▁with ▁ten or ▁sa x oph on ist ▁Houston ▁Person . ▁She ▁performed ▁over se as , ▁including ▁a ▁performance ▁at ▁the ▁Al and ia ▁Jazz ▁Festival ▁in ▁Finland ▁in ▁ 1 9 9 8 . ▁D ella ▁never ▁had ▁children , ▁but ▁she ▁was ▁a ▁fost er ▁parent ▁to ▁more ▁than ▁a ▁dozen ▁fost er ▁children . ▁She ▁became ▁a ▁close ▁friend ▁to ▁Bill ie ▁Hol iday , ▁whose ▁husband ▁would ▁stop ▁by ▁every ▁week ▁after ▁Bill ie ' s ▁death ▁to ▁hear ▁D ella ▁sing ▁because ▁her ▁voice ▁rem ind ed ▁him ▁of ▁Bill ie . ▁Today ▁D ella ▁Griff in ▁lives ▁in ▁New ▁Ro ch elle , ▁NY , ▁where ▁her ▁fost er ▁children ▁still ▁come ▁to ▁visit ▁her ▁daily . ▁ ▁In ▁ 2 0 0 5 , ▁Ron nie ▁I ▁of ▁the ▁U G HA ▁( Un ited ▁Group ▁Harm ony ▁Association ) ▁brought ▁D ella ▁Griff in ▁back ▁to ▁the ▁stage ▁once ▁again . ▁D ella ▁Griff in ▁and ▁The ▁En chan ters ▁performed ▁as ▁the ▁head line ▁act ▁at ▁one ▁of ▁the ▁U G HA ' s ▁month ly ▁shows . ▁Also ▁appearing ▁at ▁that ▁show ▁were ▁The ▁Dub s ▁and ▁The ▁Gold T ones . ▁D ella ▁seemed ▁to ▁be ▁struggling ▁through ▁her ▁performance , ▁having ▁a ▁difficult ▁time ▁remember ing ▁the ▁songs ▁and ▁the ▁lyr ics , ▁and ▁often ▁appearing ▁dis orient ed ▁and ▁confused . ▁Nevertheless , ▁she ▁did ▁make ▁it ▁through ▁the ▁show ▁and ▁received ▁a ▁strong ▁response ▁from ▁the ▁audience .