Ora Denise Allen (16 juillet 1934 - 8 janvier 2018), connue sous le pseudonyme de Denise LaSalle est une chanteuse, auteur-compositeur et productrice de disques afro-américaine de blues et de soul[1].

Denise LaSalle

Denise LaSalle en 2009 au Monterey Blues Festival

Informations générales

Nom de naissance	Ora Denise Allen
Naissance	16 juillet 1934 Comté de Leflore (Mississippi)
Décès	8 janvier 2018 (à 83 ans) Jackson (Mississippi)
Activité principale	Vocaliste, Chant
Genre musical	Jazz
Années actives	1967–2018
Site officiel	www.myspace.com/msdeniselasalle

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Biographie

Denise LaSalle est née Ora Denise Allen le 16 juillet 1934[2], près de Sidon, dans le comté de Leflore, dans le delta du Mississippi. Elle a déménagé avec sa famille dans la ville de Belzoni[3] à l'âge de 7 ans[4]. À l'âge de treize ans elle part à Chicago vivre chez son grand frère et chanter avec un groupe de gospel, les Sacred Five[5].

Denise décède le 8 janvier 2018 au Vanderbilt Hospital de Nashville[6].

Denise La Salle repose au Parkway Memorial Gardens, de Jackson dans le Tennessee[7].

Discographie

Albums

• 1967 Love Reputation
• 1971 Craving for You
• 1972 Trapped By A Thing Called Love
• 1972 Doin' it Right
• 1973 On The Loose
• 1975 Here I Am Again
• 1976 Second Breath
• 1977 The Bitch Is Bad!
• 1978 Under The Influence
• 1978 Shot Of Love
• 1979 Unwrapped
• 1980 I'm So Hot
• 1981 Guaranteed
• 1983 A Lady In The Street
• 1984 Right Place Right Time
• 1985 Love Talkin'
• 1985 My Toot Toot
• 1986 Rain And Fire
• 1987 It's Lying Time Again
• 1989 Hittin´ Where It Hurts
• 1989 Holdin’ Hands With The Blues
• 1990 Still Trapped
• 1992 Love Me Right
• 1994 I'm Here Again ... Plus
• 1995 Still Bad
• 1997 Smokin’ In Bed
• 1999 God’s Got My Back
• 2000 This Real Woman
• 2001 I Get What I Want – The Best Of
• 2001 There’s No Separation
• 2002 Still The Queen
• 2003 My Toot Toot: Definitive Anthology
• 2004 Wanted
• 2007 Pay Before You Pump
• 2010 24 Hour Woman

Singles

• 1967 "Love Reputation" / "One Little Thing"
• 1970 "Trying To Forget" / "We’ve Got Love"
• 1971 "Trapped By A Thing Called Love" / "Keep It Coming"
• 1972 "Now Run And Tell That" / "The Deeper I Go, The Better It Gets"
• 1972 "Man Sized Job" / "I’m Over You"*
• 1972 "Heartbreaker Of The Year" / "Hung Up Strung Out"
• 1972 "Too Late To Check Your Trap" / "Heartbreaker Of The Year"
• 1972 "Right Track" / "Too Late To Check Your Trap"
• 1973 "What It Takes To Get A Good Woman" / "Make a Good Thing Better"
• 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"
• 1974 "Get Up Off My Mind" / "Best Thing I Ever Had"
• 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"
• 1977 "Love Me Right" / "Fool Me Good"
• 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"
• 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"
• 1984 "Right Place Right Time" / "Come To Bed"
• 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"
• 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"
• 1992 "When We’re Making Love" / "Don't Pick It Up"
• 1992 "Don't Jump My Pony" / "Juke Box Strip"
• 1992 "Fool Me Good" / "Love Me Right"
• 1995 "Right Side Of The Wrong Bed"
• 1995 "Do Ya Think I'm Sexy"
• 2001 "There's No Separation"
• 2002 "24 Hours"

Notes et références

• Portail du jazz
• Portail du blues
• Portail des Afro-Américains

На других языках

[en] Denise LaSalle

[ru] Ласаль, Дениз