FAIM loves paying tribute to style innovators. Ultimately, we realize influences come in various mediums. Regardless of the genre, style is as style does, ya dig? So we introduce FAIM Is...Fridays. This is where we take a moment to spotlight and celebrate innovators in art and style who helped make a way for the new breed of artist.
So, for this Inaugural FAIM Is... we are celebrating the sounds and style of Labelle!!
Consisting of Patti Labelle, Sarah Dash and Nona Hendryx, they melded disco with funk and glam rock unlike the girl groups of the day. Many of us know and love spectacle that is Patti Labelle, but the truth of the matter is that the trio of Labelle is what set the precedence for the over-the-topness that later became the stage show of Miss Patti. The group was best known for their gospel singing harmonies and sang of racism, sexism and eroticism. This female trio is responsible for the proto-disco funk classic "Lady Marmalade," and LaBelle's outlandish space-age costumes and brash incorporation of rock & roll were a far cry from their early days as a typical '60s girl group, not to mention the later solo career of Patti LaBelle. The group's songwriter was Nona Hendryx, who followed an idiosyncratic muse into her own solo career, which often bordered on the avant-garde.
The group is enjoying a successful reunion tour for the first time in 30 years and will be playing Oakland's Paramount on January 30th.
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