Eloise Laws (born November 6, 1943) is an American singer and a member of the prominent Laws family of musicians from Houston, Texas.[1][2][3][4]
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| Background information | |
| Birth name | Lavern Eloise Laws |
| Born | November 6, 1943 Houston, Texas, U.S. |
| Genres | Jazz, R&B |
| Occupation(s) | Vocalist |
| Labels | Invictus, ABC, Capitol |
Biography edit
Lavern Eloise Laws was born in Houston, Texas, as the fourth of eight children of Miola Luverta Donahue and Hubert Laws, Sr.[5] Born into a family of musicians, her siblings include flutist Hubert, saxophonist Ronnie, and vocalist Debra.[6][7][8][9]
In the 1970s, she began recording for Holland-Dozier-Holland's Music Merchant and later Invictus labels. Her first album, Ain't It Good Feeling Good, was released on Invictus in 1977. Unfortunately, both labels folded. Laws released the LP Eloise (ABC) later the same year and Eloise Laws (Liberty) in 1980, both of which featured the songwriting and producing talents of Linda Creed.
Eloise has been credited as one of the backing singers on her brother Ronnie's 1980 LP Every Generation.
After All in Time, for Capitol, followed two years later, Laws was featured on albums from such artists as Harvey Mason, Lee Oskar, Aquarian Dream, Ahmad Jamal as well as several releases by her siblings. She did not record another solo album until the late 1990s. Meanwhile, she pursued a career on stage, starring in the Tony-nominated musical, It Ain't Nothin' But the Blues, which she also co-wrote.[10]
Discography edit
Studio albums edit
- 1977: Ain't It Good Feeling Good (Invictus Records)
- 1977: Eloise (ABC)
- 1980: Eloise Laws (Liberty)
- 1982: All in Time (Capitol)
- 2000: The Key (Scepterstein)
- 2003: Secrets (Scepterstein)
Compilations edit
- 1999: Love Factory: The Invictus Sessions (Castle)
References edit
- ^ Phillips, McCandlish (June 17, 1970). "Singer Takes Charm to Rikers Island". The New York Times. ISSN 0362-4331. Retrieved April 5, 2023.
- ^ Jet. Johnson Publishing Company. June 10, 1971.
- ^ Inc, Nielsen Business Media (July 15, 2000). Billboard. Nielsen Business Media, Inc.
{{cite book}}:|last=has generic name (help) - ^ Jet. Johnson Publishing Company. May 18, 1978.
- ^ "Texas Birth Index, 1903–1997 [database on-line]". United States: The Generations Network. Retrieved July 20, 2008.
- ^ Romero, Jhair; Munce, Megan (January 30, 2023). "Stevie Wonder makes surprise performance at funeral of Third Ward matriarch Miola Donahue Laws". Houston Chronicle. Retrieved April 10, 2023.
- ^ aframnews (January 28, 2023). "Stevie Wonder Pays Respect to Miola Laws". African American News and Issues. Retrieved April 10, 2023.
- ^ "Miola Donahue Laws 103rd Birthday Car Parade Celebration". stylemagazine.com. Retrieved April 10, 2023.
- ^ Dellinger, Hannah (August 27, 2022). "Legendary Houston 'Matriarch' receives congressional honor as part of 103rd birthday celebration". Houston Chronicle. Retrieved April 10, 2023.
- ^ "Eloise Laws Biography". Allmusic. Rovi Corporation. Retrieved February 10, 2013.