Nona Hendryx (born October 9, 1944 in Trenton, New Jersey) is an American vocalist, record producer, songwriter, musician, author, and actress. Many articles mistakenly give her first name as Wynona, which her manager, Vicki Wickham, has verified to be incorrect. Hendryx is known for her work as a solo artist as well as for being one-third of the trio Labelle, who had a hit with “Lady Marmalade.” Her music has ranged from soul, funk, dance, and rhythm and blues to hard rock, art rock, and World Music. Known also for her extensive work as a collaborator, Hendryx became a Grammy Nominee for “Rock This House” (featuring Keith Richards of The Rolling Stones on guitar) and an Emmy Nominee for her collaboration with Jason Miles on the composition “Children of the World” recorded by Sounds of Blackness for People, a Disney animated, children’s special.Description from last.fm. User-contributed text is available under the Creative Commons By-SA License and may also be available under the GNU FDL.
