Articles tagged "patti labelle"

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Patti LaBelle and her soul sisters are making beautiful music once again

by Dan DeLuca [The Philadelphia Inquirer]

[7.Nov.08] :. NEW YORK - Before there was Labelle - the ‘70s glam/R&B trio of Patti LaBelle, Nona Hendryx and Sarah Dash, who have just reunited with “Back to Now,” their first album in 32...

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Music Review

Patti LaBelle: The Essential Patti La Belle / Live In Washington D.C.

by Spencer Tricker

[22.Jul.08] :. A career retrospective anthology and 1982 live concert convince us that "diva" can most definitely be one of the good four-letter words.

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Chairwoman of the board: Patti LaBelle does it her way

by Glenn Gamboa [Newsday (MCT)]

[24.Jun.08] :. 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,...

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Patti LaBelle’s first gospel album recalls her Baptist roots

by Dwayne Campbell [The Philadelphia Inquirer]

[15.Dec.06] :. NEW YORK - The words were ones of godly praise but the voice - the shivering lows and rip-the-roof-off highs - was the unmistakable five-octave range of soul siren Patti LaBelle. Yet some in the...

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Music Review

Patti LaBelle: The Definitive Collection

by Edward Xia

[7.Nov.06] :. LaBelle's work is fabulous. This collection is not.

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Film Review

Idlewild (2006)

by Cynthia Fuchs

[25.Aug.06] :. Percy's a mortician, aware of the ways that bodies can be disfigured and rearranged, how life and death are performances for audiences.

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Patti LaBelle: Classic Moments

by Steve Horowitz

[23.Aug.05] :. Don't let the title full you -- this disc doesn't compile great tracks from LaBelle's past repertoire but features all new recordings of old tunes made popular by others.

 

Patti Labelle: Greatest Love Songs

by Maurice Bottomley

[11.Apr.02] :. Though everyone acknowledges the fact that Patti Labelle possesses one of the most powerful and expressive voices in popular music, she remains best known for two untypical but hugely successful...