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Born in Philadelphia, Pennsylvania, US, Patricia Holte-Edwards developed her vocal talents whilst being part of the church choir, with her vocal talents recognised at an early age. Together with friends Nonah Hendryx, Sarah Dash and Cindy Birdsong, they formed the vocal group the BlueBelles, later shortened to the LaBelles. The group went on to have a career full of top ten hits, most notably the pioneering disco number, “Lady Marmalade,” which reached number one on the Billboard Carts, sending the group into wide critical acclaim, becoming the first African American vocal group to be on the front cover of Rolling Stone magazine in 1975. Following differences with their musical direction, the LaBelles split in 1977, with Patti LaBelle embarking upon a solo career shortly after.
LaBelle went on to have great success as a solo artist, releasing ecords frequently throughout her forty-year career. As a solo artist, she got her first number one hit with the Michael McDonald duet “On My Own” (1986), with her album “Winner in You,” released that same year, peaking at number one on the Billboard album charts. The song went on to sell over a million copies and be certified Platinum. In 1992, she won a Grammy Award for Best R&B Vocal Performance for her 1991 album “Burnin’.” The album featured three top ten hits and sold half a million copies.
As well as being a recording artist, LaBelle has also featured in a number of stage productions, performing in “Your Arms Too Sort to Box with God,” and in later years as Fela Kuti’s mother in the award winning musical “Fela.”
Patti LaBelle has been hugely influential to a number of artists following her work with the LaBelles and as a solo artist. She has helped spur the rise of Disco in America, with the hit songs “Lady Marmalade” and “Messin’ with My Mind.” She has inspired a whole generation of soul singers, with the likes of Christina Aguilera, Donna Summer, Mariah Carey and Whitney Houston.
Patti LaBelle represents a fairly rare thing in the past fifty years of the music industry; an R&B and soul singer with huge commercial success, but who wasn’t signed to Motown. Instead, LaBelle’s musical journey - which began well over half a decade ago now - saw her release through the likes of Epic and hometown label Philadelphia International, and still managed to become one of the genre’s biggest-selling artists; worldwide, she’s sold over fifty million records. On the awards front, too, her work both with Labelle the group - who released the iconic ‘Lady Marmalade’ in the early seventies - and as a solo performer has afforded her a healthy raft of gongs, with a star on the Hollywood Walk of Fame and induction into the Grammy Hall of Fame proving that they don’t call her “the godmother of soul” for nothing. In more recent years, LaBelle has continued to perform live, even if she hasn’t made a record since 2004. Earlier this year, she joined fellow legend Aretha Franklin at the White House to perform for Michelle Obama, and left nobody in any doubt that her formidable vocal talent remains untouched. She hasn’t toured the UK for a while, but certainly still has the ability; fans should keep their fingers crossed for now.
Joeg_67
I had a fabulous time at the concert. I initially was a bit dishearten with my first experience in Raleigh, however, the promoter made drastic corrections which allowed me to see Damien in concert at another venue right here in my home town of Virginia.
Damien is a phenomenal artist and I got all and so much more than I expected. He was not only personable and down to earth, all the promos that I had seen about him leading up to that moment were right on target.
He is excellent at his craft and his ability to transform any song into his own style is an awesome gift.
Three hours from home or just around the corner, I would do it all over again.
Thank you for a wonderful experience!
raj1810
Hello sk family.
The "Grown & Sexy Concert was very nice. The venue where it was held, was surprisingly! nice.(first time there)
Najee one of my favorite artist, was very good. The man can blow. He puts his heart and soul into his art. He held a note at one point so long, I thought something was wrong with the sound system...lol
It was incredible!!!
Gary Taylor: Another long time favorite artist
"The Original Grown & Sexy" was in rare form. He was like a partial title of one of his songs "Take Control" He Took Control and did an awesome job! He is so smooth. So overall the concert was Great!. Thanks for reading.
Eyeluvmusic
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