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Ms. LaSalle's birth name was Ora D. Allen (she sometimes used the phonetic spelling "Ora De.") Her parents named her after a family friend, Ora Dee Nellum. Her name was not "Ora Denise."
 
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{{Short description|American singer (1934–2018)}}
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'''Ora Denise Allen''' (born July 16, 1939, [[Belzoni, Mississippi|Belzoni]], [[Mississippi]], [[United States]]),<ref name="AMG">[{{Allmusic|class=artist|id=p18764/biography|pure_url=yes}} Allmusic.com biography by Richard Skelly and Al Campbell]</ref> known by the stage name '''Denise LaSalle''', is an [[United States|American]] [[blues]] and [[Rhythm and blues|R&B]]/[[Soul music|soul]] [[singing|singer]], [[songwriter]], and [[record producer]]. LaSalle has been recognized as the Queen of the Blues.
'''Ora D. Allen''' (July 16, 1934 – January 8, 2018),<ref name="birthplace"/><ref name="washington post"/><ref name="Wynn"/> known by the stage name '''Denise LaSalle''', was an American [[blues]], [[Rhythm and blues|R&B]] and [[Soul music|soul]] singer, songwriter, and record producer who, since the death of [[Koko Taylor]], had been recognized as the "Queen of the Blues".<ref>{{cite web|url=http://visitmississippi.org/mshomecoming/14th-annual-jus-blues-music-awards-conference/|title=14th Annual Jus' Blues Music Awards Conference &#124; MS Homecoming|publisher=Visitmississippi.org|date=2014-08-02|access-date=2014-08-09}}</ref> 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,<ref name="birthplace"/><ref name="washington post"/><ref name="Wynn"/> near [[Sidon, Mississippi]]<ref name=":0">{{cite web|url=http://www.msbluestrail.org/blues-trail-markers/denise-lasalle|title=Mississippi Blues Trail website|website=Msbluestrail.org|accessdate=June 23, 2014}}</ref> in an area then known as The Island,<ref name="birthplace"/> to Nathaniel A. Allen Sr. and Nancy Cooper.<ref name="W"/><ref>{{cite book|first1=Bob|last1=Eagle|first2=Eric S.|last2=LeBlanc|year=2013|title=Blues - A Regional Experience|publisher=Praeger Publishers|location=Santa Barbara|pages=203|isbn=978-0313344237}}</ref><ref>{{cite book|last1=Eagle|first1=Bob L.|last2=LeBlanc|first2=Eric S.|date=2013|title=Blues: A Regional Experience|url=https://books.google.com/books?id=6ZNfAQAAQBAJ&q=denise+la+salle+born+nathaniel&pg=PA203|publisher=ABC-CLIO|page=203|isbn=978-0-3133-4424-4}}</ref> Her family worked as [[Sharecropping|sharecroppers]], and she had to [[Cotton picker|pick cotton]] and take up other paid labor to support her family.<ref name="W">{{cite web|url=https://deniselasallequeenoftheblues.wordpress.com/2015/06/09/herstory-a-biography-in-blues-denise-lasalle-queen-of-the-blues|title=Herstory: A Biography in Blues Denise LaSalle, Queen of the Blues|date=June 9, 2015|publisher=Wordpress}}</ref>

She was raised in [[Belzoni, Mississippi|Belzoni]] from age seven<ref name="BBM">{{cite web|url=http://www.bluesblastmagazine.com/featured-interview-denise-lasalle|title=Featured interview – Denise LaSalle|publisher=BluesBlast|date=June 30, 2017|author=Dahl, Bill}}</ref> and sang in church choirs for local [[Gospel music|gospel]] groups around [[Leflore County, Mississippi|Leflore County]].<ref name="Wynn"/> At age 13, she moved to Chicago to live with her oldest brother.<ref name="CST"/>


==Career==
==Career==
Born near [[Sidon, Mississippi]]<ref>[http://www.msbluestrail.org/blues-trail-markers/denise-lasalle Mississippi Blues Trail website]</ref> and raised in Belzoni, she sang in church choirs before moving to [[Chicago]] in the early 1960s. She sat in with R&B [[musician]]s and wrote [[song]]s, influenced by [[country music]] as well as the [[soul blues|blues]], before winning a [[recording contract]] with [[Chess Records]] in 1967. Her first [[single (music)|single]], "A Love Reputation" was a modest regional [[hit record|hit]].<ref name="Oldies">[http://www.oldies.com/artist-biography/Denise-Lasalle.html Oldies.com]</ref>
She sat in with [[Rhythm and blues|R&B]] musicians and wrote songs, influenced by [[country music]] as well as the [[soul blues|blues]]. Around 1963, while she was working as barmaid at the Mix's Lounge, she met [[Billy "The Kid" Emerson]], who at that time was working for [[Chess Records]]. This resulted in a one year recording contract with Chess; however, no recording sessions were done. Later on Emerson started his own label, Tarpon, and in 1967 he recorded LaSalle on his label. The single, "A Love Reputation", was a modest regional hit.<ref name="Oldies">{{cite web|url=http://www.oldies.com/artist-biography/Denise-Lasalle.html|title=Profile|website=Oldies.com|accessdate=June 23, 2014}}</ref>


