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Denise LaSalle

United States • 1934-07-16 – 2018-01-08

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Biography

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".

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Discography

Records they worked on — most-collected first.

Credited work

617 releases · 145 albums · active 1971–2025

  • Performance · 1,026
  • Production · 153
  • Other credits · 20

Studios: Ardent Studios · Atlantic Studios · A&R Studios · Kaye-Smith Studios

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