Denise LaSalle had a career which spanned more than five decades during which
she became a recording star with a prolific output of material. With a legacy of
more than 35 albums and 50 singles, many of which became hits, she was one of
America's most popular and enduring soul and R&B artists.
Born into a family of sharecroppers with seven other siblings LaSalle had a
tough upbringing picking cotton and carrying out other difficult jobs to help
support her family. Like many soul singers of that era she developed her singing
voice in the local church choirs and gospel groups. A...