3 n a half decade's later and all 3 SISTERS are still living. Gotta love it.

@karenshelmboldt9716

2 ай бұрын

Man, I'd love to see them perform together again. In a guieter manner of course. Ms warwick is 83 and Ms Knight and Ms LaBelle are both 79. Bless them. They're all legends and unsurpassed. What I've noticed for the first time in this performance that they not only sing they feel, they act the lyrics and feelings and sentiments of the songs. They reel you in with them and you have a wonderfully deeper understanding of the meaning of the music.

Gladys- SOUL Patti- POWER Dionne- CLASS 💯

@NorthPhilly-zr7xc

2 жыл бұрын

Amen

@watergreg5836

Жыл бұрын

Gladys - R&B Soul Patti - Gospel Soul Dionne - Smooth Pop without soul

@BLTKellys

5 ай бұрын

Dionne Warwick’s voice is one of the greatest. She is so underrated.

@aprilnovember6777

4 ай бұрын

What a perfect summation❣

@lordvoldemort5725

25 күн бұрын

@@watergreg5836… without soul..?

49:01 Patti ironically saying “I can’t help myself!” Dionne retorting: “I see you can’t!” With Gladys Knight laughing away from the stage is such a genuine moment! 💚💚💚

When you didn't need back up dancers or fireworks...just pure talent - true vocalists! 💜

@alicescott2851

2 жыл бұрын

Merry youth I t yys ty youytttfuisytfyfgI s you and us I St y Siiy try Guy’s toq

@alicescott2851

2 жыл бұрын

Raul

My daughter sings and has a lot of power. I told her to watch the way Gladys works her mic. All three of these ladies are awesome and authentic. You recognize their voices immediately when you hear them. And no technology helping them. It's pure

See children, this is what pure raw talent sounds like. These ladys didnt need a computer to make them sound good. They just open their mouths and beauty pours out.

@etta537

3 жыл бұрын

EXACTLY!!

@etta537

3 жыл бұрын

This is REAL singing, not lip syncing.

@reneetaylor1630

3 жыл бұрын

I got to agree with you but they voice came from God they are the original singer everybody ain't bless with a voice

@reneetaylor1630

3 жыл бұрын

@@etta537 that part

@ralphjackson8295

3 жыл бұрын

@@reneetaylor1630 so true

Dionne is very underrated vocally. She doesn't get the credit that she deserves. Gladys is a all around talented. Patti is a good singer.

@filliusawusi6174

4 жыл бұрын

Truly believe those in the know, know all three have various glorious ways of getting there. In commercial sales I believe Dionne Warwick has thee edge.. All 3 Pure and True..

@oldsoul_anth243

3 жыл бұрын

@@filliusawusi6174 She was the first black female pop in the mainstream. She was already a star before the others.

@singingmanmd

3 жыл бұрын

Ms. Dionne is tops. She has mastetful and classic hit recordsssssssssssssss all day long!!!!, lol.

@needahandle

3 жыл бұрын

Not really. For those who know a bit of musical history, she really has cemented her place. Her heyday was just a little bit before the other two. The talents of the great artists must be shared and continued passed down to the younger generations, that is a factor

@HarrisPilton789

3 жыл бұрын

Dionne isn’t underrated at all. She ruled the airwaves in the 70s and 80s. You are probably too young to know. But the baby boomers and Gen Xers know all about Dionne Warwick.

Gladys killed it!!!! I felt every word. She was singing from her soul.

The blessing is they all still perform today.....in their 70s!

Dionne's hair was sharp and Gladys was beautiful!!! And Patti is our Philly Girl sangin her buns off!!

Gladys Knight's rendition of "I Will Survive" is the best version I've ever heard! My goodness!!!🤯🤯🤯

@DDDDDDD34

3 жыл бұрын

Yes gave me chills 👑

@jeffj6980

3 жыл бұрын

@@DDDDDDD34 FACTS!!!!

@dredwinccabungcal3786

3 жыл бұрын

Convid 19 be we're it's not how you cook the food it's how you serve it. By Dr. Edwin C Cabungcal MD DO PHD in Psychiatry OHIO US all Lines of Medicine OHIO US..

