Song:Shame
Album:Greatest Hits
Evelyn "Champagne" King had a long run on the dance and R & B charts beginning in the late 70s and through the 80s. Shame was her first and biggest hit in 1978. She was born July 1, 1960 in The Bronx, NY. She grew up in show business. Her father Erik King frequently sang at the Apollo and her uncle Avon Long played Sportin' Life in the Broadway production of Porgy & Bess and starred in the 70s musical Bubbling Brown Sugar. Evelyn moved with her mom to Philadelphia and they took office cleaning jobs to make ends meet. So one night they were cleaning the bathroom at Philadelphia International Records and guitarist T. Life hears a teenage Evelyn singing. He goes to investigate and signs her to a contract with RCA Records. Shame was the second single and reached #9 on the Billboard Hot 100 and #7 on the R & B chart. Evelyn recorded three albums with T. Life and then switched to Kashif and topped the R & B chart with Love Come Down in 1982. She continued to have success on the R & B charts until she left RCA for EMI in 1988. Her career faded at that point. You can get all her RCA hits on this comp. Evelyn "Champagne" King returned to recording in 2007 with Open Book and still tours today. Here's Evelyn "Champagne" King performing Shame 1978.
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