Nona Hendryx "LaBelle" Signed RCA Records Canada 8"x10" B & W Promotional Photo

Description

For sale is a
Nona Hendryx
hand signed RCA Records Canada 8" x 10" Black & White Promotional
Photo 1980s.
TORONTO AND GTA; CAN ARRANGE LOCAL PICK-UP.
Because there has been theft of my images I had no choice but to;
The writing across the photo is there to protect my photos from being copied and sold as reprints on eBay, photo will come without the writing.
Not a reprint.
Bio:
Nona Hendryx
(born October 9, 1944), is an American vocalist, record producer, songwriter, musician, author, and actress.
Hendryx is known for her work as a solo artist as well as for being one-third of the trio Labelle, who had a hit with "Lady Marmalade."
Her music has ranged from soul, funk, and R&B to hard rock, new wave, and new-age.
She stated in an interview that her family's last name was originally spelled with an 'i' and that she is a distant cousin of American music legend Jimi Hendrix.
Hendryx was born in Trenton, New Jersey in 1944 where she met fellow New Jersey native Sarah Dash and later met Philadelphia-born singer Patricia Holte (Patti LaBelle).
After a short-lived tenure as a member of the Del-Capris, Hendryx and Dash formed a singing group with Holte (once the lead singer of a girl group in Philadelphia called The Ordettes).
In 1961, Cindy Birdsong, from Camden, New Jersey, became the fourth member of the group, who became the 'Bluebelles' and signed their first deal with Newtown Records.
After the release of their debut hit, 1962's "I Sold My Heart to the Junkman", their name altered again to Patti LaBelle and the Bluebelles.
Hendryx's husky alto differed from Dash's sharp soprano, LaBelle's mezzo-soprano and Birdsong's second soprano.
During this tenure, the group became known for their emotional live performances and their renditions of classic standards such as "You'll Never Walk Alone", "Over The Rainbow", and "Danny Boy".
The group often found themselves competing against girl groups such as The Chantels, Shirelles, and The Supremes.
In 1967, Hendryx, LaBelle, and Dash were shocked to discover that Birdsong had secretly joined the Supremes after Florence Ballard was ousted from the group by Motown.
Different members of the group were in touch with Birdsong over the years.
Birdsong's relationships with the Bluebelles healed and they came together again for the ceremony when the group won an R&B Foundation Lifetime Achievement Award in 1999.
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Details:
Is personalized.
Photo is in the excellent condition shown, may have imperfections when held to the light, but I do not see any.
Would look good framed.
You will receive the actual item scanned.
Enlargements might show darker yellowing around the edges, it is from the scanner.
Please inquire if interested in a different artist as I have a collection of passes, ticket stubs, signed photos, posters and other odds & sods.
All items are authentic and are from the collection of a retired/former employee of a promotional management record/entertainment firm.
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I have done my best to describe the condition of the above.
TORONTO AND GTA; CAN ARRANGE LOCAL PICK-UP
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