She established an independent production company, Crajon, with her then [[husband]] Bill Jones.<ref name="Oldies"/> Her song "[[Trapped By A Thing Called Love]]" (1971) was released on Detroit-based [[Westbound Records]]. This reached [[chart-topper|#1]] on the national [[Hot R&B/Hip-Hop Songs|R&B]] [[record chart|chart]] and #13 on the [[Billboard Hot 100]] chart. The song ranked at #85 on the 1971 year-end chart. The [[Recording Industry Association of America|RIAA]] [[music recording sales certification|gold disc]] award was made on 30 November 1971 for a million sales.<ref name="The Book of Golden Discs">{{cite book
She established an independent production company, Crajon, with her then husband Bill Jones.<ref name="Oldies"/> Her song "[[Trapped By a Thing Called Love]]" (1971) was released on Detroit-based [[Westbound Records]]. This reached #1 on the [[Hot R&B/Hip-Hop Songs|national R&B chart]] and #13 on the [[Billboard Hot 100|''Billboard'' Hot 100 chart]]. The song ranked at #85 on the 1971 year-end chart. A [[Recording Industry Association of America|RIAA]] [[Music recording sales certification|gold disc]] award was made on November 30, 1971 for a million sales.<ref name="The Book of Golden Discs">{{cite book|first=Joseph|last=Murrells|year=1978|title=The Book of Golden Discs|edition=2nd|publisher=Barrie and Jenkins Ltd|location=London, UK|isbn=0-214-20512-6|page=[https://archive.org/details/bookofgoldendisc00murr/page/296 296]|url-access=registration|url=https://archive.org/details/bookofgoldendisc00murr/page/296}}</ref> Reviewing her 1972 debut album of the same name, [[Robert Christgau]] wrote in ''[[Christgau's Record Guide: Rock Albums of the Seventies]]'' (1981): "LaSalle seems to be a songwriter first and a singer second, which may be why there's a certain professional anonymity about her unusual moods. But the voice is there—sensual, warm, even wise, ideal for [producer] [[Willie Mitchell (musician)|Willie Mitchell]]'s meditative [[Memphis soul|Memphis funk]]. And because she's a pretty good songwriter, just about every one of these twelve tracks offers its professional pleasures."<ref>{{cite book|last=Christgau|first=Robert|author-link=Robert Christgau|year=1981|title=[[Christgau's Record Guide: Rock Albums of the Seventies]]|publisher=[[Ticknor & Fields]]|isbn=089919026X|chapter=Consumer Guide '70s: L|chapter-url=https://www.robertchristgau.com/get_chap.php?k=L&bk=70|access-date=March 1, 2019}}</ref>
| first= Joseph
| last= Murrells
| year= 1978
| title= The Book of Golden Discs
| edition= 2nd
| publisher= Barrie and Jenkins Ltd
| location= London
| isbn= 0-214-20512-6
| page= 296}}</ref>


She also wrote successful follow-ups, "Now Run And Tell That" and "Man Sized Job" which made #3 and #4 in the R&B [[Top 40|Top Ten]] and also charted in the Hot 100. Her early hits were recorded at the Hi recording studios in Memphis, operated by Willie Mitchell, using the cream of southern session players. She continued to have hits on Westbound and then on [[ABC Records]] through the mid-1970s, including "Love Me Right" (#10 R&B, #80 pop) She continued to produce and perform live. Her co-penned song, "Married, But Not to Each Other" (#16 R&B) was included in the 1979 ''[[The Best of Barbara Mandrell]]'', [[compilation album]].
She also wrote successful follow-ups, "Now Run and Tell That" and "Man Sized Job", which made #3 and number 4 in the R&B [[Top 40|top ten]] and also charted in the Hot 100. Her early hits were recorded at the [[Hi Records|Hi recording studios]] in [[Memphis, Tennessee|Memphis]], operated by Mitchell, using the best southern session players. She continued to have hits and made three albums on the Westbound label.


In 1976, she moved to [[Jackson, Tennessee]] and signed a contract with [[ABC Records]]. On ABC she had another hit, "Love Me Right" (#10 R&B, #80 pop). ABC was taken over by [[MCA Records|MCA]], and LaSalle made three albums for MCA. Her 1979 album include "Do Ya Think I'm Sexy" and she released "I'm So Hot" album in 1980.<ref>{{Cite web|url=https://www.allmusic.com/artist/denise-lasalle-mn0000199090|title=Denise LaSalle Songs, Albums, Reviews, Bio & More|website=[[AllMusic]]}}</ref> Super Wolf recorded rap song "Super Wolf Can Do It" also.<ref>{{Cite web|url=https://radiokingston.org/en/broadcast/hip-hop-101/episodes/the-sugar-hill-records-story-pt-1|title=The Sugar Hill Records Story pt. 1 - Radio Kingston|website=Radiokingston.org}}</ref> She continued to perform live and to produce. Her co-penned song "Married, But Not to Each Other" was included on the 1979 compilation album ''[[The Best of Barbara Mandrell]]''.<ref>{{cite book|last=Christgau|first=Robert|author-link=Robert Christgau|year=1981|title=[[Christgau's Record Guide: Rock Albums of the Seventies]] The Best of Barbara Mandrell|via=Robertchristgau.com}}</ref>
In the early 1980s, she signed as a singer and songwriter with [[Malaco Records]], for whom she released a string of critically acclaimed [[album]]s over more than 20 years, starting with ''Lady in the Street'' (1983) and ''Right Place, Right Time'' (1984). Both albums became major successes among [[soul blues]], R&B and soul [[fan (person)|fans]] and on [[Urban contemporary|urban]] [[radio station]]s. In 1985, she enjoyed her only recognition in the [[UK Singles Chart]], when her [[cover version]] of [[Rockin' Sidney]]'s, "My Toot Toot", reached #6.<ref name="British Hit Singles & Albums">{{cite book
| first= David
| last= Roberts
| year= 2006
| title= British Hit Singles & Albums
| edition= 19th
| publisher= Guinness World Records Limited
| location= London
| isbn= 1-904994-10-5
| page= 313}}</ref>


