Ora Denise (Allen) LaSalle (1939 - 2018)

Born 16 Jul 1939 in The Island, Leflore, Mississippi, United States

Died 8 Jan 2018 at age 78 in Jackson, Madison, Tennessee, United States

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Biography

Denise (Allen) LaSalle is Notable.

Ora Denise Allen, 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".

Ora Denise Allen was born on July 16, 1939 in Leflore County, Mississippi to Nathaniel A. Allen Sr. and Nancy Cooper. She was the youngest of eight children in the family. She was raised in Belzoni, Mississippi and sang in church choirs for local gospel groups around Leflore County. At age 13, she moved to Chicago to live with her oldest brother, and signed a recording contract with Chess Records.

Denise is honored on a historical marker in Belzoni, Mississippi as part of the Mississippi Blues Trail. ^[1]

Sources

1. ↑ "Denise LaSalle," Mississippi Blues Trail, Web, accessed 12 Mar 2023. [https://msbluestrail.org/blues-trail-markers/denise-lasalle Denise LaSalle marker=.

See also:

• "United States Census, 1940", database with images, FamilySearch (ark:/61903/1:1:VBSZ-7SK : Fri Mar 10 04:59:30 UTC 2023), Entry for Ora D Allen and Nathan Allen, Jr, 1940.
• Wikidata: Item Q5257702, en:Wikipedia