Patti LaBelle receives Essence Award from Whitney Houston

Patti LaBelle receives Essence Award from Whitney Houston, Luther Vandross with special performances by SWV, Michael Bolton and Mariah Carey at Madison Square Garden, Manhattan, New York City, New York, USA 1998. Patricia Louise Holt-Edwards (born May 24, 1944), known professionally as Patti LaBelle, is an American singer, songwriter, actress, and entrepreneur. LaBelle began her career in the early 1960s as lead singer and front woman of the vocal group, Patti LaBelle and the Bluebelles. Following the gro