Evelyn King (also known as Evelyn "Champagne" King) was born on June 29, 1960, in the Bronx, New York, and raised in Philadelphia, Pennsylvania. Originally discovered while working as a cleaning woman in a recording studio, she went on to become one of the most popular R&B and disco singers of the late seventies and early eighties. June 29 is the 180th day of the year (181st in leap years) in the Gregorian Calendar, with 185 days remaining. ... 1960 (MCMLX) was a leap year starting on Friday (link will take you to calendar). ... The Bronx is one of the five boroughs of United States. ... State nickname: The Empire State Official languages None. ... Philadelphia is a village located in Jefferson County, New York. ... State nickname: The Keystone State Official languages None Capital Harrisburg Largest city Philadelphia Governor Ed Rendell (D) Senators Arlen Specter (R) Rick Santorum (R) Area  - Total  - % water Ranked 33rd 119,283 km² 2. ... Rhythm and blues (or R & B) is a musical marketing term introduced in the United States in the late 1940s by Billboard magazine. ... Disco is an up-tempo style of dance music (generally between 110 and 136 beats per minute) that originated in the early-1970s, a derivative of funk and soul music, popular with audiences in larger cities all over the world. ...

Of Evelyn King's many R&B and pop hits, she is best known for the disco-era Shame, which is her only Top 10 on the Billboard Magazine Hot 100 (#9 in 1978). Surprisingly, Shame, considered to be a disco classic, only to hit #8 on the Hot Dance Music/Club Play chart. Sales of the hit single, elevated Shame to Gold record status in 1978. To close out the disco-era, Evelyn "Champagne" King scored an additional Top 40 hit and Gold record, with I Don't Know If It's Right (#23 on the Billboard Hot 100) in 1979. Shame and I Don't Know If It's Right the were both tracks released from her 1977 debut album Smooth Talk. Disco is an up-tempo style of dance music (generally between 110 and 136 beats per minute) that originated in the early-1970s, a derivative of funk and soul music, popular with audiences in larger cities all over the world. ... Shame is a social condition and a form of social control consisting of an emotional state and a set of behaviors, caused by the consciousness or awareness of having acted inappropriately. ... An example of a Billboard Magazine. ... The Billboard Hot 100 is the main singles chart used by Billboard magazine. ... 1978 (MCMLXXVIII) was a common year starting on Sunday (the link is to a full 1978 calendar). ... Shame is a social condition and a form of social control consisting of an emotional state and a set of behaviors, caused by the consciousness or awareness of having acted inappropriately. ... Billboards Hot Dance Music/Club Play chart is a weekly national survey of what songs are most popular in U.S. dance clubs. ... Shame is a social condition and a form of social control consisting of an emotional state and a set of behaviors, caused by the consciousness or awareness of having acted inappropriately. ... General Name, Symbol, Number gold, Au, 79 Chemical series transition metals Group, Period, Block 11, 6, d Appearance metallic yellow Atomic mass 196. ... This page refers to the year 1979. ... Shame is a social condition and a form of social control consisting of an emotional state and a set of behaviors, caused by the consciousness or awareness of having acted inappropriately. ... For the album by Ash, see 1977 (album). ...

Music Box, released in 1979 and Call On Me, released in 1980 were a pair of follow-up disco-R&B albums to Smooth Talk, that featured danceable tracks and soul ballads. However, her follow-up albums did not mask the same amount of success as her debut album, simply due to popular music's sudden transition from the disco craze of the late-1970s to the 1980s-dance music scene. A musical box (or music box) is a 19th century automatic musical instrument that produces sounds by the use of a set of pins placed on a revolving cylinder so as to strike the tuned teeth of a steel comb. ... 1980 (MCMLXXX) was a leap year starting on Tuesday. ...

Evelyn King hit #1 on the dance chart in 1981 with I'm In Love (#40 on the Billboard Hot 100) and then topped that chart again in 1982 with Love Come Down (#23 on the Billboard Hot 100). I'm In Love and Love Come Down were also her first pair of #1 Billboard R&B Hits. She also scored an R&B hit in the late 1980s with Hold On to What You've Got. 1981 (MCMLXXXI) is a common year starting on Thursday of the Gregorian calendar. ... 1982 (MCMLXXXII) is a common year starting on Friday of the Gregorian calendar. ...

Before "Champagne," her original nickname was "Bubbles."

On September 20, 2004 Evelyn's anthem record 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. Shame is a social condition and a form of social control consisting of an emotional state and a set of behaviors, caused by the consciousness or awareness of having acted inappropriately. ... The Dance Music Hall of Fame was created in 2004 to honor the creators and innovators of dance music. ...

Evelyn King Discography

• Smooth Talk (1977)
• Music Box (1979)
• Call On Me (1980)
• I'm In Love (1981)
• Get Loose (1982)
• Face to Face (1983)
• So Romantic (1984)
• A Long Time Coming (A Change is Gonna Come) (1985)
• Flirt (1988)
• Girl Next Door (1989)

For the album by Ash, see 1977 (album). ... This page refers to the year 1979. ... 1980 (MCMLXXX) was a leap year starting on Tuesday. ... 1981 (MCMLXXXI) is a common year starting on Thursday of the Gregorian calendar. ... 1982 (MCMLXXXII) is a common year starting on Friday of the Gregorian calendar. ... 1983 (MCMLXXXIII) is a common year starting on Saturday of the Gregorian calendar. ... 1984 (MCMLXXXIV) is a leap year starting on Sunday of the Gregorian calendar. ... This article is about the year. ... 1988 (MCMLXXXVIII) was a leap year starting on a Friday of the Gregorian calendar. ... 1989 (MCMLXXXIX) is a common year starting on Sunday of the Gregorian calendar. ...

See also

• List of number-one dance hits (United States)
• List of artists who reached number one on the US Dance chart

This is a list of number-one dance hits as recorded by Billboard Magazine’s Hot Dance Music/Club Play chart — a weekly national survey of popular songs in U.S. dance clubs. ... This is a list of recording artists who have reached number one on Billboard magazines Hot Dance Music/Club Play chart. ...

External links

• Official website

• http://www.dmhof.com Official site of the Dance Music Hall Of Fame