In 1982, LaSalle signed as songwriter for the [[Malaco Records|Malaco]] label, where she wrote songs for [[Z.Z. Hill]] among others.<ref name="JM">{{cite web|title=Jefferson Blues Magazine, no 135|url=http://www.jeffersonbluesmag.com|website=Jeffersonbluesmag.com}}</ref> She was then persuaded to also record herself; this resulted in the album ''Lady in the Street'' in 1983. She continued to record for Malaco for 15 years, and released a string of critically acclaimed albums, starting with ''Lady in the Street'' (1983) and ''Right Place, Right Time'' (1984). Her R&B, [[soul blues]], and soul songs were played on [[Urban contemporary|urban]] radio stations in southern states. In 1985, she enjoyed her only recognition in the [[UK Singles Chart]] when her [[cover version]] of [[Rockin' Sidney]]'s "[[My Toot-Toot|My Toot Toot]]" reached #6.<ref name="British Hit Singles & Albums">{{cite book|first=David|last=Roberts|year=2006|title=British Hit Singles & Albums|edition=19th|publisher=Guinness World Records Limited|location=London, UK|isbn=1-904994-10-5|page=313}}</ref>
LaSalle appeared at the 1984 and 1993 versions of the [[Long Beach Blues Festival]], and also in 1993, she performed at the [[San Francisco Blues Festival]]. Her [[album]] ''Smokin' In Bed'' (1997) sold well.<ref name="Oldies"/> After more than a decade away, when she recorded three albums with small Memphis-based soul-blues label, Ecko, she returned to Malaco for her 2010 outing called "24 Hour Woman".


She appeared at the 1984 and 1993 versions of the [[Long Beach Blues Festival]]. In 1993, she also performed at the [[San Francisco Blues Festival]]. Her album, ''Smokin' in Bed'' (1997), sold well.<ref name="Oldies"/>
She continues to work as a live performer, particularly at [[music festival|festivals]], and more recently has branched out into the [[gospel (music)|gospel]] genre. In 2011, she was inducted into the [[Blues Hall of Fame]].<ref>{{cite web|url=http://www.blues.org/halloffame/#ref=halloffame_inductees|title=2011 Hall of Fame inductees|publisher=Blues.org|accessdate=2012-04-14}}</ref>


LaSalle has in interviews stated that during the Westbound and ABC/MCA years she was free to record any song she liked, but at Malaco she was more limited. Malaco was a blues label, and wanted her to record mainly 'hard blues'.<ref name="JM"/>
LaSalle now lives with her husband, James E. Wolfe, in [[Jackson, Tennessee|Jackson]], [[Tennessee]], where she recently opened a restaurant called Blues Legend Cafe.


After the Malaco years, LaSalle started her own label Ordena, and released a few albums, including ''God's Got My Back'' which is a gospel album, and ''This Real Woman'' (2-CD set) which is a mixture of everything, it includes country, R&B, blues and pop.<ref name="JM"/>
In 2013, LaSalle was nominated for a [[Blues Music Award]] in the 'Soul Blues Female Artist' category.<ref>{{cite web|url=https://blues.org/#ref=bluesmusicawards_nominees|title=Blues Music Awards Nominees - 2013 - 34th Blues Music Awards|publisher=Blues.org|accessdate=2013-03-21}}</ref>

In 2002, LaSalle was again recording for a new label, this time for [[Ecko Records]], a small Memphis-based soul-blues label, the first album was ''Still the Queen''.

After more than a decade away, she returned to Malaco to release an album in 2010, titled ''24 Hour Woman''.

In 2011, she was inducted into the [[Blues Hall of Fame]].<ref>{{cite web|url=http://www.blues.org/halloffame/#ref=halloffame_inductees|title=2011 Hall of Fame inductees|publisher=Blues.org|access-date=2012-04-14|url-status=dead|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20090822221230/http://www.blues.org/halloffame/#ref=halloffame_inductees|archive-date=2009-08-22}}</ref>

LaSalle lived with her husband, James E. Wolfe, in Jackson, where she opened a restaurant called Blues Legend Café.<ref>{{cite web|url=https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=jMsV0adepV8|archive-url=https://ghostarchive.org/varchive/youtube/20211218/jMsV0adepV8|archive-date=2021-12-18|url-status=live|title=Blues Legend Cafe Promo|website=Youtube.com|access-date=2012-04-14}}{{cbignore}}</ref> The restaurant was located at 436 E. Main Street,<ref>{{cite web|url=http://jacksontn.com/tourism/experience_here/music_heritage|website=Jacksontn.com|access-date=2014-02-22|title=Music Heritage, Jackson, TN Denise LaSalle info|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20140220235845/http://jacksontn.com/tourism/experience_here/music_heritage|archive-date=2014-02-20|url-status=dead}}</ref> but has since closed.<ref>{{cite web|url=https://www.facebook.com/pages/Blues-Legend-Cafe/345118715542645|title=Blues Legend Cafe|website=Facebook|access-date=2012-04-14}}</ref>

==Personal life and death==
LaSalle married Artic Craig, a co-worker of her brother A.J. at [[Campbell Soup]], in 1956 when she was 22.<ref name="birthplace"/> LaSalle and Craig were together for only a short time, but did not formally end the marriage until right before she married her second husband, Bill Jones, in 1969. She and Jones divorced in 1974. Both of them collaborated in producing records, and they established an independent production company, Crajon Records.<ref name="BBM"/><ref name="W"/> In 1977, she married James E. "Super Wolfe" Wolfe Jr.<ref name="CST">{{cite web|url=https://chicago.suntimes.com/news/blues-queen-denise-lasalle-dies-at-78/|title='Blues Queen' Denise LaSalle, dies at 78|publisher=Chicago Sun Times|date=January 9, 2018|author=Di Nunzio, Miriam|access-date=January 10, 2018|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20180110175712/https://chicago.suntimes.com/news/blues-queen-denise-lasalle-dies-at-78/|archive-date=January 10, 2018|url-status=dead}}</ref> He was a disc jockey, ran several radio stations, became a preacher, and died in 2022.<ref name="JM"/> LaSalle had two children.

