Gwen McCrae: Tributes paid to funk and soul singer who has died

Paul GlynnCulture reporterGetty ImagesGwen McCrae's track Rockin' Chair helped to define TK Record's dance-oriented Miami soundTributes have been paid to Gwen McCrae, the much-loved and influential US funk and soul singer, who has died aged 81 after a long illness.Affectionately known as the "queen of the rare groove", McCrae had a 1975 soul smash with Rockin' Chair.Her catalogue - which also includes the…