1975 Patti Labelle of Labelle, backstage in dressing room, Rotterdam, Netherlands, 1975. (Photo by Michael Putland/Getty Images) (Michael Putland/Getty Images)
1975 American singer Patti LaBelle, lead singer and front woman of the all-female vocal group Labelle, 27th February 1975. (Photo by Michael Putland/Getty Images) (Michael Putland/Getty Images)
1978 Patti Labelle performing at the Auditorium Theater in Chicago, Illinois, September 28, 1978. (Photo by Paul Natkin/Getty Images) (Paul Natkin/Getty Images)
1979 Patti Labelle Performing At The Venue, London 15/04/1979 (Sony Music Archive via Getty Images/Terry Lott) (Terry Lott/Sony Music Archive via Getty Ima)
Singer Patti Labelle Singer Patti Labelle (Photo by Deborah Feingold/Corbis via Getty Images) (Deborah Feingold/Corbis via Getty Images)
1980 Portrait of American singer and actress Patti LaBelle (born Patricia Louise Holte), dressed in a white coat, as she sits perched upon a steamer truck, 1980s. (Photo by Anthony Barboza/Getty Images) (Anthony Barboza/Getty Images)
1985 Patti Labelle performs at Live Aid at Veteran's Stadium in Philadelphia, Pennsylvania, July 13, 1985. (Photo by Paul Natkin/Getty Images) (Paul Natkin/Getty Images)
1986 Patti Labelle at the Poplar Creek Music Theater in Hoffman Estates, Illinois, September 5, 1986. (Photo by Paul Natkin/Getty Images) (Paul Natkin/Getty Images)
1986 Patti Labelle at the Poplar Creek Music Theater in Hoffman Estates, Illinois, September 5, 1986. (Photo by Paul Natkin/Getty Images) (Paul Natkin/Getty Images)
1987 CHICAGO - JUNE 1987: Singer Patti LaBelle performs at the U.I.C. Pavilion in Chicago, Illinois in June 1987. (Photo By Raymond Boyd/Getty Images) (Raymond Boyd/Getty Images)
1990 American soul diva Patti LaBelle sports a spectacular lacquered hairdo, circa 1990. (Photo by Dave Hogan/Hulton Archive/Getty Images) (Dave Hogan/Getty Images)
1990 THE TONIGHT SHOW STARRING JOHNNY CARSON -- Pictured: Musical guest Patti LaBelle performs on December 7, 1990 -- (Photo by: Wendy Perl/NBCU Photo Bank/NBCUniversal via Getty Images via Getty Images) (NBC/NBCU Photo Bank/NBCUniversal via)
1993 NEW ORLEANS - APRIL 25 : Patti LaBelle performs on stage at the New Orleans Jazz and Heritage Festival in New Orleans, Louisiana on April 25, 1993. (Photo by David Redfern/Redferns) (David Redfern/Redferns)
1994 THE TONIGHT SHOW WITH JAY LENO -- Episode 499 -- Pictured: (l-r) Musical guest Patti LaBelle performs on July 18, 1994-- (Photo by: Margaret Norton/NBCU Photo Bank/NBCUniversal via Getty Images via Getty Images) (NBC/NBCU Photo Bank/NBCUniversal via)
2004 NEW YORK - NOVEMBER 30: Singer and AIDS activist Patti LaBelle attend the AmFAR New York Gala at The Pierre Hotel November 30, 2004 in New York City. Singer and AIDS activist Patti LaBelle, Viacom Chairman and CEO Sumner M. Redstone, and Bristol-Myers Squibb Co. Chairman and CEO Peter R. Dolan, will be honored by the American Foundation for AIDS Research for their contributions to the global struggle against HIV/AIDS. (Photo by Evan Agostini/Getty Images) (Evan Agostini/Getty Images)
2005 HOLLYWOOD - AUGUST 31: Singer Patti LaBelle performs a tribute to Destiny's Child onstage at the 2005 World Music Awards at the Kodak Theatre on August 31, 2005 in Hollywood, California. (Photo by Kevin Winter/Getty Images) (Kevin Winter/Getty Images)
2005 HOLLYWOOD - AUGUST 31: Singer Patti LaBelle performs a tribute song to Destiny's Child onstage at the 2005 World Music Awards at the Kodak Theatre on August 31, 2005 in Hollywood, California. (Photo by Kevin Winter/Getty Images) (Kevin Winter/Getty Images)
2005 DANCING WITH THE STARS - "Episode 2005" - "Dancing with the Stars" marked the halfway point of the competition with its biggest show yet, "Disney Night," with all new celebrity performances MONDAY, APRIL 13 (8:00-10:01 p.m., ET) on the Walt Disney Television via Getty Images Television Network. The show began with an opening number featuring all your favorite live action and animated Disney characters dancing with the entire cast. Each couple then performed to songs from Walt Disney Animation Studios films. (Photo by Adam Taylor/Walt Disney Television via Getty Images)
PATTI LABELLE (Adam Taylor/Walt Disney Television via Getty)