Jewel (singer)

The song and video seemed to be intended as social commentary on the state of pop music but it left fans wondering if Jewel had in fact become what she was satirizing. In 1992, Patti received her first Grammy award for her album "Burnin." She also is the author of three books, one including her autobiography and two cookbooks. 1998's "Live: One Night Only" earned Patti her second Grammy award. Her video for the debut single Intuition had her cavorting in full dance numbers, often scantily clad in bras and bikinis. In 1986, her album "The Winner In You" went platinum. In 2003 Jewel underwent a drastic image change with the release of her album 0304. She made her way to the top of the charts with the hits "New Attitude" which was featured on the soundtrack to Beverly Hills Cop, the love ballad "If Only You Knew" and a duet with Michael McDonald "On My Own". Chasing Down the Dawn is a collection of diary entries and musings detailing her life growing up in Alaska, her struggle to learn her craft and life on the road. During the 1980s and 1990s, Patti LaBelle proved herself to be a legend in the making.

A Night Without Armor is a collection of some of her poems. When the group split up in 1976, Hendryx and LaBelle managed successful solo careers, while Sarah Dash released several failed albums and ending up working as a backup singer for bands like the Rolling Stones. Writing is nothing new for Jewel since she has been writing poetry most of her life. She has at least two published works. LaBelle never regained their former momentum after Nightbirds and "Lady Marmalade", in spite of several hits and some critically acclaimed albums like Phoenix (1975) and Chameleon (1976). The first movie she appeared in was in 1999 in Ride with the Devil, for which she received critical acclaim. The success of the single also pushed the album to the top of the charts. Besides singing, Jewel has also tried her hand at acting and writing. "Lady Marmalade", a sexy, funky disco song (with an come-hither French chorus, "Voulez-vous coucher avec moi?") about a New Orleans prostitute became a massive hit in 1975 and one of the first mainstream disco hits (Jones and Kantonen, 1999).

Due to her success, she was chosen to sing the national anthem at the opening of the Super Bowl in January 1998. After Pressure Cooker, LaBelle signed with Epic Records and recorded an album, Nightbirds, with Allen Toussaint, a famous record producer. However, her music is mostly recognized as popular music and enjoys wide exposure on a variety of music radio stations. After the albums flopped, Hendryx wrote most of their third album, Pressure Cooking (1973), released on RCA Records. Her songs resist categorization, but, because of their mostly guitar accompaniment, have sometimes been categorized as folk music or the hybrid class folk-pop. LaBelle released LaBelle in 1971 on Warner Brothers Records; it included covers of the Rolling Stones, Kenny Rogers, Carole King and Laura Nyro, while the following album, Moonshadow (1972) included covers of Cat Stevens and the Who, as well as an increasing amount of Hendryx material. Jewel is noted for her song's qualites of stark honesty and soulful introspection. LaBelle opened for the Who and assisted with Laura Nyro's Gonna Take a Miracle in 1971.

The album stayed on the Billboard 200 for an impressive two years, reaching number four at its peak popularity. She changed the name to LaBelle and pushed the group to a more contemporary sound, incorporated glam influences, particularly in the spectacular spacey stage costumes that included large amounts of glitter, feathers and other acoutrements. Some of the songs on the album were recorded at the coffeehouse. Three years later, the group lost their contract and hired Vicki Wickham, a British TV producer, to remake their image. She cut her debut album, Pieces of You, when she was nineteen and it was released in 1995. In 1967, the group became a trio after Cindy Birdsong left to join the Supremes, replacing Florence Ballard. It was at these coffeehouse appearances that she was discovered by Atlantic Records. The BlueBelles signed with Atlantic Records in 1965, releasing "Somewhere Over the Rainbow" and "Groovy Kind of Love" (later a hit for the Mindbenders and Phil Collins) with only mild success.

Poltz has collaborated with her on several of her songs and appeared in Jewel's band on the Spirit World Tour 1999 playing acoustic guitar. The song was a hit, as was their 1963 follow-up, "Down the Aisle", and "You'll Never Walk Alone" (1964; Rodgers & Hammerstein) and "Danny Boy" (a traditional Irish folk song). For a time she dated Steve Poltz, one of the band's members. Some controversy exists over if the group actually performed on the track; some believe that the song was performed entirely or partially by the Starlets. It was at these appearances she met the band The Rugburns, who she often appeared with. The first single was "I Sold My Heart to the Junkman" (released as the Blue-Belles). She gained a reputation by singing at the Innerchange Coffeehouse in San Diego, California. Patricia Holt then changed her name to Patricia LaBelle to match the group's official name, the BlueBelles.

For a time, she was poverty-stricken and lived in her van while travelling about the country. In 1962, Nona Hendryx and Sarah Dash joined after leaving a group called the Del Capris. She started writing songs at the age of seventeen. Patricia Louise Holt (soon to be known as Patti LaBelle) and Cindy Birdsong first formed a group called the Ordettes in Philadelphia, Pennsylvania. Jewel learned to play the guitar while on scholarship at the prestigious Interlochen Arts Academy in Interlochen, Michigan, where she majored in operatic voice. Nona Hendryx, Sarah Dash and Cindy Birdsong rounded out the group, with Hendryx especially notable as a prolific songwriter. During high school, Jewel was known to spell her name "Jule," but she attributes this to simple playing with her name as teenagers are prone to do. The group was led by Patti LaBelle (born May 24, 1944), who later had a successful solo career.

Her father was a Mormon, but they stopped attending the church shortly before she turned eight. LaBelle was an American disco group, melding dance music with funk and glam rock, resulting in such memorable songs as "Lady Marmalade". It was from these experiences she learned to yodel, a quality demonstrated in many of her songs. ISBN 1556524110. She and her father sometimes earned a living by singing in bars and taverns. Chicago, Illinois: A Cappella Books. The home she grew up in there did not have indoor plumbing, but a simple outhouse instead. Jones, Alan and Kantonen, Jussi (1999) Saturday Night Forever: The Story of Disco.

Jewel was born in Payson, Utah, but spent most of her young life growing up in Homer, Alaska, living with her father. Jewel Kilcher (born May 23, 1974) is a singer-songwriter better known by her stage name, Jewel. "2 Become 1" (0304). "Stand" (0304).

"Intuition" (0304). "Break Me" (This Way). "Standing Still" (This Way). "Joy to the World" (Joy - A Holiday Collection).

"Under the Water" ("The Craft" soundtrack). "What's Simple is True" (Spirit). "Down So Long" (Spirit). "Hands" (Spirit).

"Have a Little Faith in Me" ("Phenomenon" Soundtrack). "Foolish Games" (Pieces of You). "You Were Meant For Me" (Pieces of You). "Who Will Save Your Soul?" (Pieces of You).

0304. This Way. Joy - A Holiday Collection. Spirit.

Pieces of You.