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Denise LaSalle (Ora Denise Allen, July 16, 1934 - January 8, 2018) was an American blues R&B and soul singer, songwriter, and record producer who, since the death of Koko Taylor, has been recognized as the "Queen of the Blues".
Born near Sidon, Mississippi and raised in Belzoni, she sang in church choirs before moving to Chicago in the early 1960s. She sat in with R&B musicians and wrote songs, influenced by country music as well as the blues, before winning a recording contract with Chess Records in 1967. Her first single, "A Love Reputation" was a modest regional hit.
She established an independent production company, Crajon, with her then husband Bill Jones. Her song "Trapped By A Thing Called Love" (1971) was released on Detroit-based Westbound Records. This reached #1 on the national R&B chart and #13 on the Billboard Hot 100 chart. The song ranked at #85 on the 1971 year-end chart. The RIAA gold disc award was made on November 30, 1971 for a million sales.
She also wrote successful follow-ups, "Now Run And Tell That" and
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Denise LaSalle
American singer (1934–2018)
Denise LaSalle | |
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LaSalle performing at the 2009 Monterey Bay Blues Festival | |
| Birth name | Ora Denise Allen |
| Also known as | Denise Craig, Denise Jones |
| Born | (1934-07-16)July 16, 1934[1][2][3] The Island, Leflore County, Mississippi, U.S.[1] |
| Died | January 8, 2018(2018-01-08) (aged 83) Jackson, Tennessee, U.S. |
| Genres | Blues, R&B, soul, disco |
| Occupation | Singer |
| Years active | 1967–2018 |
Musical artist
Ora D. Allen (July 16, 1934 – January 8, 2018),[1][2][3] known by the stage name Denise LaSalle, was an American blues, R&B and soul singer, songwriter, and record producer who, since the death of Koko Taylor, had been recognized as the "Queen of the Blues".[4] Her husband was rapper Super Wolf.
LaSalle's best-known songs were "Trapped by a Thing Called Love", "I'm So Hot" and "Down Home Blues".
Early life
LaSalle, the youngest of eight children, was born Ora D. (or Ora Dee) Allen on July 16, 1934,[1 By Kim Rice (SHS) Kim Rice, SHS Researcher Denise LaSalle, a soul blues singer, was born Denise Allen in Leflore County, Mississippi on July 16, 1939. Denise LaSalle’s road to success began when she was a girl singing in Mississippi cotton fields. Her earliest musical influences were country and gospel. As a young woman she wrote stories in hopes of becoming a novelist. It was this ability to write that first attracted recording executives (The Clarion Ledger). Today, LaSalle makes her home in Jackson, Tennessee. She is one of the most sought after female entertainers, and in 1998 she was the W. C. Handy nomination for Soul/Blues Female Artist of the Year. At age thirteen, LaSalle sang with all female gospel group called the Sacred Five. but eventually she began singing secular music. In 1962 she signed a recording contract with Chess Records but relea
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