Patti LaBelle: Tiny Desk (Home) Concert

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NPR Music's Tiny Desk series will celebrate Black History Month with Tiny Desk (home) concerts featuring legends in the world of R&B, jazz, gospel, and hip-hop. Each artist in this legacy lineup has helped to define Black music as we know it and will be performing a Tiny Desk concert for the first time.

Bobby Carter | February 23, 2022
The first song in Patti LaBelle's Tiny Desk (home) concert sets the tone and quickly sums up the entire 15-minute performance. "Something Special (Is Gonna Happen Tonight)" from her 1986 album Winner In You is a highlight from one of many chapters in her fabulous career. A backstage corner of a concert hall in Austin, Texas, is transformed into Patti's world, furnished with a throne, flowers and trunks full of shoes. Options are a must, given a knack for kicking off her shoes during shows. The entire band managed to fit onto the set: thirteen people, including fierce background vocals, keys, horns and more, to recreate some of the best from the Godmother of Soul.

LaBelle and company go straight into hits mode after the first number. "Love, Need and Want You" is delivered with the same vibrancy as the 1983 original, with a wink to another hit, "Dilemma," by Nelly, who sampled it 19 years later. The ballads continue with "If Only You Knew." She closes with the anthem "Lady Marmalade," which was also revived in the early 2000s by Christina Aguilera, Mya, Pink and Lil' Kim.

Ms. Patti had already made Black History with Cindy Birdsong, Sara Dash and Nona Hendryx as the powerhouse group Patti LaBelle and the Bluebelles (later Labelle). After the group disbanded, she forged through on her own as a pioneer in music, style and entrepreneurship. Sixty years and counting. Whether big stage or Tiny Desk, the standard-bearing icon continues to exude elegance and grace as a performer.

SET LIST
"Something Special (Is Gonna Happen Tonight)"
"Love, Need and Want You"
"If Only You Knew"
"Lady Marmalade"

MUSICIANS
Patti LaBelle: vocals
Stan Lewis: keys/music director
Danny Nixon: keys
Daryl Robertson: keys
Eric Seats: drums
Alex Evans: bass
Eric Dubose: guitar
Jeff Bradshaw: trombone
Melvin Jones: trumpet
Michael Burton: saxophone
Debra Henry Ramsey: vocals
Brenda Roy: Background vocals
Anthony Williams Jr: vocals
Aja Marie Grant: vocals

CREDITS
Video Director: Whitney Thomas
Audio Engineer: Dwayne Jones
Recording Engineer: Brandon Snell
Management: Zuri Edwards
Production Manager: Joe Falcon
Road Manager: Pamela Hobson
Guitar Tech: Alfonso Perez
Backline Tech: Gabriel Santana Falcon, GearHeadz Inc.
Technical Director: Blake Addyson

TINY DESK TEAM
Producer: Bobby Carter
Video Producer: Joshua Bryant
Audio Mastering: Josh Rogosin
Tiny Production Team: Bob Boilen, Kara Frame, Maia Stern, Ashley Pointer, Sofie Hernandez-Simeonidis
Executive Producer: Keith Jenkins
Senior VP, Programming: Anya Grundmann
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I love to see a “Rich Aunty”… Stiletto boots, nails click-clackingly, lace and face beat at 77 years young! Go Ms Patti!!!

MaryThiboudeax
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Now that we’ve had Queen Patti…We need an Anita Baker Tiny Desk!

WOW! I see I’m not the only one who thinks Ms. Anita needs to be contacted to do a Tiny Desk.
While we’re all here I should add that in addition to Anita…..we could also use a SADE Tiny Desk…….😎

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Somebody give Auntie Patti hairstylist an award! When I tell you, fried dyed and laid to the side! This was everything. The hair, the outfit, the lighting, then nostalgia. Y’all can’t tell me this ain’t MY auntie!

Krystal_Leigh
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The fact that Ms. Patti can sing in her original key at nearly 80 is a testament to true talent.

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The background singer sang like they needed to be paid right AFTER the gig you hear me?!! Amazing!

ariesgirl.
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The female background singer with the shades on is

Teebee
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Unbelievable! This woman is 78 years old! There's so much power, energy and soul in her voice! Thank God for blessing us to have this global treasure R&B Queen in our lives during these times.

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But y’all don’t see this mid—age background singing group looking cute and SANGIN’ ❤️❤️❤️ Sang Patti’num!

dr.willisreese
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Patti blowing away 95% of the singers out today. Men, women, and others!

jhodgepodge
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“Where My Background Singers!” 🤦🏾‍♂️I love this woman! Her spirit! Her talent! Her charisma! Beauty! And sense of humor. Let’s continue to honor our legends and greats while they’re still with us!

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Like wine, Patti's voice has aged so elegantly, and kudos to the live band, all great musicians! Now please bring Auntie Anita to Tiny Desk please!

marieannevi
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Every time you think Patti can no longer hit her high she PROVES YOU WRONG WRONG WRONG 😂😍😍😍😍🐐🐐

AVG
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No mistaking it, her background singers are indeed there.

Sol_Mooney
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Patti: Some of you young folks only know me for making pies. Let me show you what I was born to do.
At 77 year young she still out singing whole record labels.

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Lady with the bob and sunglasses arrived fully ready for her shift

jonsil
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She’s a LEGEND so don’t you even DARE compare her to anyone else

brunodosreis
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People need to give Debbie Henry props. She's been with Patti for a VERY long time. And has one helluva powerfully rich voice.

tomtalker
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We need all these elder legends of their craft to do a Tiny Desk concert: Roberta Flack, Dionne Warwick, Chaka Khan, Anita Baker, Gladys Knight; it would be amazing!

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0:00 - *Something Special (Is Gonna Happen Tonight)* (2:20)
2:29 - *Love, Need and Want You* (6:38)
6:45 - *If Only You Knew* (11:38)
11:49 - *Lady Marmalade* (14:58)
[15:07 - Tiny Desk team]

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Wow, chills. Tiny Desk be dropping these gems out of the clear blue sky. Kudos obviously to the legend, but them backup singers.

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