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From 1975 to 1990, Ferrell sang backup for Lou Rawls, Patti LaBelle, and Vanessa Williams. In 1988, she began touring as a backup vocalist for Phyllis Hyman . In the same year, she also appeared as backup vocalist on Miles Jaye 's song "Desiree".
Patricia Louise Holte (born May 24, 1944), [1] known professionally as Patti LaBelle, is an American R&B singer and actress. She has been referred to as the "Godmother of Soul". [2] LaBelle began her career in the early 1960s as lead singer and frontwoman of the vocal group Patti LaBelle and the Bluebelles.
Labelle was an American funk rock band that originated out of the Blue Belles, a girl group who were a popular vocal group of the 1960s and 1970s. The original group was formed after the disbanding of two rival girl groups in the area around Philadelphia, in Pennsylvania, and Trenton, in New Jersey: the Ordettes and the Del-Capris, forming as a new version of the former group, then later ...
They also toured for five years as backing singers with Patti LaBelle. [1] Barbara Ingram and Evette Benton had several memorable guest appearances on hit songs; Ingram provided the sensual moans for the Major Harris classic, "Love Won't Let Me Wait," and played Teddy Pendergrass' love interest on "Come Go With Me," while Benton provided the ...
Elton John and Patti LaBelle go way back—so much so that when they met, the “Rocket Man” singer was not yet going by his stage name.. The Godmother of Soul recently opened up about their ...
Born and raised in Philadelphia, she is the eldest daughter of Ira Tucker (of the Dixie Hummingbirds) [1] and Louise Tucker. Her sister is Lynda Laurence, a former member of the Supremes, [2] and her brother is Ira Tucker Jr. Tucker was a member of an earlier version of Patti LaBelle and the Bluebelles, the Ordettes.
Grammy-winning singer Patti LaBelle – who’s been dubbed “The Godmother of Soul” – was seen rehearsing along with her background singers Tuesday for an “In Memoriam” segment scheduled ...
Best of Patti LaBelle: 61 — Epic: 1993 Miss Soul — — Sony Music: 1995 Lady Marmalade: The Best of Patti & Labelle — — Legacy/Epic: La Belle — — Sony Music 1996 Greatest Hits: 58: 168 MCA: 1997 You Are My Friend: the Ballads — — Legacy/Epic 1999 20th Century Masters - The Millennium Collection: The Best of Patti LaBelle ...