After suffering from heart problems, and with complications from a fall having resulted in her right leg being amputated in October 2017, LaSalle died surrounded by her family, at the age of 83,<ref name="washington post"/> on January 8, 2018.<ref>{{cite web|url=http://www.jacksonsun.com/story/news/local/2018/01/09/jackson-music-legend-denise-lasalle-dieslegendary-rhythm-blues-recording-artist-and-jackson-resident/1016580001/|title='Queen of the Blues' Denise LaSalle dies|website=Jacksonsun.com|access-date=January 9, 2018}}</ref><ref>{{cite web|author=Richard Skelly|url=http://www.allmusic.com/artist/denise-lasalle-mn0000199090/biography|title=Denise LaSalle &#124; Biography|publisher=[[AllMusic]]|access-date=2014-08-09}}</ref>

==Legacy==
In 2009, LaSalle was honored with a marker on the [[Mississippi Blues Trail]] in Belzoni.<ref name=":0" /> In 2013 and 2014, she was nominated for a [[Blues Music Award]] in the 'Soul Blues Female Artist' category.<ref>{{cite web|url=https://blues.org/#ref=bluesmusicawards_nominees|title=Blues Music Awards Nominees – 2013 – 34th Blues Music Awards|publisher=Blues.org|access-date=2013-03-21}}</ref><ref>{{cite web|url=http://blues.about.com/od/bluesawards/a/2014-Blues-Music-Awards.htm|title=2014 Blues Music Awards Nominees and Winners|publisher=Blues.about.com|access-date=2014-05-16|archive-date=December 22, 2013|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20131222020203/http://blues.about.com/od/bluesawards/a/2014-Blues-Music-Awards.htm|url-status=dead}}</ref> On June 6, 2015, LaSalle was inducted into the [[Rhythm and Blues Music Hall of Fame]].<ref name="W" />


==Discography==
==Discography==
===Albums===
===Albums===
===Studio and live albums===
* 1967 ''Love Reputation''
{| class="wikitable" style="text-align:center;"
* 1972 ''Trapped By A Thing Called Love''
|-
* 1972 ''Doin' it right''
! rowspan="2"| Year
* 1973 ''On The Loose''
! rowspan="2"| Title
* 1975 ''Here I Am Again''
! colspan="3"| Chart positions
* 1976 ''Second Breath''
|- style="font-size:smaller;"
* 1977 ''The Bitch Is Bad!''
! width="35"| [[Billboard Hot 100|US]]<br><ref>{{cite magazine|url=https://www.billboard.com/artist/denise-lasalle/chart-history/tlp/|title=Denise LaSalle: US|magazine=[[Billboard (magazine)|Billboard]]|accessdate=April 6, 2021}}</ref>
* 1978 ''Under The Influence''
! width="35"| [[Top R&B/Hip-Hop Albums|US<br>R&B]]<br><ref>{{cite magazine|url=https://www.billboard.com/artist/denise-lasalle/chart-history/blp/|title=Denise LaSalle: US R&B|magazine=[[Billboard (magazine)|Billboard]]|accessdate=April 6, 2021}}</ref>
* 1978 ''Shot Of Love''
! width="35"| [[Billboard (magazine)|US<br>Blues]]<br><ref>{{cite magazine|url=https://www.billboard.com/artist/denise-lasalle/chart-history/blu/|title=Denise LaSalle: US Blues|magazine=[[Billboard (magazine)|Billboard]]|accessdate=April 6, 2021}}</ref>
* 1979 ''Unwrapped''
|-
* 1980 ''I'm So Hot''
| 1967
* 1981 ''Guaranteed''
* 1983 ''A Lady In The Street''
| align="left"| ''A Love Reputation''
| —
* 1984 ''Right Place Right Time''
| —
* 1985 ''Love Talkin' ''
| —
* 1985 ''My Toot Toot''
|-
* 1986 ''Rain And Fire''
| 1971
* 1987 ''It's Lying Time Again''
| align="left"| ''Craving for You''
* 1989 ''Hittin´ Where It Hurts''
| —
* 1989 ''Holdin’ Hands With The Blues''
| —
* 1990 ''Still Trapped''
| —
* 1992 ''Love Me Right''
|-
* 1994 ''I'm Here Again ... Plus''
| 1972
* 1995 ''Still Bad''
| align="left"| ''[[Trapped by a Thing Called Love]]''
* 1997 ''Smokin’ In Bed''
| 120
* 1999 ''God’s Got My Back''
| 38
* 2000 ''This Real Woman''
| —
* 2001 ''I Get What I Want – The Best Of''
|-
* 2001 ''There’s No Separation''
| 1973
* 2002 ''Still The Queen''
| align="left"| ''On the Loose''
* 2003 ''My Toot Toot: Definitive Anthology''
| —
* 2004 ''Wanted''
| 46
* 2007 ''Pay Before You Pump''
| —
* 2010 ''24 Hour Woman''
|-
| 1975
| align="left"| ''Here I Am Again''
| —
| —
| —
|-
| 1976
| align="left"| ''Second Breath''
| —
| —
| —
|-
| 1977
| align="left"| ''The Bitch Is Bad!''
| —
| 47
| —
|-
| 1978
| align="left"| ''Under the Influence''
| —
| 58
| —
|-
| 1978
| align="left"| ''Shot of Love''
| —
| —
| —
|-
| 1979
| align="left"| ''Unwrapped''
| —
| 46
| —
|-
| 1980
| align="left"| ''I'm So Hot''
| —
| —
| —
|-
| 1981
| align="left"| ''And Satisfaction Guaranteed''
| —
| —
| —
|-
| 1983
| align="left"| ''[[A Lady in the Street]]''
| —
| 23
| —
|-
| 1984
| align="left"| ''Right Place, Right Time''
| —
| 38
| —
|-
| 1985
| align="left"| ''Love Talkin'''
| —
| 67
| —
|-
| 1986
| align="left"| ''Rain & Fire''
| —
| 48
| —
|-
| 1987
| align="left"| ''It's Lying Time Again''
| —
| —
| —
|-
| 1988
| align="left"| ''Hittin' Where It Hurts''
| —
| 61
| —
|-
| 1990
| align="left"| ''[[Still Trapped]]''
| —
| 27
| —
|-
| 1992
| align="left"| ''Love Me Right''
| —
| 73
| —
|-
| 1994
| align="left"| ''Still Bad''
| —
| —
| —
|-
| 1997
| align="left"| ''Smokin' in Bed''
| —
| 69
| 10
|-
| 1999
| align="left"| ''God's Got My Back''
| —
| —
| —
|-
| 2000
| align="left"| ''This Real Woman''
| —
| —
| —
|-
| 2001
| align="left"| ''There's No Separation''
| —
| —
| —
|-
| 2002
| align="left"| ''Still the Queen''
| —
| —
| —
|-
| 2004
| align="left"| ''Wanted''
| —
| —
| —
|-
| 2007
| align="left"| ''Pay Before You Pump''
| —
| —
| 14
|-
| 2010
| align="left"| ''24 Hour Woman''
| —
| —
| —
|-
| 2019
| align="left"| ''Mississippi Woman Steppin' Out Live!''
| —
| —
| —
|-
| colspan="6" style="text-align:center; font-size:9pt;"| "—" denotes releases that did not chart.
|}

