LaBelle
USA
Formed: 1970
Years Active: 70
Genres: R&B, Pop/Rock, Electronic
Styles: Soul, R&B/Soul, Funk, Disco, Dance, Contemporary Pop/Rock, Pop/Rock, Urban, Hip-Hop/Urban, Deep Soul
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The female trio responsible for the proto-disco funk classic "Lady Marmalade," LaBelle's outlandish space-age costumes and brash incorporation of rock & roll were a far cry from their early days as a typical '60s girl group, not to mention the later solo career of frontwoman Patti LaBelle. While Patti naturally seems like the focal point in hindsight, the group was also blessed with a talented and prolific songwriter in Nona Hendryx, who followed an idiosyncratic muse into her own mercurial solo career, which often bordered on the avant-garde. ...
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- Laura Nyro (15)
- Allen Toussaint (13)
- Nona Hendryx (8)
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Influenced by
- Aretha Franklin (118)
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Performed Songs By
- Kenny Nolan (0)
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