Nona Hendryx
Nona Hendryx (born October 9, 1944) is an American singer-songwriter, record producer, musician, author, and actress.
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Nona Hendryx performing at the Bowery Poetry Club as part of the Captain Beefheart tribute Best Batch Yet (June 7, 2011) | |
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| Born | October 9, 1944
(aged 81) Trenton, New Jersey, U.S. |
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| Occupation(s) | Musician, songwriter, record producer |
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| Years active | 1961—present |
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Hendryx is known for her work as a solo artist as well as for being one-third of the trio Labelle. She sang the hit "Lady Marmalade."[4] She is a distant cousin of Jimi Hendrix.[5]
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Hendryx with Gary Lucas, Nina Persson and others at the Best Batch Yet tribute to Captain Beefheart
References
- ↑ 1.0 1.1 1.2 1.3 1.4 The Rolling Stone Encyclopedia of Rock & Roll (2001)Fireside. p. 430. ISBN 0-7432-9201-4.
- ↑ 2.0 2.1 2.2 2.3 Abramowitz, Ari. Pockit Rockit Music Finder (2004)Music Guru Incorporated. p. 15. ISBN 9780975978702.
- ↑ "Words of the Week". Jet (Johnson Publishing Company) 66 (22): 40. August 6, 1984. . https://books.google.com/books?id=17ADAAAAMBAJ&pg=PA40.
- ↑ Lee, Bill. Voulez-Vous Fonk-ay Avec Moi? LaBelle's "Lady Marmalade". Bass Player 19 (4) (2008). p. 72–73.
- ↑ Nona Hendryx: Songwriter Interviews (2012-08-07)Songfacts.com. Retrieved 2014-06-04.
- ↑ The Nona Hendryx Experience - Brief Article - Interview Advocate, The (26 March 2007). Retrieved 7 July 2021.