===Compilation albums===
* 1973: ''Doin' It Right''
* 1985: ''My Toot Toot''
* 1989: ''Holdin' Hands with the Blues''
* 2001: ''I Get What I Want: Best of the ABC/MCA Years''
* 2003: ''My Toot Toot: The Definitive Anthology''
* 2013: ''Making A Good Thing Better - The Complete Westbound Singles 1970-76''


===Singles===
===Singles===
{| class="wikitable" style="text-align:center;"
* 1967 "Love Reputation" / "One Little Thing"
|-
* 1970 "Trying To Forget" / "We’ve Got Love"
! rowspan="2"| Year
* 1971 "Trapped By A Thing Called Love" / "Keep It Coming"
! rowspan="2"| Title
* 1972 "Now Run And Tell That" / "The Deeper I Go, The Better It Gets"
! colspan="4"| Chart positions
* 1972 "Man Sized Job" / "I’m Over You"*
|- style="font-size:smaller;"
* 1972 "Heartbreaker Of The Year" / "Hung Up Strung Out"
! width="35"| [[Billboard Hot 100|US]]<br><ref>{{cite magazine|url=https://www.billboard.com/artist/denise-lasalle/chart-history/hsi/|title=Denise LaSalle: US|magazine=[[Billboard (magazine)|Billboard]]|accessdate=April 6, 2021}}</ref>
* 1972 "Too Late To Check Your Trap" / "Heartbreaker Of The Year"
! width="35"| [[Hot R&B/Hip-Hop Songs|US<br>R&B]]<br><ref>{{cite magazine|url=https://www.billboard.com/artist/denise-lasalle/chart-history/bsi/|title=Denise LaSalle: US R&B|magazine=[[Billboard (magazine)|Billboard]]|accessdate=April 6, 2021}}</ref>
* 1972 "Right Track" / "Too Late To Check Your Trap"
! width="35"| [[Dance Club Songs|US<br>Dance]]<br><ref>{{cite magazine|url=https://www.billboard.com/artist/denise-lasalle/chart-history/dsi/|title=Denise LaSalle: US Dance|magazine=[[Billboard (magazine)|Billboard]]|accessdate=April 6, 2021}}</ref>
* 1973 "What It Takes To Get A Good Woman" / "Make a Good Thing Better"
! width="35"| [[UK Singles Chart|UK]]<br><ref name="UK">{{cite web|url=https://www.officialcharts.com/artist/22596/denise-la-salle/|title=Denise LaSalle: UK|website=[[Official Charts Company]]|accessdate=April 6, 2021}}</ref>
* 1973 "Your Man And Your Best Friend / "What Am I Doing Wrong"
|-
* 1974 "Don't Nobody Live Here (By The Name Of Fool)" / "Good Goody Getter"
| 1967
* 1974 "Get Up Off My Mind" / "Best Thing I Ever Had"
| align="left"| "A Love Reputation"
* 1975 "My Brand On You" / "Any Time Is The Right Time"
| —
* 1975 "Here I Am Again" / "Hung Up Strung Out"
| —
* 1975 "Count Down" / "A Promise Is A Promise (And Fly Me To The Moon)"
| —
* 1976 "Married But Not To Each Other" / "Who's The Fool"
| —
* 1976 "Hellfire Loving" / "Versions"
|-
* 1977 "Freedom To Express Yourself" / "Second Breath"
| rowspan="2"|1968
* 1977 "Love Me Right" / "Fool Me Good"
| align="left"| "Private Property"
* 1978 "One Life To Live" / "Before You Take It To The Streets"
| —
* 1978 "Workin' Overtime" / "No Matter What They Say"
| —
* 1979 "P.A.R.T.Y. (Where Is It?)" / "Under The Influence"
| —
* 1979 "Think About It" / "Versions"
| —
* 1980 "Try My Love" / "May The Funk B With You"
|-
* 1980 "I’m So Hot" / "Versions"
| align="left"| "Count Down (And Fly Me to the Moon)"
* 1981 "I’m Trippin’ On You" / "I’ll Get Some Help (& Satisfaction)"
| —
* 1983 "Down Home Blues" / "X-Rated Versions"
| —
* 1983 "Lady In The Street" / "I Was Not The Best Woman"
| —
* 1983 "Lay Me Down" / "I Was Telling Him About You"
| —
* 1983 "Come To Bed" / "Keeps Me Running Back"
|-
* 1983 "Come To Bed" / "I Was Not The Best Woman"
| rowspan="2"|1970
* 1984 "Right Place Right Time" / "Come To Bed"
| align="left"| "Too Late to Check Your Trap"
* 1984 "Right Place Right Time" / "Bump And Grind"
| —
* 1984 "Treat Your Man Like A Baby" / "Come To Bed"
| —
* 1984 "He’s Not Available" / "Right Place Right Time"
| —
* 1985 "My Toot Toot" / "Give Me Yo' Most Strongest Whisky"
| —
* 1985 "Santa Claus Got The Blues" / "Love Is A Five Letter Word"
|-
* 1986 "Let The Four Winds Blow" / "Sometimes" / "Right Time, Right Place"
| align="left"| "Heartbreaker of the Year"
* 1986 "What’s Going On In My House" / "Learnin' How To Cheat On You"
| —
* 1989 "Bring It On Home To Me" / "Write This One Off"
| —
* 1989 "I Forgot To Remember" / "Caught In Your Own Mess"
| —
* 1989 "Don’t Cry No More" / "Eee Tee"
| —
* 1990 "Drop That Zero" / "Trapped 1990"
|-
* 1992 "Don’t Pick It Up" / "Don't Jump My Pony"
| 1971
* 1992 "When We’re Making Love" / "Don't Pick It Up"
| align="left"| "[[Trapped by a Thing Called Love]]"
* 1992 "Don't Jump My Pony" / "Juke Box Strip"
| 13
* 1992 "Fool Me Good" / "Love Me Right"
| 1
* 1995 "Right Side Of The Wrong Bed"
| —
* 1995 "[[Do Ya Think I'm Sexy]]"
| —
* 2001 "There's No Separation"
|-
* 2002 "24 Hours"
| rowspan="2"|1972

