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Jos Stone Critics Lashed By Patti LaBelle
23 July 2005
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LaBELLE DEFENDS THROATY STONESoul legend PATTI LaBELLE has hit out at critics of British singing sensation JOSS STONE, insisting it's not her fault she sounds like a "big black woman".The 18-year-old blonde's throaty voice has taken the music scene by storm and left many confused over how a petite white girl from England can have a vocal presence on a par with soul legends.But LaBelle is a fan: "Joss Stone just happened to wake up one morning with all this soul that had to come out. So people better not be thinking it's a gimmick. It's for real."She was born like that. She didn't practise it. It just happened that she opened her mouth and a big black woman comes out. The girl can just sing."0Comments | Be the first to comment!
