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LaBelle: Tomorrow's Brightest Stars

David Nathan, Blues & Soul, October 1974

2008 introduction: In person interview conducted by David Nathan in the kitchen of Vicki Wickham's apartment in midtown Manhattan. Patti LaBelle, Nona Hendryx and Sarah Dash had been working towards mainstream recognition in the U.S. for four years after making a transition from Patti LaBelle & The Bluebelles into LaBelle. When David caught up with the trio, their Epic debut Nightbirds was already causing a stir...

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