LITTLE ROCK — The superlative soul singer Bettye LaVette grew up in Detroit's north end, near Smokey Robinson, Aretha Franklin and the Four Tops. But as her friends became famous, LaVette's career ...
“When I was younger I wanted to sound like Etta James or Doris Day,” Bettye LaVette says. “Sounding like yourself is easy.” Bettye LaVette, shown above in 1970, was in her fourth decade of making ...
NPR's Ayesha Rascoe speaks to soul singer Bettye LaVette about her new album, "LaVette!" and her years of performing on the club circuit. Bettye LaVette's new album is brimming with soulful confidence ...
Bettye LaVette moves more sitting down than most people do running. LaVette began her hour-and-23-minute set at Caffe Lena last Saturday night with a song that had the intensity of a third encore. In ...
Last month Blondshell, aka Sabrina Teitelbaum, released the eagerly anticipated follow-up to her raw and exposed 2023 self-titled debut. The result, “If You Asked for a Picture,” is alive with a more ...
In a wide-ranging interview ahead of her May 16 performance at the Mahaiwe Performing Arts Center, soul legend Bettye LaVette opens up about her six-decade career in music, interpreting the lyrics of ...
The full artist lineup for the Music of Billy Joel benefit concert has been unveiled. Returning to the iconic stage of ...
Having released her first single when she all of 16, Detroit R&B singer Bettye LaVette has now been in the “industry” for more than half a century (55 years, to be exact). Her career has had as many ...
We absolutely love Detroit-raised R & B singer Bettye LaVette around here. In fact, Ms. LaVette generated her signature voltage on Jay Leno’s stage last night. The roughly four-minute performance, ...
Talent has never been the most important ingredient for success in the music business. Sure, the cream sometimes rises, but bad luck and poor timing have left many great singers on the fringes.
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