SPECIAL EVENT
Valentine’s with
PATTI LABELLE
and the Nashville Symphony
FRIDAY, FEBRUARY 14, AT 8 PM
NASHVILLE SYMPHONY
PATTI LABELLE
ENRICO LOPEZ-YAÑEZ, conductor
JOHN STANLEY, piano/musical director STANTON LEWIS, keyboards DANNY NIXON, keyboards ERIC SEATS, drums ERIC DUBOSE, guitar ALEX EVANS, bass NORMAN JEFF BRADSHAW, trombone MATTHEW CAPPY, trumpet MICHAEL BURTON, saxophone BRENDA ROY, background vocals DEBBIE HENRY RAMSEY, background vocals ANTHONY WILLIAMS, background vocals/percussion
This performance made possible by Mr. Michael Carter, Sr. & Mrs. Pamela Carter.
Selections to be announced from the stage. This concert will last approximately two hours, including a 20-minute intermission.
ABOUT THE ARTIST PATTI LABELLE
B
eautiful” simply does not describe the incomparable force known to the world as Patti LaBelle. As time continues to evolve, the soulful songbird’s name has become synonymous with grace, style, elegance and class. Belting out classic rhythm and blues, pop standards and spiritual sonnets have resulted in the versatility for which she is known and revered. It is a small wonder that LaBelle has time for anything else in between recording and touring. She has written six books including, Don’t Block the Blessings and her most recent, Desserts LaBelle. Several years ago, she introduced Patti’s Good Life, a successful food line that includes a variety of pies, cobblers and cakes. She has also starred in a highly rated cooking show, Patti LaBelle's Place, on the Cooking Channel. In 2017, she released
her first jazz album, Bel Hommage, on her own record label, GPE Records. And most recently, she expanded the Patti’s Good Life line to include frozen comfort foods Her work as a humanitarian is just as legendary. She remains an advocate for adoption, diabetes, cancer, HIV/AIDS and many other causes and nonprofit initiatives. While she has reached the heights of success throughout her 50-plus-year career, she has also endured and survived personal strife. Within a 10-year period, she lost her mother, three sisters and best friend to diabetes and cancer. In 1994, she was diagnosed with diabetes and shortly thereafter became a spokesperson for the American Diabetes Association. The same motivation that saw Patricia Louise Holte blossom from a choir member to lead vocalist for Patti LaBelle & The Bluebelles, and later into a solo artist, is the same energy that keeps her fire burning at 75 years young. INCONCERT
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