Lavelle White | |
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![]() White performing in 2014 | |
Background information | |
Birth name | Lillia Lavell White |
Also known as | Miss La-Vell Miss Lavelle White Lily Fields |
Born | Amite City, Louisiana, United States | July 3, 1929
Origin | Houston, Texas, United States |
Genres | Texas blues, soul blues, electric blues[1] |
Occupation(s) | Singer, songwriter |
Instruments | Vocals |
Years active | 1950s–present |
Labels | Various including Duke |
Lavelle White (born July 3, 1929)[2] is an American blues and soul singer-songwriter. After performing most during her adulthood, White released three albums, the first of which was issued in 1994 when she was aged 65.
She has been nominated several times for a Blues Music Award,[3] 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.[5]