 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.
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 LaBelle has had numerous hits from "Down the Aisle" and "Danny Boy" with the Bluebells, to "Lady Marmalade" and "The Revolution Will Not Be Televised" with La Belle, to her solo triumphs, "New Attitude," "Stir It Up," "On My Own" and "Somebody Loves You Baby." In 1994, LaBelle worked with fellow superstars Elton John, Michael Bolton and Paula Abdul on the Disney Channel's televised concert, For the Children, benefiting the Pediatric AIDS Foundation; duet recordings with Ronnie Milsap and Michael Crawford; and a reunion with her "Sisters in the Name of Love" co-stars Gladys Knight and Dionne Warwick to record "Superwoman" for Knight's '93 album. 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. '
And her latest single "The Right Kind of Lover," produced by the powerhouse team of Jimmy Jam & Terry Lewis, is quintessential LaBelle.
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