caption years_active alias birth_place article_title name background birth_date genre image origin birth_name
denise . lasalle performing at the 2009 monterey blues festival 1967 -- present denise craig , denise jones leflore county , mississippi , united states denise lasalle
 denise lasalle solo_singer 16 july 1939 blues , r & b , soul , disco denise-lasalle-2009-monterey . jpg belzoni , mississippi , united states ora denise allen
denise lasalle

ora denise allen -lrb- born july 16 , 1939 -rrb- , known by the stage name denise lasalle , is an american blues and r&b / soul singer , songwriter , and record producer who , since the death of koko taylor , has been recognized as the `` queen of the blues '' .
