Lillia Lavell "Lavelle" White[2] (born July 3, 1929)[2] is an American Texas blues and soul blues singer and songwriter. After performing most of her adult lifetime, White released three albums, the first of which was issued in 1994, when she was aged 65.
White was born in Amite City, Louisiana.[2] Her parents were sharecroppers.[1][3] She started to write poetry at the age of 12, which led her to songwriting,[1] and singing gospel songs.[4] White relocated to Houston, Texas, at the age of 15, and started to perform in that city's blues clubs with the guitarist Clarence Hollimon.[1][5] Her break came when Johnny Copeland recommended her to Don Robey, the owner of the Duke and Peacockrecord labels.[1] She was then billed as Miss La-Vell. White recorded fourteen tracks, releasing a number of singles for Duke, between 1958 and 1964.[6] These included "If I Could Be with You", "Just Look at You Fool", "Stop These Teardrops", and "The Tide of Love". She wrote several of her songs and has been writing for most of her lifetime.[1] White co-wrote Bobby Bland's "Lead Me On", which was a hit in 1960, though her contribution was credited to Deadric Malone, a pseudonym used by Robey.[5] She appeared in local revues until the late 1960s.[4]
Her debut album was not released until 1994, however, when Miss Lavelle was issued on the Antone's label. It was her first recording for almost 30 years.[1] White appeared at the San Francisco Blues Festival in 1995. She has also performed at the Houston International Festival. Her second album, It Haven't Been Easy, was released in 1997.[1] Both albums feature guitar work from her former performing colleague, Clarence Hollimon.[6] The same year, White appeared with Delbert McClinton on the television programAustin City Limits.[8] Her third album, Into the Mystic, was released in 2003.[9]
She has been nominated several times for a Blues Music Award,[10] and in 2006 was inducted into the Texas Music Hall of Fame.[4] The same year her ensemble was voted the Best Blues Band in The Austin Chronicle Music Awards.[11] White appeared at the Ponderosa Stomp music festival.[7]
^"Various artists, Can't Live Without It: Credits". AllMusic.com. 1994-11-15. Retrieved 2015-10-06.
^The album contains three cuts from Lavelle White, the other selections are from: Gloria Edwards, Miss Candy and Glenda Hargis
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Lillia Lavell Lavelle White 2 born July 3 1929 2 is an American Texas blues and soul blues singer and songwriter After performing most of her adult lifetime White released three albums the first of which was issued in 1994 when she was aged 65 Lavelle WhiteWhite performing in 2014Background informationBirth nameLillia Lavell WhiteAlso known asMiss La VellLily FieldsBorn 1929 07 03 July 3 1929 age 94 Amite City Louisiana United StatesGenresTexas blues soul blues electric blues 1 Occupation s Singer songwriterInstrument s VocalsYears active1950s presentLabelsVarious including Duke Contents 1 Life and career 2 Discography 2 1 Albums 2 2 Compilation albums 3 See also 4 References 5 External linksLife and career editWhite was born in Amite City Louisiana 2 Her parents were sharecroppers 1 3 She started to write poetry at the age of 12 which led her to songwriting 1 and singing gospel songs 4 White relocated to Houston Texas at the age of 15 and started to perform in that city s blues clubs with the guitarist Clarence Hollimon 1 5 Her break came when Johnny Copeland recommended her to Don Robey the owner of the Duke and Peacock record labels 1 She was then billed as Miss La Vell White recorded fourteen tracks releasing a number of singles for Duke between 1958 and 1964 6 These included If I Could Be with You Just Look at You Fool Stop These Teardrops and The Tide of Love She wrote several of her songs and has been writing for most of her lifetime 1 White co wrote Bobby Bland s Lead Me On which was a hit in 1960 though her contribution was credited to Deadric Malone a pseudonym used by Robey 5 She appeared in local revues until the late 1960s 4 White toured across the United States when her recording contract expired 1 In the 1960s she shared stages with many musicians including Bland Sam Cooke Otis Redding Junior Parker Aretha Franklin and Jerry Butler 5 She moved to Chicago in 1978 where she performed in various clubs and worked with Junior Wells Lonnie Brooks and Buddy Guy She returned to Houston eight years later 7 White was later voted Houston s Blues Artist of the Year 3 She relocated again and became a regular performer in the Austin area including a residency at Antone s 5 Her debut album was not released until 1994 however when Miss Lavelle was issued on the Antone s label It was her first recording for almost 30 years 1 White appeared at the San Francisco Blues Festival in 1995 She has also performed at the Houston International Festival Her second album It Haven t Been Easy was released in 1997 1 Both albums feature guitar work from her former performing colleague Clarence Hollimon 6 The same year White appeared with Delbert McClinton on the television program Austin City Limits 8 Her third album Into the Mystic was released in 2003 9 She has been nominated several times for a Blues Music Award 10 and in 2006 was inducted into the Texas Music Hall of Fame 4 The same year her ensemble was voted the Best Blues Band in The Austin Chronicle Music Awards 11 White appeared at the Ponderosa Stomp music festival 7 Discography editAlbums edit Year Title Record label 1994 Miss Lavelle Antone s 1997 It Haven t Been Easy Texas Music Group 2003 Into the Mystic Antone s 9 Compilation albums edit Year Title Record label 1994 Can t Live Without It Antone s 12 13 2003 Texas Soul Sisters Dialtone 14 See also editList of Texas blues musicians List of soul blues musicians List of electric blues musicians List of Austin City Limits performersReferences edit a b c d e f g h i Skelly Richard Lavelle White Artist Biography AllMusic com Retrieved December 22 2011 a b c Eagle Bob LeBlanc Eric S 2013 Blues A Regional Experience Santa Barbara California Praeger p 327 ISBN 978 0313344237 a b Stiles Ray M Lavelle White Mnblues com Retrieved December 22 2011 a b c Moser Margaret Miss Lavelle White The Austin Chronicle Austinchronicle com Retrieved December 22 2011 a b c d Graham George Miss Lavelle White It Haven t Been Easy Georgegraham com Retrieved December 22 2011 a b Wood Charles Roger 2003 Down in Houston Bayou City Blues Austin University of Texas Press p 218 ISBN 0 292 79159 3 a b Lavelle White Ponderosastomp com Retrieved December 20 2011 Blues Night with Delbert McClinton and Miss Lavelle White IMDb com Retrieved December 22 2011 a b Lavelle White Album Discography AllMusic com Retrieved 2015 10 06 2014 Blues Music Awards Nominees and Winners Blues about com Retrieved 2014 05 16 Hudson Kathleen 2007 Women in Texas Music Stories and Songs Austin University of Texas Press p 146 ISBN 978 0 292 73467 8 Subtitled Antone s Bringing You the Best in Blues the album contains selections by Lavelle White Luther Tucker Candye Kane Doyle Bramhall Kim Wilson Sue Foley Snooky Pryor Doug Sahm and Lewis Cowdrey Various artists Can t Live Without It Credits AllMusic com 1994 11 15 Retrieved 2015 10 06 The album contains three cuts from Lavelle White the other selections are from Gloria Edwards Miss Candy and Glenda HargisExternal links editPhotographs at Riverswanted com Retrieved from https en wikipedia org w index php title Lavelle White amp oldid 1206890809, wikipedia, wiki, book, books, library,
