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  MCA Records | Patti LaBelle | Main
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Patti LaBelle is featured in the November issue of Vanity Fair.
Patti is still struttin' her stuff with a full page sexy flick.
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  divastation: patti labelle
while it was patti's appreciation of the original judy garland version of the song that inspired her to cover it, for thousands of people, it is patti's version that lives on in their memories.
while patti approached recording her first solo album with trepidation, concerned that fans would blame her for the group's dissolution as they had blamed diana ross for the break-up of the original supremes, the public's warm reception of her first album, patti labelle, assauged her fears.
patti also showed that she was as aware of the issues of the day as she was the music by becomming an honorary chairperson for the national minority aids campaign.
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 Rock On The Net: Patti LaBelle
Patti LaBelle was born (Patricia Holt) May 24, 1944 in Philadelphia, PA. Although the word "diva" is used to characterize an abundance of singers, a precious few actually live up the title.
Patti LaBelle is one of only a select few women in history that can truly be called a diva.
Patti began singing in the church in the 50s as part of the Beulah Baptist Church choir.
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 Official Ticketmaster site. Patti Labelle tickets, concerts and tour dates
Soul diva Patti LaBelle enjoyed one of the longest-lived careers in contemporary music, notching hits in a variety of sounds ranging from girl group pop to space age funk to lush ballads.
In 1965, the quartet -- now known as Patti LaBelle & the Bluebelles -- signed to Atlantic, where they earned a minor hit with their version of the standard "Somewhere Over the Rainbow." The group's Atlantic tenure was largely disappointing, however, and in 1967 Birdsong replaced Florence Ballard in the Supremes.
LaBelle recorded less and less frequently in the years to follow, in 1995 publishing her autobiography, -Don't Block the Blessings: Revelations of a Lifetime.
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 Patti LaBelle @ CanEHdian
In addition to musical prowess, Patti Labelle has proven that she is neither a theatrical, movie or television lightweight.
Labelle won a Grammy well into her career, the 1991 best R&B Female Vocal Performance for Burnin' LaBelle.
Labelle has recently re-emerged (surprised?) with her latest release, 2000's When A Woman Loves.
www.canehdian.com /non/artists/l/pattilabelle/biography.html   (645 words)

  
 Patti LaBelle cancels gospel tour - Boston.com
Patti LaBelle's current tour, "The Gospel According to Patti," is being canceled, the singer announced Monday.
LaBelle's current tour, "The Gospel According to Patti," is being canceled, the singer announced Monday.
LaBelle, who cited differences with the tour's promoter, said she had a good relationship with sponsors and hoped to restart the tour.
www.boston.com /ae/celebrity/articles/2006/12/18/patti_labelle_cancels_gospel_tour   (152 words)

  
 Patti Labelle
In the 1960s, she led the superstar "girl group" Patti LaBelle and the Bluebells; in the '70s, she was the driving force of rock's first all female band, LaBelle; and in the '80s, her talent as a solo artist dominated the music scene.
Patti's shimmering talent can be consistently counted on, but it's difficult to predict what, with her passion for fashion, she will wear next or what she will do with her flamboyant hair.
However, LaBelle is the first to remind everyone that her most important role is that of wife and mother (she's Mom to one teenaged boy, two adopted sons in their late 20s and the son and daughter of her late sister Jackie).
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 Amazon.ca: Patti Labelles Lite Cuisine: Books: Patti Labelle   (Site not responding. Last check: )
LaBelle is wonderful company for someone on a diet regime of any kind (as her friendly family photos further illustrate); she is creative, upbeat, knowledgeable and amusing.
Patti Labelle is legendary for her cooking stories from on the road - for years, she had a rider in her contract that a full kitchen be available at her shows for her to prepare post-concert meals.
Patti's stories that accompany many of the recipes are always enjoyable (is there a more down to earth singing star than this fine lasy?), but also poignant - her discussions of her mother's death by diabetis, and her talk of dealing with having the disease herself make you want to eat smarter.
www.amazon.ca /Patti-Labelles-Lite-Cuisine-Labelle/dp/1592400043   (1300 words)

