Anderson toured the world performing Chic's No. 1 hits, and sang backup for legends like Luther Vandross and Mick Jagger.

You're less likely to know the name Alfa Anderson, but you almost certainly know her voice. (SOUNDBITE OF SONG, "LE FREAK") CHIC: (Singing) Ah, freak out. Le freak, c'est chic. Freak out. THOMPSON: ...

Alfa Anderson, one of the lead singers for Chic, died on Dec. 17. She was 78. Anderson sang on Chic's greatest hits “Good Times” and “Le Freak,” which was inducted into the Grammy Hall of ...

Alfa Anderson, who has died aged 78, was a singer with Chic, who took dance music to a new level in the late 1970s with such disco-funk masterpieces as Le Freak and Good Times; she went on to work ...

You're less likely to know the name Alfa Anderson, but you almost certainly know her voice. (SOUNDBITE OF SONG, "LE FREAK") CHIC: (Singing) Ah, freak out. Le freak, c'est chic. Freak out.

Alfa Anderson sang on some of Chic's most memorable hits, including "Le Freak," "Good Times," and "My Forbidden Lover." She died on Dec. 17 at 78. KUOW is Seattle’s NPR news station. We are an ...