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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 .
After settling out of court, Robinson altered the group's name to "Patti LaBelle and The Blue Belles". Initially, a Billboard ad cited the group as "Patti Bell and the Blue Bells". [ 2 ] In 1963, the group scored their first hit single with the ballad " Down the Aisle ".
Patti LaBelle tells USA TODAY she lost three sisters to cancer before they turned 50. Now, she's urging adults over 40 to get screened.
Patti LaBelle opens up about losing her sisters, staying active and not being high-maintenance (Photo: Getty; designed by Quinn Lemmers)
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 ...
Patti LaBelle in 2024 “Elton John was my piano player back in the day,” the Grammy winner shared. “And so his band would come to my flat after the shows and we would play cards for money.
The following year, in the aftermath of the September 11 attacks, all four sisters re-recorded "We Are Family" as a benefit record with a host of other artists, including Diana Ross and Patti LaBelle. Debbie, Joni, and Kim produced solo material during this period before being reunited to record the album Style in 2003. Due to legal ...
"This was like a meet-and-greet that we both wanted," LaBelle said in an interview with ET's Nischelle Turner. "Yeah," Knight agreed. It was Knight's son who inspired the pair's reunion, telling ...