I haven't stopped looking for the good in people. I've just accepted the fact that I'm not always going to find it.

Early career
Not long after signing the group was credited with the hit single "I Sold My Heart to the Junkman" though the song was recorded by another girl group the Chicago-based The Starlets. The following year when two members of the group dropped out singers Nona Hendryx and Sarah Dash from a former rival group joined them. However the play was criticized for what critics felt was vocal showboating by Green and LaBelle criticism that LaBelle did not take lightly.

She has received recognition of her works being inducted into the Grammy Hall of Fame the Hollywood Walk of Fame the Apollo Hall of Fame the Songwriters' Hall of Fame as well as the World Music Awards presenting her with the prestigious Legend Award. She has also recorded R&B ballads such as "You Are My Friend" and "Love Need and Want You". Patricia Louise Holte-Edwards (born May 24 1944) better known under the stage name Patti LaBelle is a Grammy Award-winning American singer author and actress who has spent over 50 years in the music industry.