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Patti LaBelle

Nicknamed the ‘Godmother of Soul,’ Grammy Award-winning R&B singer Patti LaBelle was born Patricia Louise Holte in Philadelphia, Pennsylvania on May 24, 1944. Her career has spanned seven decades as she has incorporated many styles into her musical oeuvre including R&B, disco, soul, and pop. She first came to prominence in 1963 as lead vocalist in Patti LaBelle and the Blue Bells alongside Nona Hendryx, Cindy Birdsong, and Sarah Dash. They scored a hit with the single “Down the Aisle” and followed that up a year later with another hit, “You’ll Never Walk Alone.” They moved to Ne...