@carolmorgan6945

3 жыл бұрын

Whewwwwwww....You betta talk about if Sir 🙌🏿🙌🏿🙌🏿🙌🏿💥💥💥💞

@alamoe62

3 жыл бұрын

I agree with you 100%!! ❤️❤️🔥🔥

Those highnotes of patti labelle, the soulful rich and smokey voice of gladys and soothing voice of dionne. Its too much for my ears to handle😊🎶

In dionne’s high notes , I can tell she and whitney are from the same blood she sound just like whitney

@ms.j.6187

2 жыл бұрын

For real, Dionne was so underrated! Dionne 29.30...straight beast mode!

@rachelbennett9498

8 ай бұрын

No, Whitney sounds like Dionne! Dionne came First! ❤ ❤ ❤

This is high art.

@caramelcosmo71147

4 жыл бұрын

lalagonegaga Yes it is darling...yes it is❤️

@rosalindrichburg8193

4 жыл бұрын

Nakia Smith Gospels music

Dionne simply has a beautiful and clear voice. She more than holds her own. Gladys reminds me of a torch singer who has extreme vocals. Now, Mz Patti. What can I say? Not only can she SANG, she is a great showman. They each have their own strenght, but together they are dy-no-mite!

@shamaneikajohnson7117

2 жыл бұрын

showwoman

@cadiepuzon1632

2 жыл бұрын

ACION MÒVIE

@yvonnesimpson4966

2 жыл бұрын

@@shamaneikajohnson7117 abicel-li xy ❤️❤️ ed ❤️ex

@gooffgoff89

2 жыл бұрын

Truly dynamic!! ❤️🙏🏽👌🏽

I really can hear these three friends sing for another century. Their voices are timeless and beautiful any day of the week.

I so love the way Gladys did I will Survive !

I have a newfound respect for Dionne Warwick !! Such a great singer !

@oldsoul_anth243

3 жыл бұрын

When you start discovering her live performances. You'll be haunted haha. She was an amazing powerhouse!

@singingmanmd

3 жыл бұрын

Im glad u catching respect because Ms. Dionne is a bad a** vocalist!!! One of a kind one too!!!

@HarrisPilton789

3 жыл бұрын

Dionne ruled the airwaves in the 70s and 80s, for good reason.

@HarrisPilton789

3 жыл бұрын

Dionne ruled the airwaves in the 70s and 80s, for good reason.

@macyprimm7201

2 жыл бұрын

@@HarrisPilton789 and the 60s😉 To many hit songs to list. Royalty 💯

They GAVE true lessons in voice and showmanship. PRICELESS

These Ladies are the real deal Gladys is my favorite..

@charliesmith6776

3 жыл бұрын

So happy to see this!!! I've Sharries all my Lifetime. I've been. Serving!!!!!! All MY Lifetime!!!!! Thank God!!!!

Three class acts that came up the hard way. I always thought Knight in particular was long denied the first rank respect her power, range, control and subtle intonations deserved. She started as kid in the 1950s and was treated as a second tier act by Motown and others for a long time. She was always a match for any of the gospel powered female R&B soul acts from the 60s onward, but her restraint and polish didn't attract as much public attention. With Less flash, vocal gymnastics or overtly sexual stage presence, her shows were always a polished, elegant performance as good as the studio recordings. For reasons that defy time and aging, she can, in her late 70s, still blow the doors off the church when she occasionally lets go in front of the choir. Bless you Gladys

@gloriaroutt8050

Жыл бұрын

Lady's you all have class .this show I want my children to see

@geezdreemz2

Жыл бұрын

You took the words out of my mouth....Very well said and very WELL DESERVED!!

Watching Gladys Knight and Patti LaBelle during Verzuz, and when Dionne Warwick showed up, I immediately looked for this program. Thanks for posting this!

@LynnisWoodsMullins

3 жыл бұрын

Wasn’t that amazing!! I never saw this in 1986...I didn’t have cable then lol . Wow what a wonderful show!!

