Bettye LaVette
Author
Pub. Date
[2012]
Language
English
Description
The singer's autobiography charts one missed chance and blown opportunity after another on the way to belated renown 40 years into her career. Born Betty Haskins in Michigan, she was a high school dropout, married and a mother by the age of 15, and ran wild through the Motor City clubs. Rechristened Bettye LaVette, she dove into the music scene, notching a top-10 national R&B hit on Atlantic in 1962. While she reached the top 40 several more times...
Author
Pub. Date
[2010]
Language
English
Description
Bettye LaVette brings the British Invasion home to its American R&B roots with stirring interpretations of classic songs from The Animals, The Beatles, and more. Also included is her performance of The Who's Love Reign O'er Me from the Kennedy Center Honors.
5) Worthy
Author
Pub. Date
[2015]
Language
English
Description
Legendary vocalist Bettye LaVette joins forces with producer Joe Henry once again for a stunning new album. Along with the title track, there are songs written by Mick Jagger, Keith Richards, Beth Nielson Chapman, and Mary Gauthier.
6) LaVette!
Author
Pub. Date
[2023]
Language
English
Description
Legendary vocalist Bettye LaVette hits all the marks on her new album while also having the freedom to explore new musical territory.
Pub. Date
[2017]
Language
English
Description
The big bang: At the height of the Roaring Twenties, music scouts armed with cutting-edge recording technology set out across America to capture the unsung voices of everyday folk. Blood and soil: America's poor--cotton field slaves, mine workers, sharecroppers--find freedom through music, creating gospel, protest songs, and Delta blues. Out of the many, the one: Exotic cultures spanning America are captured on record for the first time, inventing...
15) Ringo Starr : The Lifetime Of Peace & Love Tribute Concert - Benefiting The David Lynch Foundation
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Language
English
Author
Language
English
Formats
Description
As the original guitarist of the Stax Records house band, Booker T. & the M.G.'s, Steve Cropper has had a storied career. Here he pays homage to the R&B and doo-wop act the 5 Royals with new renditions of the group's most enduring songs. Joining him are such guest artists as BB King, Sharon Jones, Steve Winwood, Lucinda Williams, and Queen guitarist Brian May.
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