Patti LaBelle
Patti LaBelle (born Patricia Louise Holte, May 24, 1944) is an American R&B singer from Philadelphia known as the "Godmother of Soul." She led Patti LaBelle & the Bluebelles and the trio Labelle, whose "Lady Marmalade" was a 1975 number-one hit, and later had solo hits including "On My Own." She has won multiple Grammy Awards. In WIB's "Short Stuff" section she is admired for still singing powerfully and confidently at age 50.
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- No. 15 Spring 1998