Anderson toured the world performing Chic’s No.
1 hits, and sang backup for legends like Luther Vandross and Mick Jagger.
Shortly after graduating, she became a teacher at Hunter College, but she never gave up singing.
Alfa Anderson in 2015.Credit:Steven A Henry/WireImage
She eventually met Vandross while performing on the local pub circuit.
Vandross would introduce Anderson to Rodgers, who added her to the Chic ensemble as a backing vocalist.
She then became the principal at Brooklyn’s El Puente Academy for Peace and Justice.
Alfa Anderson with Chic.James Andanson/Sygma via Getty
Anderson released her first solo album,Music From My Heart, in 2017.
You have two choices, either like where you are or change it.
This is what I’ve learned, this is what I know to be true."
