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Nona Hendryx
Real Name: Nona Bernis Hendryx
American singer born on October 9, 1944, in Trenton, New Jersey. Hendryx got her start recording in 1962 with Patti LaBelle, Sarah Dash and Cindy Birdsong in the vocalgroup Patti LaBelle And The Bluebells. When Birdsong left for The Supremes the other three members changed the group's name to Patti LaBelle, transforming themselves into futuristic disco-funk divas. Nona Hendryx wrote a number of songs for the band before their breakup in 1976 and she went on to pursue a solo career with her self-titled debut album the next year. She has worked with such diverse collaborators as Prince Far I, Laura Nyro, Allen Toussaint, Talking Heads, Bill Laswell, and Parliament and many others.
