Chaka Khan
publication date: Monday, February 10, 2020 (part of Winter 2020)
category: Music
clue: This Queen of Funk left the band Rufus for a solo career, becoming a pop ICONNNNN.
difficulty: very easy
solved by: Russ Wilhelm, Steve West, Samir Mehta, LaVonne Lemler, Chris Lemler, and Richard Slominsky

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