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Sarah Dash August. 18, 1945 in Trenton, N.J — September 20, 2021

Sarah Dash was an American singer and actress. She first appeared on
the music scene as a member of Patti LaBelle & The Bluebelles.

Dash was later a member of Labelle, and worked as a singer,
session musician, and backing singer for The Rolling

Stones, and Keith Richards.

Born in New Jersey in 1945, Dash joined up with Patti
LaBelle and Nona Hendryx and they settled on the name

LaBelle in 1971. They became known for their fusion of rock,
R&B and funk, and their lavish stage outfits,
including a set of spacesuits.

Labelle hit its peak with the disco smash
‘Lady Marmalade’ in 1974, which reached

number one on the Billboard Hot 100 chart
in the US.

The song is known for its sexually
suggestive French chorus of "Voulez-vous
coucher avec moi?", which translates into

English as "Do you want to sleep with me?"

Reporting the death in a tweet, Patti LaBelle

wrote: "We were just on stage together on
Saturday and it was such a powerful and
special moment."

"Sarah Dash was an awesomely talented,
beautiful, and loving soul who blessed my
life and the lives of so many others in more

ways than I can say. And I could always
count on her to have my back! That's who

Sarah was … loyal friend and a voice for those who didn't have one."

The seventh of 13 children, Dash’s father was a pastor at the Trenton Church of Christ,
while her mother was a nurse. Although she initially sang gospel music, Dash turned to

secular music as a pre-teen when she formed a vocal duo, the Capris.

In 1988, Keith Richards invited Dash to accompany him on tour: her association with him

led to another world tour, a tour with Richards' X-pensive Winos, appearances on two of
his albums, and on The Rolling Stones' “Steel Wheels” album in 1989. With Richards, she
guested on “Live at the Hollywood Palladium” in 1988, and “Main Offender”, in 1992. In

the early 1990s, Sarah developed her own one-woman show, "Dash of Diva," performing at
different club venues, as well as doing a more jazz-flavoured set that resulted in various
appearances