  
 TV One Online > Shows > Living it Up with Patti LaBelle
Patti shows the viewers how the lace front wigs that she is famous for wearing get made from start to finish.
Patti's vacation on St. Martin/St. Maarten continues as she explores the beautiful beaches and horse trails, visits with a local artist, takes viewers to a beautiful butterfly farm, and goes shopping at the local marketplace.
Patti is coming out with a gospel album and she takes viewers behind the scenes as she records some tracks and promotes the album's release.
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 Nashville Star Show and Television Series Host / Judge - Big Kenny Musician - USA Network - Character Profile: Patti ...
However, Patti persevered and refused to be hindered by sorrow and live her dreams -- something she knows her family and friends wanted her to do.
Patti launched a lifestyle show, "Living It Up With Patti LaBelle", on the TV One Network in 2004 and has expanded her horizons into fashion with Patti LaBelle Clothing, available on HSN and at HSN.com.
Patti also serves on the Boards of the National Alzheimer Association and the National Cancer Institute and the University of Miami's prestigious Sylvestri Comprehensive Care Center dedicated a special research laboratory in her honor for her work on behalf of cancer awareness.
www.usanetwork.com /series/nashvillestar/theshow/characterprofiles/pattilabelle/index.html   (631 words)

  
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 Labelle
Since LaBelle's not a songwriter, she mostly sounds like whoever's producing her; although Hendryx writes most of her own material, she works so hard to keep up with trends that her output is even more variable than Patti's.
LaBelle is famous for her over the top stage persona, but here she seems rushed, banging out hits like "New Attitude" and "Lady Marmalade" as if she had a train to catch.
LaBelle is in fine form bantering with the audience: she gives spoken introductions to most of the tunes where she explains what drew her about each one, and even invokes Jerry Springer while explaining how to define boundaries with a lover.
www.warr.org /labelle.html   (3947 words)

  
 ABC News: Patti LaBelle Sparkles to Kick Off Holiday Weekend
LaBelle has struck gold with hits in a variety of genres — from girl group pop to space-age funk.
With hits through the end of the 1970s and her foray into acting in the early '80s, LaBelle continued to show that she was a chameleon and had no intention of slowing down.
LaBelle has slowed down her touring, but she published her autobiography in 1995 and released a new album in 2000.
abcnews.go.com /GMA/SummerConcert/story?id=897698&page=1   (443 words)

  
 Ford Enlists Music Icon Patti LaBelle in Fight Against Breast Cancer   (Site not responding. Last check: )
Patti LaBelle Patti LaBelle is a legendary singer, songwriter, actress, author, entrepreneur and humanitarian, who has been blazing trails in the entertainment business for over four decades.
Patti has recorded nearly 50 albums as a soloist and as a member of the Bluebelles and later LaBelle, garnering honors which include two Grammy Awards, two American Music Awards, Seven NAACP Image Awards, three Emmy nominations, a star on the Hollywood Walk of Fame and three Honorary Doctorate Degrees.
Patti continues to draw sold-out crowds and on May 4 she released Timeless Journey, her first studio album in over four years, on Def Soul Classics.
www.prnewswire.com /cgi-bin/stories.pl?ACCT=104&STORY=/www/story/05-05-2004/0002167243&EDATE=   (1329 words)

  
 AskMen.com - Patti LaBelle
In 1965, Patti LaBelle and the Blue Belles signed to Atlantic Records, where they earned a minor hit with their version of the classic "Somewhere Over the Rainbow." In 1967, vocalist Cindy Birdsong left the Blue Belles to replace one of the Supremes.
Patti took time out of her busy schedule (she is, after all, also an actress, best-selling author, and entrepreneur) to talk to us.
Patti LaBelle was ranked No. 41 on VH1's list of "100 Greatest Women of Rock And Roll," and she received a star on the Hollywood Walk of Fame in 1993.
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 Book Patti LaBelle - Booking Corporate Event, Meeting, Private Party - Your Booking Agent for Patti LaBelle
Pattie Labelle: Perhaps more than any other contemporary artist, the singular Patti LaBelle has been true to herself in every varied phase of her musical career.
Patti also did double duty for NBC, starring in her own television series, Out All Night and continuing her recurring role on the hit series A Different World.
LaBelle's new album, Gems, released in 1997, is a testament to her monumental vocal power and eternal appeal.
www.grabow.biz /Contemporary/PattiLaBelle.htm   (417 words)

  
 Patti Recent Events
Singer Patti LaBelle poses with her portrait as it was unveiled May 6, 2002 in Hollywood.
Soul singer Patti LaBelle was also presented with the first MusiCares Heart Award for her contributions in the fields of health and human services.
LaBelle, who shed her fur coat for a ski jacket midway through the concert, shook the stage for 35 minutes with songs from the past three decades.
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 CMT.com : Patti Labelle : Biography
Soul diva Patti LaBelle enjoyed one of the longest-lived careers in contemporary music, notching hits in a variety of sounds ranging from girl group pop to space age funk
In 1965, the quartet -- now known as Patti LaBelle & the Bluebelles -- signed to Atlantic, where they earned a minor hit with their version of the standard "Somewhere Over the Rainbow." The group's Atlantic tenure was largely disappointing, however, and in 1967 Birdsong replaced Florence Ballard in the Supremes.
LaBelle recorded less and less frequently in the years to follow, in 1995 publishing her autobiography, Don't Block the Blessings: Revelations of a Lifetime.
www.cmt.com /artists/az/labelle_patti/bio.jhtml   (290 words)

