Synopsis: Patti Labelle's professional singing career began in the 1960s with Patti Labelle and the Blue Belles. She was able to roll with the times, transforming herself in the 1970s with the flamboyant Labelle, before continuing as a phenomenally successful solo artist in the 1980s. This edition of... Patti Labelle's professional singing career began in the 1960s with Patti Labelle and the Blue Belles. She was able to roll with the times, transforming herself in the 1970s with the flamboyant Labelle, before continuing as a phenomenally successful solo artist in the 1980s. This edition of BET's JOURNEYS IN BLACK profiles this electric performer, examining her decades-spanning career with performance footage and testimonials from Whitney Houston, Whoopi Goldberg, former President Bill Clinton, and more. [More]