Loleatta Holloway

Loleatta Holloway
Holloway in 1976
Background information
Born	November 5, 1946 Chicago, Illinois, U.S.
Died	March 21, 2011(2011-03-21) (aged 64) Chicago, Illinois, U.S.
Genres	Disco R&B soul gospel
Occupation(s)	Singer-songwriter
Years active	1967–2003
Labels	Aware Gold Mind Salsoul DJ International The Right Stuff
Website	Official MySpace page

Loleatta Holloway (/lɒlˈiːtə/, lo-LEE-tə; November 5, 1946 – March 21, 2011) was an American singer known for disco songs such as "Hit and Run" and "Love Sensation". In December 2016, Billboard named her the 95th-most successful dance artist of all time.^[1] According to the Independent, Holloway is the most sampled female singer in popular music, used in house and dance tracks such as the 1989 Black Box single "Ride on Time".^{[citation needed]}