The Beauty of Song, Part Two: Soul singer Evelyn "Champagne" King

Evelyn "Champagne" King began a long career in rhythm and blues at the age of seventeen, when she released her debut LP Smooth Talk.



She's had several hits in the past three decades, including "I'm in Love" and "Love Come Down," which both topped the Billboard R&B chart. When one of her records displaced a record from Aretha Franklin, the Queen of Soul, at the top of the chart, the pop press noted that the Queen had been dethroned by a King. :-D