Laura Lee | |
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Birth name | Laura Lee Newton |
Also known as | Laura Lee Rundless |
Born | Chicago, Illinois, United States | March 9, 1945
Genres | Soul, gospel |
Occupation(s) | Singer, songwriter |
Years active | 1956 – present |
Labels | Ric-Tic, Chess, Cotillion, Hot Wax, Ariola |
Laura Lee (born Laura Lee Newton; 9 March 1945 in Chicago, Illinois) is an American soul and gospel singer and songwriter, most successful in the 1960s and 1970s and influential for her records which discussed and celebrated women's experience.[1]