I would die right now, if someone could assure me I'd come back singing like Gladys Knight. #truestory

Gladys and Patti compliment each other so well just pure raw talent!!!

Whomever found this tanks so much. This is back when artists came together for a cause to make music & share it with the masses these guys proved that they were truly united thru music & love.

I had the pleasure of meeting Ms. La Belle in Atlanta at a concert that she did to raise money for cancer. I walked up to her and smiled and she reached for my hand and we walked to her limo together. I wanted to tell her how much I loved her and her music, but I could not speak. She was so nice in person. I will never forget that.

Patti LaBelle has pipes and pitch that so many singers today cannot even imagine trying to approach without digital doctoring. And show-womanship for the millennium. I just want to say, these amazing women somehow think they're old...in 1986. They're at the TOP of their game, at the peak of their powers, and they don't even know it. A lesson for all of us. Every day you're alive is the best day of your life. Don't squander it by putting yourself down or on the shelf. Just live it.

@alecdeull8487

10 күн бұрын

And they're still going strong in 2024. Amazing.

Sending these ladies the biggest of flowers of my heart. I'm now 67, I've been a fan for years. They are the best. Gladys voice still strong. Simply Beautiful, all 3. Ladies believe you're the best.

@almawatkins1122

2 жыл бұрын

I love it so much it makes my day jest watching it and lasiting to it.

@almawatkins1122

2 жыл бұрын

It make my day

@gloriaroutt8050

Жыл бұрын

Amen

Wow these ladies are the best talents that we've had shared talents

It was Fantastic show. 3 big talent. 3 different style. And only one endless love. Her called Dionne. ❤❤❤❤❤❤❤❤❤❤❤❤❤❤❤❤❤❤❤❤❤❤❤❤❤❤❤Etc.

My mom had this special on vhs and we’d watch over & over!! Gladys sang her face off on I will survive. 🗣All hail🙌🏽🙌🏽🙌🏽🔥🔥🔥🔥🔥

@sandrawest9836

3 жыл бұрын

I listened this about five times a day and still dont get tried I always see something different in these golden voices my kids and my grandchildren love them too.

Three of the most phenomenal females with voices to match! Love ya!!!❤❤❤

Sisters in the name of love...respect

what a rendition of " I Will Survive." Gladys you killed it!!!!!!!

That bone structure on Queen Dionne ⭐

@margh737

3 жыл бұрын

Yes. Dionne has such an interesting look.

Back when paying for a show didn't matter in price! You knew all 3 were going to give you all it's worth!! Miss these days!!!

I've said that gladys solo performance of " I will survive medlied with " free gain" is a Grammy! Tony! Academy award! performance! 😁

@emmanuelseequeh6054

4 жыл бұрын

That give me chills she told it to another level

@multifariousgemini

3 жыл бұрын

Yeaaaahhhh

My all time favorite singers. Nobody can touch them to this day. Watching in 2023

YES thank you Father God for these three ladies with the beautiful voices

Let's take this, to over a million plus, this was a labor of love, by gladys. To produce this jewel with her kindred sisters Patti and Dionne, this was a smash hit, right out of the park the 1st viewing on HBO

No costume changes pure talent.

You won't never stop hearing these voices or songs cause somebody else is going to sing them and sounds like these Singers. 😄

Wowww wonderful performance of Gladis knight Warwic and Patty labelle XXX

Dionne Warwick, like a really good actor, never, ever shows you her top. You are never sure that she's hit it. She always has more to show you. Love that.

Very lovely song Gladys Knight.

The hair in this video....bout to bring me to tears.....

@dharkknight4747

4 жыл бұрын

Is it real tho?

These three makes the world filled with music 🎵

Thanks KZread 😊! It's awesome to be able to enjoy fabulous concerts from the 80s!! 🌟

@gloriaroutt8050

Жыл бұрын

Amen

Can I get a “Hallelujah!” AMEN, SISTERS!

What an era to be alive in. I love music by all of these women. Incredible!!!!

