On July 21, 1979, Gregory appeared at the Amandla Festival where Bob Marley, Patti LaBelle, and Eddie Palmieri, amongst others, had performed.

Birdsong and lead singer Patti LaBelle repaired their friendship in the early 1980s after Birdsong appeared at one of LaBelle's sold-out, standing-room concerts.

Some of the celebrities that appeared on the program include Charlie Daniels, Patti LaBelle, Michael McDonald, Joe Perry, Sammy Hagar, Aretha Franklin, Patton Oswalt, and Jimmy Buffett.

In addition to having appeared on Rush guitarist Alex Lifeson's solo album Victor, contributing the lead vocal to the song " Start Today ", and having recorded duets with Duran Duran ’ s John Taylor and Boz Scaggs (" Miss Sun " from his 1980 album " Hits "), her vocals have appeared on records for Cher, Richard Marx, Heart, Alice Cooper, Patti LaBelle, Toto, Nena ( for whom she wrote an entire translation album ) and Canadian artists Rough Trade, Kim Mitchell and Glass Tiger.

On July 21, 1979, they appeared at the Amandla Festival along with Bob Marley, Dick Gregory, Patti LaBelle and Eddie Palmieri, amongst others.

On July 21, 1979, he appeared at the Amandla Festival along with Bob Marley, Dick Gregory and Patti LaBelle, amongst others.

" Steve Morse of the The Boston Globe commented: " All things considered, 1986 was a stellar year for the black female vocalist — the best, in fact, since the disco era of a decade back ... Black music crossed over to the pop charts in dramatic fashion, with Whitney Houston, Patti LaBelle and Janet Jackson each having No. 1 albums.

He has supported artists ranging from Michael Jackson ( on the albums Thriller, Bad, Dangerous, HIStory and Blood on the Dance Floor: HIStory in the Mix ) to the Temptations, Whitney Houston, Thomas Anders, Patti LaBelle and Luis Miguel, to rockers such as Chicago and Elton John, to jazz greats such as George Duke, Dave Koz, Al Jarreau, David Benoit, Marcus Miller and Kirk Whalum, and to Christian artists such as Leon Patillo and Don Moen.

In Writing Aloud: The Sonics of Language, edited by Brandon LaBelle and Christof Migone, 7-35.

The show also had performances by singers Tony Bennett and Patti LaBelle, jazz trumpeter Arturo Sandoval, and the Miami Sound Machine.

* In 1996, RCA Victor released the tribute album The Songs of West Side Story featuring new versions of the songs from the musical sung by popular music stars, including: " The Jet Song " sung by Brian Setzer, " A Boy Like That " sung by Selena, " I feel Pretty " sung by Little Richard, two versions of " Somewhere " performed by Aretha Franklin and Phil Collins, " Tonight " sung by Wynonna Judd and Kenny Loggins, " America " sung by Patti LaBelle, Natalie Cole and Sheila E., " I Have a Love " sung by Trisha Yearwood and " Rumble " performed by Chick Corea Elektric Band and Steve Vai's Monsters.

The album featured the song " Phenomenal Woman " based on the poem by Maya Angelou that featured guest vocals from Diahann Carroll, Beth Nielsen Chapman, Delta Goodrem, Amy Holland, Patti LaBelle and Mindy Smith – all survivors of or affected by cancer.

It was also notable for the first known compositions by member Nona Hendryx, who co-wrote with LaBelle, the socially conscious " Shades of Difference ".

The tour featured a large backing band and guest appearances by Steve Winwood, Patti LaBelle, Phil Collins, Elton John and Billy Idol.

The album also featured " Superwoman ", written by Babyface and featuring Dionne Warwick and Patti LaBelle.

Earth, Wind & Fire's songs have been covered by artists such as Point of Grace, D ' Angelo, CDB, Dionne Warwick, The 5th Dimension, Pomplamoose Lenny White, Patti LaBelle, The Manhattans, Wynonna Judd, Yolanda Adams, New York Voices, Donny Osmond, Chaka Khan, 112, the Vienna Boys ' Choir, Herb Alpert, Musiq Soulchild, and Tito Puente.

In addition, their songs have been covered by numerous other performers, including Aretha Franklin, The Jackson 5, Patti LaBelle, New Kids on the Block, Fugees, Todd Rundgren, Prince, Swing Out Sister and The Manhattan Transfer.

