Denise LaSalle
Denise LaSalle | |
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LaSalle performing at the 2009 Monterey Bay Blues Festival | |
| Background information | |
| Also known as | Denise Craig, Denise Jones |
| Born | Ora Denise Allen July 16, 1934 The Island, Leflore County, Mississippi, U.S. |
| Died | January 8, 2018 (aged 83) Jackson, Tennessee, U.S. |
| Genres | Blues, R&B, soul, disco |
| Occupation | Singer |
| Years active | 1967–2018 |
Ora D. Allen (July 16, 1934 – January 8, 2018), known by the stage name Denise LaSalle, was an American blues, R&B and soul singer, songwriter, and record producer who, after the death of Koko Taylor, was acknowledged as the "Queen of the Blues". Her husband was rapper Super Wolf.
LaSalle's best-known songs were "Trapped by a Thing Called Love", "My Toot-Toot", "I'm So Hot" and "Down Home Blues".