- When she was 13, she moved to Chicago to live with her older brother and sang with a gospel group, the Sacred Five. She began writing poetry and songs. She took the name LaSalle from a French character in a comic strip.
- Her biggest hit recording was "Trapped by a Thing Called Love" which topped the Billboard R&B chart in 1971. She wrote and performed songs that dealt humorously with sex. She also recorded country and gospel songs.
- Has three children Ray Knight, Dawn Beard, and Bridgette Wolfe.
- Denise and her first husband were only together a short time, but didn't formally end their marriage until right before she married Bill.
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