  
 Patti LaBelle's Lite Cuisine, a cookbook by Patti LaBelle
This is the sage advice Patti LaBelle lives by, and in her new book she shares more than 100 original recipes for meals that are not only good for you but taste great, too.
But after she was diagnosed with diabetes, LaBelle had to radically change her dietary habits and food choices.
With diabetic exchanges developed and approved by the American Diabetes Association and the American Dietetic Association, Patti LaBelle's Lite Cuisine is chock-full of the kind of recipes that made her earlier cookbook a best-selling sensation.
www.oprah.com /tows/booksseen/200305/tows_book_20030530_plabelle.jhtml   (274 words)

  
 Patti LaBelle and the Blue Belles   (Site not responding. Last check: )
Patti Labelle was born Patricia Holt in 1944.
Patti's earliest years were spent much like those of her musical contemporaries - singing in church.
Pattis began incorporating her high-note finale into new recordings such as "Dany Boy" (#4 Pop and RandB 1964) which turned out to be the Blue Belles last of three singles for Parkway Records.
www.history-of-rock.com /bluebelles.htm   (956 words)

  
 Patti LaBelle
She changed the name to LaBelle and pushed the group to a more contemporary sound, incorporated glam influences, particularly in the spectacular spacey stage costumes that included large amounts of glitter, feathers and other acoutrements.
LaBelle never regained their former momentum after ''Nightbirds'' and "Lady Marmalade", in spite of several hits and some critically acclaimed albums like ''Phoenix'' (1975) and ''Chameleon (album)Chameleon'' (1976).
In 1992, Patti received her first Grammy award for her album "Burnin." She also is the author of three books, one including her autobiography and two cookbooks.
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 patti-labelle
BIOGRAPHY: PATTI LABELLE chronicles the life of lonely child who grew up to be one of the most enduring recording artists of her time.
Even though Patti was too shy to raise her hand in class, she volunteered to sing at a high school talent show and blew the audience away.
While on the road with the British rockers, Patti used the poker-playing skills she had learned from her father to clean out the invading Brits, including a piano player who later became known as Elton John.
www.jarrettmartini.com /artists/headliners/patti-la-belle/index.htm   (338 words)

  
 Patti Labelle
Patti is currently on “The Gospel According to Patti” tour presented by Chrysler and American Airlines.
Patti is also stays busy touring around the world, serving as a spokesperson for various charitable organizations and initiatives and working on her successful clothing line that is available through HSN and HSN.com.
When Patti isn’t touring or recording, she’s at home in Philadelphia cooking (“I’m thinking of doing a cookbook filled with all my secret recipes”), shopping (at last count she had 3,000 pairs of her signature six-inch “fever pumps”), and “making our house a home,” she says.
www.saveoursoul.nl /features/pattilabelle.htm   (906 words)

  
 Patti LaBelle
Having lost several members of her family to cancer, Patti’s tireless efforts resulted in the dedication of a special research laboratory in her honor at the Sylvestri Comprehensive Care Center at the University of Miami.
Unlike the nearly 30 albums she’s recorded in various incarnations (in the ‘60s as leader of Patti LaBelle and The Bluebelles; in the ‘70s with Labelle and since 1977, as a soloist), her ninth album for MCA Records is composed of tunes almost entirely penned by one songwriter – Diane Warren.
It goes without saying that Patti puts her own distinctive stamp on both songs, which emerge as two standouts on an album filled with some of the best music that Patti has recorded in her illustrious four-decade-long career.
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 Patti Labelle
Unlike the nearly 30 albums she’s recorded in various incarnations (in the ‘60s as leader of Patti LaBelle & The Bluebelles; in the ‘70s with Labelle and since 1977, as a soloist), her ninth album for MCA Records is composed of tunes almost entirely penned by one songwriter — Diane Warren.
It goes without saying that Patti puts her own distinctive stamp on both songs, which emerge as two standouts on an album filled with some of the best music that Patti has recorded in her illustrious four-decade-long career.
Adding even more luster to a project clearly tailor-made for Patti’s always potent, emotionally real musical persona, was the participation of super hit makers Jimmy Jam and Terry Lewis who have also worked with Patti on previous albums, most notable her last two MCA albums, Flame (1996) and Gems (1994).
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