Aaron Neville @aaronneville & Branford Marsalis @bmarsalis Added to NOJO 10 Anniversary at Carnegie Hall http://nola.tw/Hk
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Aaron Neville @aaronneville & Branford Marsalis @bmarsalis Added to NOJO 10 Anniversary at Carnegie Hall http://nola.tw/Hk
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by blueorleansradio · Published 06/03/2012 · Last modified 06/05/2012
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1929 - (Miss) Lavelle White was born on this day. A singer, guitarist, and songwriter and a native of Amite city, Louisiana. She is the daughter of sharecropper parent, and started in the music business at the age of 15, performing in Houston's blues clubs with the guitarist Clarence Hollimon. Her break came when she was intorduced to the owner of the Duke and Peacock record labels. She recorded 14 tracks for Duke between 1958 and 1964. These included "If I Could Be with You," "Just Look at You Fool," "Stop These Teardrops," and "The Tide of Love." During her career she's performed with a who's who of blues including Bobby Bland, Sam Cooke, Otis Redding, Junior Parker, Aretha Franklin and Jerry Butler. She appeared at various clubs in Chicago with Junior Wells, Lonnie Brooks and Buddy Guy. However, her debut album was not released until 1994, when Miss Lavelle was issued on the Antone's label. It was her first recording for almost 30 years. |