I remember watching this on HBO or Showtime with my grandmother when it first aired!! I’m 38 now. Memories..

@lauriehartley3162

Ай бұрын

Thank you for sharing this!@

It doesn't get any better than Bucket Wig Patti...

@amberd8630

3 жыл бұрын

🤣🤣Facts. Peak Patti

@annabeattie5177

3 жыл бұрын

@@amberd8630 wsave

@justyjussten

3 жыл бұрын

I'm screamingggg

@chancebrown106

3 жыл бұрын

BUCKET. WIG. 😭😭😭

@hevyonez97

3 жыл бұрын

That was her Super Bowl cut right there...the Patti Bowl!! 😆🤣

It was taped on April 5, 1986 at the Aquarius Theater in Hollywood, CA and aired on July 12, 1986 as an HBO Special.

You always have such great stuff that supports the black community,thank you!!

I see so much of Whitney watching Dionne sing!

@breneebarnes4966

3 жыл бұрын

Me too Whitney looks a lot like Dionne

@sheymcs8873

Жыл бұрын

Yessss!!! 💕The mannerism and her stage presence.

Just look at these lady's legends sisters!

Dionne is beautiful and talented. Loved the smiles and performance. Classy. Do your thang, girl. This was great!💃🤸‍♀️💋💝👛👠👑

I was 5 year's old when they did this show. In 2020 now at 38 i still love this. Patti labelle is my favorite singer in the world

@mattiebain4241

3 жыл бұрын

5 ?????????

@obeewopp

2 жыл бұрын

I was 6 when this aired and I remember it like it was yesterday!!! And you’re right, this is a classic, and Patti is the truth!!! 🤩🤩🤩

Well isn’t this a treat !! I remember this like it was yesterday. It was a must see TV event. All of us singers in NYC were on the phone calling each other And losing our minds !!! Thx for uploading this masterpiece that brings so many happy memories for me😆

@SayMyNameSeries

2 жыл бұрын

Wow! Is that the real you! You are brilliant!

@lokendraannamunthodo7857

Жыл бұрын

Irene, if that is the real "YOU", I like your comment. But I am a big fan of yours. What have you been up to lately?

These ladies are so amazing and beautiful and voices to match there beauty

We should all appreciate these queens while we have them. They are nothing like today's entertainers. 🖤🥰🖤 22.11.19

@Thollis1987

4 жыл бұрын

Yes! While they are still living. Real women of class., talent and soul!

@nezibush1860

4 жыл бұрын

Absolutely

@brittneybutler2491

4 жыл бұрын

💯💯 💯

@gailhamilton3573

4 жыл бұрын

THEY BETTER THAN THE ENTERTAINERS NOW

@salmaismail3419

3 жыл бұрын

@@Thollis1987 ccccccccccccccccccccc'cccccccc,ccccccxccvccccvczccczzccccccvcccczcccccczcccccccccccccxcxc

The power of love between Sister's. Dedicating this to all the Sister's in my life.

I absolutely love each and everyone of this women!!!!

I miss my mother. I used to always watch this with her when they showed it on HBO

@edotyelloh1657

4 жыл бұрын

I feel you brother!!!! I remember laying on the living room floor watching this with my mama. I miss my moms so much too.

@BLTKellys

3 жыл бұрын

When you watch these clips, you will feel your mother’s arms around you.

Patti Labelle has a special place in my heart.

Beautiful , Just Beautiful Sister Of Love Amen to Jesus

LOVELY, BEAUTIFUL, SPECTACULARLY DONE. One of Greatest Shows, ever Performed by Black Women , my Sister's of Color...

Keep Smiling Keep Shining that's What Friends Are For😄😄😄 thanks for sharing ..

Anybody here after the versus🥰🥰

Happy 76th Anniversary Of LIfe May 24, 2020 Patricia Louise Holte Edwards PATTI, PATTI!

That is a awesome songs 🎵 the 3 of them make a Wonderful Perfect Vibes. Wish them al) was still around still.

