>From the Web, and from previous "on this date" postings, I have Patti Labelle's birthday as being in *May* 24, not March.
Bob On 24 Mar 2002, at 20:26, Randye Jones wrote: > > musical excerpts, fyi. randye > > ---------- Forwarded message ---------- > Date: Sun, 24 Mar 2002 21:11:32 -0500 > From: Munirah Chronicle <[EMAIL PROTECTED]> > Reply-To: The MUNIRAH Chronicle of Black Historical Events & Facts > <[EMAIL PROTECTED]> > To: [EMAIL PROTECTED] > Subject: 0324 - Today in Black History - March 24 > > 1944 - Patricia Louise Holt is born in Philadelphia, Pennsylvania. She > will become a singer best known as Patti Labelle. As a teenager, > she and Cindy Birdsong (later a member of the Supremes) will > sing with the Ordettes. When two girls leave the group, Nona > Hendrix and Sarah Dash will sign on and Patti LaBelle and the > Bluebells will be born in 1961. By the next year, they will have > their first multimillion seller, "I Sold My Heart to the Junkman." > With other hits, including "All Or Nothing" and "You'll Never Walk > Alone," the group will develop a strong following worldwide. > After years of success and being "Rocked and Rolled out," as Patti > describes it, the group will disband on good terms in 1977. She > will continue to perform as a solo artist and will release top- > selling albums. She will receive numerous awards including > Philadelphia's Key to the City, a medal from the Congressional > Black Caucus, a citation from Congress on her 20th anniversary in > the music business, another citation from President Reagan, a > cable ACE, the B'nai B'rith Creative Achievement Award, two NAACP > Entertainer of the Year Awards, the NAACP Image Award for three > consecutive years, the Ebony Achievement Award, the Martin Luther > King Lifetime Achievement Award, three Emmy nominations, eight > Grammy nominations and a 1992 Grammy Award for Best R&B Female > Vocal Performance for her album "Burnin." Robert James, Jr., Fine Arts Resource Center Coordinator Dept. of Performing & Fine Arts <http://spacer.uncfsu.edu/d_fah/> Fayetteville State University/Fayetteville, NC 28301-4298 Phone: (910) 672-1439; Fax: (910) 672-1572 ><<>><<>><<>><<>><<>><<>><<>><<>><<>><<>><<>><<>><<>><<>><<>><<>><<>>< . | * Randye Jones, MM | . |) . [EMAIL PROTECTED] | Hate . /| . Listowner, [EMAIL PROTECTED] | IS NOT . ( | ) . Listowner, [EMAIL PROTECTED] | a family value . . | . http://www.afrovoices.com |
