Denise LaSalle | |
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![]() LaSalle performing at the 2009 Monterey Bay Blues Festival | |
Background information | |
Birth name | Ora Denise Allen |
Also known as | Denise Craig, Denise Jones |
Born | [1][2][3] The Island, Leflore County, Mississippi, U.S.[1] | July 16, 1934
Died | January 8, 2018 Jackson, Tennessee, U.S. | (aged 83)
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".
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.)