LaBelle Cuts Concert Short

Singer Patti LaBelle poses at the Angel Ball charity fundraiser on Nov. 14, 2005, in New York. LaBelle struggled through a show on Saturday, March 25, 2006, at one point sitting down and crying. "I've never been this embarrassed in my life," LaBelle told the crowd at the Riviera Beach, Fla., Jazz & Blues Festival.

Singer Patti LaBelle blows a kiss at the New York premiere of "The Woodsman," on Dec. 15, 2004. After a March 25, 2006, performance in which she sat down on and cried, LaBelle explained to the crowd at the Riviera Beach Jazz and Blues Festival in Florida that she's nearly 62, and suffers from diabetes and a heart murmur. She said the chilly weather that had moved in during her late-night show was taking its toll.

Oprah Winfrey, left, Tom Cruise, center, and Patti LaBelle share a group hug in Oslo, Norway, on Dec. 11, 2004. LaBelle told fans at a Florida jazz festival her performance Saturday, March 25, 2006, was "the worst show" she's ever done. LaBelle says she's never been so embarrassed after sitting down and crying at one point during the show.

Patti LaBelle attends the Grammy Awards, Feb. 8, 2004. The rhythm and blues diva struggled through a weekend show in Florida on March 25, 2006, after taking the stage at midnight. At one point, LaBelle sat down and cried. "I've never been this embarrassed in my life ... It's the worst show I've ever done in my life," she said.

Singer Patti LaBelle holds her lifetime achievement award from the National Academy of Popular Music/Songwriters Hall of Fame in New York, on June 12, 2003. The singer blamed colder-than-expected weather for an "embarassing" performance on Saturday, March 25, 2006, in Riviera Beach, Fla. Her appearance, which started around midnight, lasted only 45 minutes.

R&B diva Patti LaBelle, shown in this 2002 photo, says she struggled through a show in Riviera Beach, Fla., at one point sitting down and crying. As temperatures dipped into the low 50s on March 25, 2006, LaBelle told the crowd at the Riviera Beach Jazz and Blues Festival that she's nearly 62, has diabetes and a heart murmur and that the cold weather simply wasn't agreeing with her.

Singer Patti LaBelle, shown in 2001, struggled through one of her signature numbers, "Lady Marmalade," then sang some gospel numbers and "On My Own" before leaving the stage 45 minutes after her show began after midnight on March 25, 2006, in Riviera Beach, Fla. She called it the "worst show I've ever done."

Calling it the worst show she's ever done, Patti LaBelle, shown in a 2001 photo, struggled through a show in Florida on Saturday, March 25, 2005, after taking the stage at midnight, at one point sitting down and crying.

Singer Patti LaBelle, 61, apologized to a crowd gathered to hear her sing at the Riviera Beach Jazz and Blues Festival in Florida, March 25, 2006. The singer said the chilly weather that had moved in was taking its toll. A steady stream of people left the show during her 45 minutes onstage after having waited hours through opening acts.