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Malcolm X Abram: 1970s trio Labelle is back in groove with retro album
For many casual fans, 1970s female trio Labelle is summed up in the sassy hit song Lady Marmalade.
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After a time doing their own thing, the three women who make up the legendary pop-funk-disco-soul group LaBelle have reunited for a new CD.
Labelle Update Their Sound on Back to Now, But Not Too Much
If the omnipresent "grown and sexy" moniker applies to anybody, it's Labelle. Nona Hendryx, Sarah Dash, and Patti Labelle have an average age of 63, but they maybe just pulled off the first great ...
Robin Roberts shares story of cancer battle
Sharing the Struggle: Good Morning America" co-anchor Robin Roberts was honored in Buffalo, N. Y., for deciding to share her personal fight against breast cancer with millions of television viewers.
Larry King looks forward to election day
"DOESN'T MATTER to me who wins. I'm gonna have both candidates on my show election week.
Labelle reunites to honor past, look to future
It's fitting that when the women of the trailblazing trio Labelle finally decided to reunite, it was to pay homage to another groundbreaking black woman.
Labelle Makes Strong Comeback with First Album in Three Decades
Labelle, "Back to Now" 3.5 stars. Dave Mason, "26 Letters 12 Notes" 3 stars. Pretenders, "Break Up The Concrete" 3 stars.
Trio LaBelle brews a tasty blend
From l., Sarah Dash, Nona Hendryx and Patti LaBelle of Labelle. Everyone likes a nice reunion story.
Labelle's reunion CD has heart, heaven-sent harmonies
When '70s girl group Labelle split in 1976 a couple of years after its "Lady Marmalade" peak, it looked final for the ground-breaking trio that had French language-impaired fans rolling the phrase "Voulez-vous ...
Contest featuring Lucinda Williams CD and More
Lucinda Williams has a new CD. I'm hosting a contest for readers giving them a chance to win a copy of Lucinda Williams "Little Honey" CD.
THE METROPOLITAN Opera House in New York was invaded by aliens on Sunday, Oct. 6, 1974.
Patti LaBelle opens SPA season Thursday night
Patti LaBelle kicks off the Society for the Performing Arts season tonight at Jones Hall.
If you have any mental image of Patti LaBelle, it may be of her histrionic writhing on the stage floor before rising to deliver the whooping, multi-bar note runs of a blow-through-the-rafters song.
Finding out what it means to her
The words "soul" and "diva" go together like "bacon" and "eggs," or in La Belle Province, "4 a. m." and "poutine." So, considering her status as the Queen of Soul, Aretha Franklin did much to play down her diva ...
Since intergalactic funk-soul trio LaBelle disbanded in the mid-1970s, principals Patti LaBelle, Nona Hendryx and Sarah Dash have made only a handful of brief appearances together.
Patti Labelle is back with new album of original songs
Embodying one of music's most enduring one-word brand names, and boasting a genre-defying legacy that has successfully spanned three generations, our era's most influential female powerhouse is about to show a ...
Kenny Gamble, Patti LaBelle record song for Welcome America
Kenny Gamble and Patti LaBelle have collaborated on "I Am An American," a patriotic recording that will be played during the Welcome America! celebration on the Benjamin Franklin Parkway on Friday.
Patti LaBelle plays Capital One theater at Westbury
Patti LaBelle may be sitting on the top floor of Sony's midtown headquarters, meticulously dressed in a Michael Boris suit with Christian Louboutin pumps, looking out on the magnificent view, but she says ...