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LOS ANGELES, CA - JUNE 27: Patti Labelle performs onstage during the 2010 BET Awards at the Shrine Auditorium on June 27, 2010 in Los Angeles, California. - (Photo: Earl Gibson/PictureGroup)

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Image #: 6432672    Before there was Labelle - the '70s glam/R&B trio of Patti LaBelle, right, Nona Hendryx, left, and Sarah Dash, who have just reunited with Back to Now, their first album in 32 years - there was Patti & the Bluebelles as shown dressed for a show in the 1970's. - (Photo: Philadelphia Inquirer/MCT/Landov)

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UNITED STATES - JANUARY 01:  Photo of Patti LABELLE and Al GREEN; Patti Labelle & Al Green in the studio - (Photo: Ebet Roberts/Redferns/Getty Images)

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A DIFFERENT WORLD, Jasmine Guy, Patti LaBelle, Kadeem Hardison, Season 4, 1987-1993. © - (Photo: Carsey-Werner/Everett Collection)

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Image #: 1622389 Michael McDonald performs with Patti LaBelle in "An All-Star Salute to Patti Labelle: Live From Atlantis," on the UPN television network. - (Photo: UPN/Landov)

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(Photo: Epic Records)

Photo By Photo: Epic Records

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396188 02: Singer Patti LaBelle entertains the BET (Black Entertainment Television) audience October 20, 2001 in Washington, DC. LaBelle was honored as the 7th Annual Walk of Fame winner. The evening benefits the United Negro College Fund. - (Photo: Mike Theiler/Getty Images)