Happy Birthday Sarah Dash (born August 18, 1945). She is a singer and actress. Born in Trenton, New Jersey in 1945, she later moved to Philadelphia, Pennsylvania in the mid-1950s where she got reacquainted with fellow adopted Philadelphian Nona Hendryx and Philadelphian natives Patricia Patsy Holte (AKA Patti LaBelle) and Sundray Tucker In 1959, following the break-up of a rival girl group, Hendryx and Dash joined Holte and Tucker in The Ordettes. In 1961, Tucker was replaced by Philadelphia-born Cindy Birdsong and the quartet became The Bluebelles in 1962. The group changed their name again to Patti LaBelle and the Bluebelles. Hits followed including the doo-wop classic, I Sold My Heart to the Junkman and doo-wop-esque R&B ballads Youll Never Walk Alone and Danny Boy, the US top forty classic, Down the Aisle (The Wedding Song), the soul standard All or Nothing and their now-legendary rendition of Over the Rainbow. In 1967, Birdsong left the group to join The Supremes and four years later, The Bluebelles changed their name to Labelle . Despite the groups cult raves of their early material, their critical success didnt translate to commercial acclaim until the releases of 1974s Nightbirds (which featured the groups biggest smash single of their careers, Lady Marmalade). Following the release of 1976s Chameleon and a 1977 tour, the group agreed to split after the trio failed to come to terms with material. In 1978, Dash released her self-titled debut album, which included the top-ten disco hit, Sinner Man. Labelle have since reunited for special occasions & Sarah still releases solo albums. Thanks to Juls for recommending this one to us. GARY
Posted on: Mon, 18 Aug 2014 08:03:10 +0000
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