| align="left"| "Now Run and Tell That"
==See also==
| 46
*[[List of soul musicians]]
| 3
| —
| —
|-
| align="left"| "A Man Sized Job"
| 55
| 4
| —
| —
|-
| rowspan="3"|1973
| align="left"| "What It Takes to Get a Good Woman"
| —
| 31
| —
| —
|-
| align="left"| "Your Man and Your Best Friend"
| —
| 92
| —
| —
|-
| align="left"| "Don't Nobody Live Here (By the Name of Fool)"
| —
| 67
| —
| —
|-
| rowspan="2"|1974
| align="left"| "Get Up Off My Mind"
| —
| 96
| —
| —
|-
| align="left"| "Trying to Forget"
| —
| —
| —
| —
|-
| rowspan="2"|1975
| align="left"| "My Brand on You"
| —
| 55
| —
| —
|-
| align="left"| "Here I Am Again"
| —
| —
| —
| —
|-
| rowspan="2"|1976
| align="left"| "[[Married, But Not to Each Other]]"
| 102
| 16
| —
| —
|-
| align="left"| "Hellfire Loving"
| —
| —
| —
| —
|-
| rowspan="2"|1977
| align="left"| "Freedom to Express Yourself"
| —
| 100
| 17
| —
|-
| align="left"| "Love Me Right"
| 80
| 10
| —
| —
|-
| rowspan="2"|1978
| align="left"| "One Life to Live"
| —
| 87
| —
| —
|-
| align="left"| "Workin' Overtime"
| —
| 70
| —
| —
|-
| rowspan="2"|1979
| align="left"| "P.A.R.T.Y. (Where It Is)"
| —
| 90
| —
| —
|-
| align="left"| "Think About It"
| —
| —
| —
| —
|-
| rowspan="2"|1980
| align="left"| "I'm So Hot"
| —
| 82
| 33
| —
|-
| align="left"| "Try My Love"
| —
| —
| —
| —
|-
| rowspan="2"|1981
| align="left"| "I'm Trippin' on You"
| —
| —
| —
| —
|-
| align="left"| "I'll Get You Some Help"
| —
| —
| —
| —
|-
| rowspan="3"|1983
| align="left"| "A Lady in the Street"
| —
| —
| —
| —
|-
| align="left"| "Lay Me Down"
| —
| —
| —
| —
|-
| align="left"| "Down Home Blues"
| —
| —
| —
| —
|-
| rowspan="2"|1984
| align="left"| "Right Place, Right Time"
| —
| —
| —
| —
|-
| align="left"| "Treat Your Man Like a Baby"
| —
| —
| —
| —
|-
| rowspan="2"|1985
| align="left"| "[[My Toot-Toot|My Toot Toot]]"
| —
| 79
| —
| 6
|-
| align="left"| "Santa Claus Got the Blues"
| —
| —
| —
| —
|-
| rowspan="2"|1986
| align="left"| "What's Going On in My House"
| —
| —
| —
| —
|-
| align="left"| "Let the Four Winds Blow"
| —
| —
| —
| —
|-
| 1987
| align="left"| "Hold What You've Got"
| —
| —
| —
| —
|-
| rowspan="3"|1989
| align="left"| "Don't Cry No More"
| —
| —
| —
| —
|-
| align="left"| "Bring It On Home to Me"
| —
| —
| —
| —
|-
| align="left"| "I Forgot to Remember"
| —
| —
| —
| —
|-
| 1990
| align="left"| "Drop That Zero"
| —
| —
| —
| —
|-
| rowspan="2"|1992
| align="left"| "Don't Jump My Pony"
| —
| —
| —
| —
|-
| align="left"| "When We're Making Love"
| —
| —
| —
| —
|-
| 1995
| align="left"| "Right Side of the Wrong Bed"
| —
| —
| —
| —
|-
| 2001
| align="left"| "There's No Separation"
| —
| —
| —
| —
|-
| colspan="9" style="text-align:center; font-size:9pt;"| "—" denotes releases that did not chart or were not released in that territory.
|}


