Musical Odyssey #13
from Goatee Phil's Musical Odyssey Hosted by Phil Jones
If you thought the only thing LaBelle did was Lady Marmalade then you need to listen to this podcast! In it you'll hear tracks from all but one of their SEVEN albums. Labelle's origins lay in the early 60s when two vocal groups came together as Patti LaBelle and the Bluebelles. After several American hits - best known "I sold my heart to the junkman" - group member Cindy Birdsong left to join the Supremes. The remaining trio of Patti, Sarah Dash and Nona Hendryx changed direction and became LaBelle. After three much admired but poorly selling albums they toured with the Rolling Stones, got signed to Epic and released "Nightbirds", a top selling album that spawned the international hit "Lady Marmalade". They never managed to repeat the success of that track even though all their albums contain stellar music. Listen to the Odyssey and ask yourself the question - why is "Lady Marmalade" the only LaBelle track that anybody remembers? Musical Odyssey is sponsored by the Stanley Arms in Portslade http://www.thestanley.com/
Embed this episode
No transcript yet.