know If It's Right." Born July 1, 1960, in the Bronx, NY, she had a showbiz lineage. Her uncle was actor/singer/dancer Avon Long, who first played Sportin' Life in the play Porgy and Bess and later starred in the '70s play Bubblin' Brown Sugar. Her father, Erik King, was a singer and often augmented groups that appeared at New York's Apollo Theater. By her teens, King had relocated to Philadelphia with her mother, and began singing in several groups. To make ends meet, King and her mother became cleaning women. For a teenager, King's voice was quite mature; many at first thought she was a grown woman. While working one night at Philadelphia International Records' recording base, producer T. Life overheard some tantalizing vocals coming from a washroom. There he discovered 16-year-old Evelyn King and her mother. Signing the singer to a production deal and a contract with RCA, Life's first single with Evelyn "Champagne" King was "Dancin' Dancin' Dancin'." Her debut LP Smooth Talk was released August 1977. But it was a song written by John Fitch and Reuben Cross called "Shame," that gave her career-launching success. The extended mix began gaining radio play and eventually the Top Ten on the R&B and pop charts by spring 1978. The follow-up, "I Don't Know If It's Right" also went gold, peaking at number seven R&B, number 23 pop in fall 1978. Smooth Talk went gold, and she made two more LPs with T. Life: Music Box and Call on Me.After teaming with a new producer, Kashif, King recorded two number one R&B hits during the early '80s, "I'm in Love" and "Love Come Down." Several of her LPs also placed high on the charts, including 1980's Call on Me, the following year's I'm in Love, and 1982's Get Loose. She signed to EMI-Manhattan in 1988, and was teamed with Leon F. Sylvers III for Flirt, which included the tender ballad "Kisses Don't Lie." On The Girl Next Door, the singer worked with house producer Marshall Jefferson.In 1990, King recorded the album I'll Keep a Light On for the British label Expansion, whose featured musicians were Larry Graham, Jeff Lorber, and Paul Jackson, Jr. Many of the singer's classic sides are on Love Come Down: The Best of Evelyn "Champagne" King.Evelyn Champagne King - Betcha She Don't (Soul Train Tv)

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Sounds Like: "It's always been important for me to tune in with what's going on in music" Evelyn says. She enjoys going to clubs and concerts and being with people who enjoy all types of music. "You have to live a little and explore a lot" the vocalist states.Evelyn always seems to dazzle the audience with her vibrant personality, as well as her strong seductive voice. Her electric performances accentuate her remarkable vocal ability as she delivers songs ranging from smooth ballads to party jumping, funk knocking jams.Born in the Bronx, New York in 1960, Evelyn had a showbiz lineage. Her uncle, Avon Long, was an actor, singer and dancer who first played Sportin' Life in the play Porgy and Bess and later starred in the '70s play Bubblin' Brown Sugar. Her father, Erik King, was a singer and often augmented groups that appeared at New York's Apollo Theater. By her teens, King had relocated to Philadelphia with her mother, and began singing in several groups. To make ends meet, King and her mother became cleaning women. For a teenager, King's voice was quite mature; many at first thought she was a grown woman. While working at Gamble & Huff's recording studio, she was "discovered" by producer T. Life, and went on to become one of the most popular R&B and disco singers of the late seventies and early eighties.While she is best known for the disco classic "Shame", her Top 10 1978 Gold record, Evelyn scored an additional Top 40 hit and Gold record, with "I Don't Know If It's Right" in 1979. "Shame" and "I Don't Know If It's Right" were both tracks released from her 1977 debut album Smooth Talk.Music Box, released in 1979 and Call On Me, released in 1980 were a pair of follow up disco and R&B albums to Smooth Talk, that featured many danceable tracks and soul ballads. She hit No. 1 on the dance chart in 1981 with "I'm In Love" (No. 40 on the Billboard Hot 100) and then topped that chart again in 1982 with "Love Come Down" (No. 23 on the Billboard Hot 100). She again scored an R&B hit in the late 1980s with "Hold On to What You've Got".Evelyn has also made appearances on HBO's 1997 Sinbad's Soul Music Fest Part III and the "Vibe Show".On September 20, 2004, Evelyn's signature song "Shame" became among the first records to be inducted into the newly formed Dance Music Hall of Fame at a ceremony held in New York's Spirit club.Evelyn continues to perform onstage frequently. She is right at home in a club atmosphere encouraging the audience to sing along and dance to her old hits and new songs.
Record Label: RNB Entertainment Group
Type of Label: Indie

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