Soul, blues, and jazz vocalist and composer Eloise Laws has displayed her
proficiency both on her recorded output and on the Broadway stage. Born into the
musical Laws family in Houston, Texas, on November 6, 1943, Laws emerged as a
solo artist in the late ‘60s, when she began to release singles for CBS Records.
Her early work gained the attention of the legendary songwriting team
Holland-Dozier-Holland, and was signed to their post-Motown label, Music
Merchant.
Her debut LP, Ain’t It Feeling Good, arrived in 1977, but the label immediately
folded, and she quickly turned to ...