Patti. New attitude. You go girl! Because of you I have a new attitude too. ❤⚘💃👠❤

This is REAL showmanship and ALL LIVE no tricks.....LEGENDARY ICONIC SONGSTRESSES WHO I ADORE!!

Ok, now how many of these phenomenal singers wore those amplifiers in their ears the way so many singers do today? None of them , which goes to show that the real singer does need any of that to deliver powerful vocals when singing LIVE. Some of the best voices in music. Incredible.

It doesn't get any better than this right here love it thanks the most high for there beautiful voices

Those sisters belted out an awesome version of James Brown's "Living In America."

Ohh my these girls have no idea how much I respect them as a team

I have. Always loved her she is my favorite singer for most of my life. My middle name is Dionne so we have a special connection.💞😘❤️👍

And 4yrs later first time I see it 3 beautiful ladies all with voices like angels 🎉

I'm old enough to remember when this originally aired. Great show! Iconic show!

Ive never heard I Will Survive sung in this way. Beautiful. 💕 Gladys Knight.

Never heard b/4 by the 3 Great 👍 Trio

@gloriablackwell8748

2 жыл бұрын

Excellent video 📹

Awww...this is so beautiful 😍

This brought tears of joy to me. That segment where they wondered where they’d be in 10 years took me to the Legends Ball years later; Oprah Winfrey would honor each of these beautifully, stellar, fascinating BLACK WOMEN QUEENS! Each sang at the Legends Ball close out segment and set the grounds on fire! What a TRIO they make. ❤️❤️❤️ I too am grateful I’m living in a time and space that has allowed each Gladys, Patti and Dionne to have individually and collectively bless my life. I love you three amazing women. 🌹🌹🌹

One of best performances of all times, for all of their careers - I challenge anyone to find a better live performance of anyone of them that is better - I saw this when it was originally broadcast and I determined then and now, they were the truth - they don't make singers like this anymore - please share with the younger generations - I know they will fall in love with the music.

Awesomeness vocals power ladies 🚺 ❤❤❤🎉🎉🎉

YESSSSS I WATCHED IN THE EARLY DAYS OF CABLE TV.

Good music sounds good 30 40 years later. This is very good music. Lovely ladies.

THAT"S MUSIC!

Beautiful ❤️♥️❣️❤️😍

I was 16 years old in 1986 when they had this concert I'm 50 now time waits for no one or nothing.

The lady's have the voices and are classy! Young singers they sing such great songs with their voices, and they have on all of their clothing. No grinding and no unkind words.

Absolutely, Positively, Fantastic!!!!!!!

The blacks are really gifted and tallented!!!!!!

@patgorden5002

3 жыл бұрын

The blacks?!

I remember watching on Cable when I was 6 years old

I just want to Faint 😂😂 so much soul and class... Gladys and Patti OH MY....Too much power and grace for one stage. Mrs. Dionne classy lady... I love you all 🥰🥰🥰 Paradise to my ears....

Wow, this is impressive! Especially Dionne Warwick. I think this is the first time I've ever seen her perform wit' black folks. I didn't think she knew she was black let alone associate herself wit' us. 'Why I surprise when they said they knew each other for years. I'm glad Patte and Gladys told her.

@vivstone4596

7 ай бұрын

oh boy. watch solid gold.

Sono e mozionzto.. quando ascolto..questa maestranza VOCALE..tre cantanti di questa stazza non li vedremo facilmente insieme..e poi secondo me Parti La belle e la voce più potente degli stati Uniti... grazie trio ❤️🌹🌹🌹🌹💋

Knight's I Will Survive is top of the line, sublime!

All 3 of them 🔥🔥🔥 are powerhouses. But 80’s Patti was nothing to play with. The higher her hair was, the higher the notes were! And it just oozes out of her effortlessly.

@patgorden5002

11 ай бұрын

She won the cable Ace award for this occasion

@tonygajate5780

8 ай бұрын

oh for real, I saw Gladys Knight and the Pips twice and Warwick in the 1980s at Valley Forge Music Fair, probably a 2,000 seat venue, just spectacular vocalists, stage presence and you know who stood right in that elite class....Ms. Donna Summer