Labelle

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Labelle is an American R&B and soul trio best known for their 1974 hit "Lady Marmalade" and their fusion of funk, rock, and glam aesthetics.

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Labelle canonical 6

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Predicate Object
instanceOf R&B trio
musical group
soul music group
activeYearsEnd 1970s
activeYearsStart 1960s
associatedAct Nona Hendryx (solo career)
Patti LaBelle
surface form: Patti LaBelle (solo career)

Sarah Dash
surface form: Sarah Dash (solo career)
basedIn Philadelphia
countryOfOrigin United States of America
surface form: United States
formerName Patti LaBelle and the Bluebelles
genre R&B
funk
glam rock
rock
soul
hasGenreInfluence disco
funk rock
hasInfluenced artists using glam aesthetics in soul and R&B
later R&B girl groups
hasPart Nona Hendryx
Patti LaBelle
Sarah Dash
hitSingle Lady Marmalade
inception 1960s
languageOfWorkOrName English
member Nona Hendryx
Patti LaBelle
Sarah Dash
musicalStyle fusion of funk, rock, and glam aesthetics
musicPeriod 1970s R&B
notableAlbum Nightbirds
notableFor glam-influenced visual style
the 1974 hit Lady Marmalade
theatrical stage costumes
notableSong Isn’t It a Shame
What Can I Do for You?
notableWork Lady Marmalade
originatedAs Patti LaBelle and the Bluebelles
recordLabel Epic Records
Warner Bros. Records
reunion 2000s
vocalArrangement three-part harmony
vocalType vocal trio

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Full triples — surface form annotated when it differs from this entity's canonical label.

Lady Marmalade originallyPerformedBy Labelle
subject surface form: Lady Marmalade (2001 version)
Patti LaBelle memberOf Labelle
Kenny Nolan performedBy Labelle
subject surface form: Lady Marmalade
Kenny Nolan associatedAct Labelle
Kenny Nolan wroteSongsFor Labelle
The Continental Baths, New York City notablePerformer Labelle
subject surface form: Continental Baths