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Denise LaSalle
LaSalle performing at the 2009 Monterey Bay Blues Festival
LaSalle performing at the 2009 Monterey Bay Blues Festival
Background information
Birth nameOra Denise Allen
Also known asDenise Craig, Denise Jones
Born(1934-07-16)July 16, 1934[1][2][3]
The Island, Leflore County, Mississippi, U.S.[1]
DiedJanuary 8, 2018(2018-01-08) (aged 83)
Jackson, Tennessee, U.S.
GenresBlues, R&B, soul, disco
OccupationSinger
Years active1967–2018

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".

Early life

[edit]

LaSalle, the youngest of eight children, was born Ora D. (or Ora Dee) Allen on July 16, 1934,[1][2][3] near Sidon, Mississippi[5] in an area then known as The Island,[1] to Nathaniel A. Allen Sr. and Nancy Cooper.[6][7][8] Her family worked as sharecroppers, and she had to pick cotton and take up other paid labor to support her family.[6]

She was raised in Belzoni from age seven[9] and sang in church choirs for local gospel groups around Leflore County.[3] At age 13, she moved to Chicago to live with her oldest brother.[10]

Career

[edit]

She sat in with R&B musicians and wrote songs, influenced by country music as well as the blues. Around 1963, while she was working as barmaid at the Mix's Lounge, she met Billy "The Kid" Emerson, who at that time was working for Chess Records. This resulted in a one year recording contract with Chess; however, no recording sessions were done. Later on Emerson started his own label, Tarpon, and in 1967 he recorded LaSalle on his label. The single, "A Love Reputation", was a modest regional hit.[11]

She established an independent production company, Crajon, with her then husband Bill Jones.[11] 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. A RIAA gold disc award was made on November 30, 1971 for a million sales.[12] Reviewing her 1972 debut album of the same name, Robert Christgau wrote in Christgau's Record Guide: Rock Albums of the Seventies (1981): "LaSalle seems to be a songwriter first and a singer second, which may be why there's a certain professional anonymity about her unusual moods. But the voice is there—sensual, warm, even wise, ideal for [producer] Willie Mitchell's meditative Memphis funk. And because she's a pretty good songwriter, just about every one of these twelve tracks offers its professional pleasures."[13]

She also wrote successful follow-ups, "Now Run and Tell That" and "Man Sized Job", which made #3 and number 4 in the R&B top ten and also charted in the Hot 100. Her early hits were recorded at the Hi recording studios in Memphis, operated by Mitchell, using the best southern session players. She continued to have hits and made three albums on the Westbound label.

In 1976, she moved to Jackson, Tennessee and signed a contract with ABC Records. On ABC she had another hit, "Love Me Right" (#10 R&B, #80 pop). ABC was taken over by MCA, and LaSalle made three albums for MCA. Her 1979 album include "Do Ya Think I'm Sexy" and she released "I'm So Hot" album in 1980.[14] Super Wolf recorded rap song "Super Wolf Can Do It" also.[15] She continued to perform live and to produce. Her co-penned song "Married, But Not to Each Other" was included on the 1979 compilation album The Best of Barbara Mandrell.[16]

In 1982, LaSalle signed as songwriter for the Malaco label, where she wrote songs for Z.Z. Hill among others.[17] She was then persuaded to also record herself; this resulted in the album Lady in the Street in 1983. She continued to record for Malaco for 15 years, and released a string of critically acclaimed albums, starting with Lady in the Street (1983) and Right Place, Right Time (1984). Her R&B, soul blues, and soul songs were played on urban radio stations in southern states. In 1985, she enjoyed her only recognition in the UK Singles Chart when her cover version of Rockin' Sidney's "My Toot Toot" reached #6.[18]

She appeared at the 1984 and 1993 versions of the Long Beach Blues Festival. In 1993, she also performed at the San Francisco Blues Festival. Her album, Smokin' in Bed (1997), sold well.[11]

LaSalle has in interviews stated that during the Westbound and ABC/MCA years she was free to record any song she liked, but at Malaco she was more limited. Malaco was a blues label, and wanted her to record mainly 'hard blues'.[17]

After the Malaco years, LaSalle started her own label Ordena, and released a few albums, including God's Got My Back which is a gospel album, and This Real Woman (2-CD set) which is a mixture of everything, it includes country, R&B, blues and pop.[17]

In 2002, LaSalle was again recording for a new label, this time for Ecko Records, a small Memphis-based soul-blues label, the first album was Still the Queen.

