Denise LaSalle | |
|---|---|
 LaSalle performing at the 2009 Monterey Bay Blues Festival | |
| Background information | |
| Birth name | Ora Denise Allen |
| Also known as | Denise Craig, Denise Jones |
| Born | July 16, 1934[1][2][3] The Island, Leflore County, Mississippi, U.S.[1] |
| Died | January 8, 2018 (aged 83) Jackson, Tennessee, U.S. |
| Genres | Blues, R&B, soul, disco |
| Occupation(s) | Singer |
| Years active | 1967–2018 |
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".
- ^ a b c David Whiteis (2020). Always the Queen: The Denise LaSalle Story. University of Illinois Press. ISBN 9780252051937.
- ^ a b "Denise LaSalle, Southern soul singer and earthy lyricist, dies at 83". The Washington Post.
She was born Ora Denise Allen on July 16, 1934, in Leflore County, Miss., according to her husband. (Other biographical sources give her birth year as 1939.)
- ^ a b Ron Wynn (January 11, 2018). "Denise LaSalle, 1934-2018". Nashville Scene.
- ^ "14th Annual Jus' Blues Music Awards Conference | MS Homecoming". Visitmississippi.org. August 2, 2014. Retrieved August 9, 2014.