

They announced Dash’s death on Monday on social media. Patti Labelle and Nona Hendryx completed the trio. In the early 1970s, they shortened it to Labelle, changed their outfits and veered toward funk, with all three members singing lead and background. MERCER COUNTY, NJ Legendary American singer and actress Sarah Dash, who was also the co-founder of Patti LaBelle & the Bluebelles, has died. Singer Sarah Dash, who co-founded the all-female group Labelle best known for the raucous 1974 hit Lady Marmalade has died. “Rest in power my dear sister.”ĭash originally started in the group The Ordettes, before it morphed into The Bluebells and then into Patti LaBelle and the Bluebelles. The group was best known for its 1974 hit 'Lady Marmalade.' Dash was also a member. “Sarah Dash was an awesomely talented, beautiful and loving soul who blessed my life and the lives of so many others in more ways than I can say,” Labelle wrote. Legendary singer Sarah Dash, member of the all-female group Labelle, died on Monday. Singing brought us together,” wrote Hendryx. Dash's bandmate Patti LaBelle announced her longtime friend's death on social media. “We spoke a musical language, music says it best. Sarah Dash, the legendary R&B singer who gained prominence as part of the group Labelle in the 1970s, has died. SeptemSarah Dash, the singer and co-founder of the all-female singing group LaBelle, best known for their 1974 hit 'Lady Marmalade,' died Monday at the age of 76.
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Our resident legend and Trenton’s very first music ambassador, Sarah. They announced Dash’s death Monday on social media. Powerhouse R&B singer and actress Sarah Dash has died at age 76, according to Trenton, N.J. NEW YORK (AP) - Singer Sarah Dash, who co-founded the all-female group Labelle - best known for the raucous 1974 hit “Lady Marmalade” - has died. Please look at the time stamp on the story to see when it was last updated. Sarah Dash, R&B singer and co-founder of Labelle best known for Lady Marmalade, died Monday, her friend and the mayor of Trenton, Reed Gusciora, announced on his Facebook page Monday. 'We were just on-stage together on Saturday and it was such a powerful and special moment' LaBelle wrote on Instagram. Her death was unexpected, according to her former bandmates Nona Hendryx and Patti LaBelle. This is an archived article and the information in the article may be outdated. Sarah Dash had a music career that spanned more than four decades before she died at the age of 76.
