Lavelle White

Lillia Lavell "Lavelle" White 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.

Life and career White was born in Amite City, Louisiana. She started to write poetry at the age of 12, which led her to songwriting, Her break came when Johnny Copeland recommended her to Don Robey, the owner of the Duke and Peacock record labels. White was later voted Houston's Blues Artist of the Year. The same year, White appeared with Delbert McClinton on the television program Austin City Limits. Her third album, Into the Mystic, was released in 2003. and in 2006 was inducted into the Texas Music Hall of Fame. The same year her ensemble was voted the Best Blues Band in The Austin Chronicle Music Awards. White appeared at the Ponderosa Stomp music festival.

Compilation albums Year Title Record label 1994 Can't Live Without It Antone's 2003 Texas Soul Sisters Dialtone