Denise LaSalle

Born
July 16, 1939
in LeFlore County, MS 
Active Decades
19001020304050607080902000 
 
by Richard Skelly
Unlike so many other blues vocalists who just re-interpret material given to them by songwriters, Denise Lasalle is a seriously talented songwriter. Although her soul blues style has strong urban contemporary overtones at times, it's best to think of Lasalle as a modern-day Bessie Smith, because that's really what she is. She writes funny songs full of sassy attitude and it's an attitude she carries with her on-stage. Off-stage, Lasalle accommodates all autograph seekers and gladly obliges journalists and radio disc jockeys.



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