In early June 2007, she was chosen at the last minute to record the leading song for the soundtrack of Evan Almighty called " Ready For A Miracle " ( previously recorded by Patti LaBelle ).

* Released ( Patti LaBelle album ), the fourth studio solo album released by singer Patti LaBelle

* " Release " ( The Tension ), a 1980 song by Patti LaBelle

The album is a collection of some of Luther's songs performed by various artists, including Stevie Wonder, Mary J. Blige, Usher, Fantasia, Beyoncé Knowles, Donna Summer, Alicia Keys, Elton John, Celine Dion, Wyclef Jean, Babyface, Patti LaBelle, John Legend, Angie Stone, Jamie Foxx, Teddy Pendergrass, and Aretha Franklin.

In 1967, Hendryx, LaBelle and Dash were shocked to discover that Birdsong, had secretly joined the Supremes after Florence Ballard was ousted from the group by Motown.

* Nona Hendryx, a member of the R & B group LaBelle

The founding members were Patti LaBelle ( formerly Patricia Holt ), Sundray Tucker, Nona Hendryx and Sarah Dash.

The group went on their own after the end of a tour in 1976 going on to have significant amount of solo success, especially Nona Hendryx, who followed an idiosyncratic muse into her own solo career, which often bordered on the avant-garde and Patti LaBelle, who's enjoyed a very successful Grammy-winning solo career.

Though Patti LaBelle and Sarah Dash had some parts in writing some songs for the group, Hendryx would emerge at the end of 1972 as the dominant songwriter of the three.

Sarah Dash wanted the group to record more disco, a genre neither LaBelle nor Hendryx took favorably, despite the fact that " Lady Marmalade " helped to pioneer that particular genre.

Finally during a show in Baltimore on December 13, 1976, according to Patti LaBelle in her memoirs, Don't Block The Blessings, Hendryx snapped.

When LaBelle and Dash found Hendryx, she had suffered a nervous breakdown, tearing up her dressing room.

Feeling the group had reached the end of its rope, LaBelle advised Hendryx and Dash to disband the group, ending it as long as their friendship remained intact.

Hendryx and LaBelle co-wrote the latter's hit, " When You've Been Blessed ( Feels Like Heaven )" on the same album.

In an interview with the Toronto Star, Patti LaBelle explained why she, Dash and Hendryx waited over 32 years to record a full length album: " You don't want to half-step something this important .... it was about finding the right time and place.

After the release of Moon Shadow, Hendryx became the chief songwriter for most of the group's records while LaBelle and Dash occasionally wrote their own material.

Also present at the ceremony were Patti LaBelle ( performed You Don't Have to Say You Love Me ), Nona Hendryx, Tony Iommi ( Black Sabbath ), Wolfmother ( performed Communication Breakdown ), Jimmy Page ( Led Zeppelin ), Mark Hudson, Lemar, Trevor Nelson, Trevor Francis, Giles Martin, Dermot O ' Leary ( host ), and Paul Gambaccini.

Recorded with lead singer Patti LaBelle and accompanied with backing from bandmates Nona Hendryx and Sarah Dash, the song's chorus, " Voulez-vous coucher avec moi ( ce soir )?

When time came to record Gonna Take a Miracle, Nyro called up LaBelle, who also brought along her vocal partners in Labelle, Nona Hendryx and Sarah Dash.

Much like The Supremes ' Mary Wilson, Dash was often the " middle " of two of the group's extremes, Nona Hendryx and Patti LaBelle, who often had differed in the group's change of direction before LaBelle eventually agreed to " go along with it ".

", where Dash sings most of the song with Hendryx singing in the beginning and LaBelle bringing up the rear near the end of the song.

Dash's strong vocals in the group provided for balance and stability when LaBelle and Hendryx occasionally went off on vocal tangents or were pulling audience members up onto the stage to dance.

Dash sings Lead vocals in the group's political song, " System ", which featured LaBelle and Hendryx singing side by side to Dash in autotone, resurrecting songs that didn't make the final cut from earlier recordings, including Cole Porter's composition, " Miss Otis Regrets " amongst other songs.

Dash has had a full career, moving from singer, to songwriter, session musician, sideman for famous bands that include LaBelle, The Rolling Stones, and Keith Richards.