After more than a decade away, she returned to Malaco to release an album in 2010, titled 24 Hour Woman.

In 2011, she was inducted into the Blues Hall of Fame.[19]

LaSalle lived with her husband, James E. Wolfe, in Jackson, where she opened a restaurant called Blues Legend Café.[20] The restaurant was located at 436 E. Main Street,[21] but has since closed.[22]

Personal life and death

[edit]

LaSalle married Artic Craig, a co-worker of her brother A.J. at Campbell Soup, in 1956 when she was 22.[1] LaSalle and Craig were together for only a short time, but did not formally end the marriage until right before she married her second husband, Bill Jones, in 1969. She and Jones divorced in 1974. Both of them collaborated in producing records, and they established an independent production company, Crajon Records.[9][6] In 1977, she married James E. "Super Wolfe" Wolfe Jr.[10] He was a disc jockey, ran several radio stations, became a preacher, and died in 2022.[17] LaSalle had two children.

After suffering from heart problems, and with complications from a fall having resulted in her right leg being amputated in October 2017, LaSalle died surrounded by her family, at the age of 83,[2] on January 8, 2018.[23][24]

Legacy

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In 2009, LaSalle was honored with a marker on the Mississippi Blues Trail in Belzoni.[5] In 2013 and 2014, she was nominated for a Blues Music Award in the 'Soul Blues Female Artist' category.[25][26] On June 6, 2015, LaSalle was inducted into the Rhythm and Blues Music Hall of Fame.[6]

Discography

[edit]

Albums

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Studio and live albums

[edit]
Year Title Chart positions
US
[27] 		US
R&B
[28] 		US
Blues
[29]
1967 A Love Reputation — — —
1971 Craving for You — — —
1972 Trapped by a Thing Called Love 120 38 —
1973 On the Loose — 46 —
1975 Here I Am Again — — —
1976 Second Breath — — —
1977 The Bitch Is Bad! — 47 —
1978 Under the Influence — 58 —
1978 Shot of Love — — —
1979 Unwrapped — 46 —
1980 I'm So Hot — — —
1981 And Satisfaction Guaranteed — — —
1983 A Lady in the Street — 23 —
1984 Right Place, Right Time — 38 —
1985 Love Talkin' — 67 —
1986 Rain & Fire — 48 —
1987 It's Lying Time Again — — —
1988 Hittin' Where It Hurts — 61 —
1990 Still Trapped — 27 —
1992 Love Me Right — 73 —
1994 Still Bad — — —
1997 Smokin' in Bed — 69 10
1999 God's Got My Back — — —
2000 This Real Woman — — —
2001 There's No Separation — — —
2002 Still the Queen — — —
2004 Wanted — — —
2007 Pay Before You Pump — — 14
2010 24 Hour Woman — — —
2019 Mississippi Woman Steppin' Out Live! — — —
"—" denotes releases that did not chart.

Compilation albums

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  • 1973: Doin' It Right
  • 1985: My Toot Toot
  • 1989: Holdin' Hands with the Blues
  • 2001: I Get What I Want: Best of the ABC/MCA Years
  • 2003: My Toot Toot: The Definitive Anthology
  • 2013: Making A Good Thing Better - The Complete Westbound Singles 1970-76

Singles

[edit]
Year Title Chart positions
US
[30] 		US
R&B
[31] 		US
Dance
[32] 		UK
[33]
1967 "A Love Reputation" — — — —
1968 "Private Property" — — — —
"Count Down (And Fly Me to the Moon)" — — — —
1970 "Too Late to Check Your Trap" — — — —
"Heartbreaker of the Year" — — — —
1971 "Trapped by a Thing Called Love" 13 1 — —
1972 "Now Run and Tell That" 46 3 — —
"A Man Sized Job" 55 4 — —
1973 "What It Takes to Get a Good Woman" — 31 — —
"Your Man and Your Best Friend" — 92 — —
"Don't Nobody Live Here (By the Name of Fool)" — 67 — —
1974 "Get Up Off My Mind" — 96 — —
"Trying to Forget" — — — —
1975 "My Brand on You" — 55 — —
"Here I Am Again" — — — —
1976 "Married, But Not to Each Other" 102 16 — —
"Hellfire Loving" — — — —
1977 "Freedom to Express Yourself" — 100 17 —
"Love Me Right" 80 10 — —
1978 "One Life to Live" — 87 — —
"Workin' Overtime" — 70 — —
1979 "P.A.R.T.Y. (Where It Is)" — 90 — —
"Think About It" — — — —
1980 "I'm So Hot" — 82 33 —
"Try My Love" — — — —
1981 "I'm Trippin' on You" — — — —
"I'll Get You Some Help" — — — —
1983 "A Lady in the Street" — — — —
"Lay Me Down" — — — —
"Down Home Blues" — — — —
1984 "Right Place, Right Time" — — — —
"Treat Your Man Like a Baby" — — — —
1985 "My Toot Toot" — 79 — 6
"Santa Claus Got the Blues" — — — —
1986 "What's Going On in My House" — — — —
"Let the Four Winds Blow" — — — —
1987 "Hold What You've Got" — — — —
1989 "Don't Cry No More" — — — —
"Bring It On Home to Me" — — — —
"I Forgot to Remember" — — — —
1990 "Drop That Zero" — — — —
1992 "Don't Jump My Pony" — — — —
"When We're Making Love" — — — —
1995 "Right Side of the Wrong Bed" — — — —
2001 "There's No Separation" — — — —
"—" denotes releases that did not chart or were not released in that territory.

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