Talk:Patti LaBelle

message: It says in this article that Patti is portraying Motormouth Maybelle in Hairspray on Broadway. Where is the source for this? As far as I know, it's Darlene Love that's portraying Motormouth, not Patti... 24.187.48.54 20:14, 24 October 2007 (UTC)
thread_title: Hairspray?

message: I'm slightly changing the line about Labelle deciding to disband, because that makes it sound like it was a mutual decision. In reality Nona Hendryx had a nervous breakdown and had to be hospitalized (she wandered off a stage one night, locked herself in a dressing room and began to beat her head into a stone wall), which pretty much ended the group then and there. PennyGWoods 15:11, 30 April 2006 (UTC)
thread_title: Slight edit

message: shouldn't there be a section on her pie  — Preceding unsigned comment added by 14.203.210.16 (talk) 01:42, 24 May 2018 (UTC)
thread_title: Pie

message: Shouldn't there be a vocal profile for her? 69.209.204.95 11:42, 8 April 2006 (UTC)
thread_title: Vocal profile

message: Sorry if this isn't done correctly but I just wanted to let someone know that the picture of Patti is not titled properly underneath, it says "Paula Abdul" but it's a picture of Patti. I didn't want to try and fix it myself and mess something up. —The preceding unsigned comment was added by 128.231.88.4 (talk) 14:51, 5 December 2006 (UTC)
thread_title:  Mislabeled image 

message: Please don't put this title in the infobox or lead paragraph.  If it can be sourced, include it elsewhere in the article. It's a pretty pointless thing to edit-war about. Thanks. ELIMINATORJR 10:59, 22 August 2007 (UTC)
thread_title:  "Empress of Soul" 

message: From where did her parents have their roots (like most African Americans, before the Great Migration, I would assume one or more places in the American South)? Badagnani (talk) 04:46, 22 December 2007 (UTC)
thread_title:  Roots 

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thread_title: Fair use rationale for Image:PattiLPdebut.jpg

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thread_title: Fair use rationale for Image:LaBellegroup.jpg

message: 'She is also known as Queen Of Rock & Soul' ??? I removed this sentence before starting a discussion here, because that is absolutely not true. This woman has one of the best voices of all-time, but the one who received the title of QUEEN OF SOUL is Aretha Franklin, and the only QUEEN OF ROCK i know (and admire) is the irreplaceable Tina Turner. Iggy Ax (talk) 18:05, 12 February 2009 (UTC)
replies: text: Correction, Patti has been call the queen of Rock and Soul, hers was a combination as Arethas was the queen of soul and Tina's was the queen of Rock.  —Preceding unsigned comment added by 199.230.203.254 (talk) 10:20, 3 February 2010 (UTC)
thread_title:  The Queen Of Rock And Soul????? 

message: Can we get a template for Patti please? MaJic Talk 2 Me. I'll Listen. 18:27, 25 October 2010 (UTC)
thread_title:  Template 

message: Looks like some guy from Houston (173.45.200.129) is giving a rather biased story about the incident. Too many quotes and claims of media perhaps? — Preceding unsigned comment added by 95.172.225.27 (talk • contribs) 4 June 2011
Wow, "rather biased story" well, my writeup was definitely NPOV with direct quotations from witnesses reported in the story. Then there  were edits from someone who lamely attempted to justify/defend the actions of LaBelle's entourage and wasn't even  using NPOV.  By the way, you are right that I am from Houston :) The problem is that the presentation here just doesn't include any relevant claims by witnesses or reporters or any description of the video -- which is the only objective evidence so far. Early on in the lawsuit, there are only claims and counterclaims by interested parties. The quote by the only noninterested party ( the security guard who said that the attack was unprovoked) was edited out-- which is unfortunate.  I'm sure that more details will come out in the trial or after the settlement. 
I probably concede that the "lends undue weight to certain ideas, incidents, controversies or matters relative to the article subject as a whole" is a fair criticism. But claiming my edits are "biased" just is flat wrong.  — Preceding unsigned comment added by 173.45.200.129 (talk) 03:30, 5 June 2011 (UTC)
thread_title: Bodyguard incident

message: There are NPOV issues with this article from top to bottom. The main portion is inappropriately gushy fan-speak while the incident at the airport is covered excessively for someone who wasnt actually involved. Active Banana  (bananaphone 01:57, 5 June 2011 (UTC)
thread_title:  NPOV issues 

message: where can I get one?  — Preceding unsigned comment added by 97.127.62.102 (talk) 23:22, 20 November 2015 (UTC)
replies: text: This talk page is for discussing improvements to the Wikipedia article about Patti LaBelle, so you won't find an answer here, I'm afraid. Google seems to know a lot about this topic. – Wdchk (talk) 14:45, 23 November 2015 (UTC)
thread_title: Patti LaBelle Sweet Potato Pie

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thread_title:  External links modified 

message: How is there nothing in the entire article about her status as a gay icon?!122.60.66.191 (talk) 07:36, 8 January 2020 (UTC)
replies: text: OK.  I think it's fair to include something on this - there are plenty of possible references, but not all in reliable sources.  I've added a couple of sentences, including a quote from her, into the "Pop culture" section - which is not necessarily the best place for it, but without starting a new section it's hard to see where else would be better.   Happy to help others come up with improvements.   Ghmyrtle (talk) 09:21, 8 January 2020 (UTC)
thread_title:  Gay icon 

message: Patti LaBelle dubbed as Godmother of soul. Zeeabey (talk) 14:34, 8 February 2021 (UTC)
thread_title:  Godmother of soul 

message: I do not think that word means what you think it means. Arturner (talk) 17:58, 20 July 2022 (UTC)
thread_title:  Notoriety?