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Beth Hart is a singer who became famous with the hit “L. A. Song”.
Beth Hart dropped out of high school to focus on her songwriting. While playing the Los Angeles clubs, she enlisted veteran bassist Tal Herzberg and guitarist Jimmy Khoury.
In the early 90s, Beth received her first tastes of victory when she appeared on Ed McMahon’s Star Search, several times, displaying an astonishingly strong and raw performance that wowed the judges night after night. More often than not, Beth enjoyed an almost unheard of perfect score, drowning out her competition, and eventually went on to win the grand prize of 100,000 in the Female Vocalist category for the season.
Her raw, passionate vocal style sounds alternatively like Joan Armatrading and Janis Joplin, but certainly not like her contemporary folksingers. Recorded while she was heavily addicted to drugs, Immortal (Atlantic, 1996) displays her anger, her confusion, her imbalance. The band broke up after a tour and Hart’s career seemed to be finished.
Hart fell under the spell of blues singer Etta James for her second album, Screamin’ for My Supper (Atlantic, 1999), that also reflects her soul-searching after a number of tragedies and her recovery from drugs. The tender “L.A. Song” gave her a little notoriety, becoming a top 5 Adult Contemporary Chart hit, but “Get Your Shit Together” showcased more character. At the same time, Hart was singing the lead role in “Love, Janis,” an Off-Broadway musical based on Joplin’s letters home to her mother.
Beth Hart dropped out of high school to focus on her songwriting. While playing the Los Angeles clubs, she enlisted veteran bassist Tal Herzberg and guitarist Jimmy Khoury.
In the early 90s, Beth received her first tastes of victory when she appeared on Ed McMahon’s Star Search, several times, displaying an astonishingly strong and raw performance that wowed the judges night after night. More often than not, Beth enjoyed an almost unheard of perfect score, drowning out her competition, and eventually went on to win the grand prize of 100,000 in the Female Vocalist category for the season.
Her raw, passionate vocal style sounds alternatively like Joan Armatrading and Janis Joplin, but certainly not like her contemporary folksingers. Recorded while she was heavily addicted to drugs, Immortal (Atlantic, 1996) displays her anger, her confusion, her imbalance. The band broke up after a tour and Hart’s career seemed to be finished.
Hart fell under the spell of blues singer Etta James for her second album, Screamin’ for My Supper (Atlantic, 1999), that also reflects her soul-searching after a number of tragedies and her recovery from drugs. The tender “L.A. Song” gave her a little notoriety, becoming a top 5 Adult Contemporary Chart hit, but “Get Your Shit Together” showcased more character. At the same time, Hart was singing the lead role in “Love, Janis,” an Off-Broadway musical based on Joplin’s letters home to her mother.
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37 Days
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Screamin' for My Supper
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INCREDIBLE.
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NEW OFFICIAL WEBSITE ONLINE! Check it out now! www.bethhart.com
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JulianeJuly wrote:
I really love her \o/ her voice is so... wooow XD
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hdsander wrote:
Hey, all Beth Hart lovers, consider joining the Beth Hart group. :)
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janusz963 wrote:
Beth, you are great !!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!
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Lubricio wrote:
I will see her for the 5'th time in Langesund on Saturday :) Beth is As good as it gets!!
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anechristina wrote:
She's performing in my town this summer!
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itonai wrote:
new album pleaaaaaase :)
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Saveall wrote:
Simply no words to describe how great her latest, "37 Days" is.
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Autistic_Cucoo wrote:
I'm a tad disappointed. Heard "Bottle of Jesus" on some compilation and was expecting more like that, turns out most of her songs are not bad, but the kind of bluesy-souly-female-vocals-stuff you can find a dime a dozen. She's fucking brillant when going for full-blown high octane bluesrock, I want more of that instead of ordinary piano ballads.
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JustaMistake wrote:
She is a great singer-songwriter. I love her songs, voice & music.
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nixerzzz wrote:
cool!!
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Michelle____ wrote:
She's amazing. <3 And so is her band! :)
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JulianeJuly wrote:
<3...
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charlie1207 wrote:
Such an extraordinary voice.
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itonai wrote:
amazing, amazing singer.
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freiitag wrote:
She's so underrated, it's ridiculous.
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SjaGGie wrote:
What a great singer/songwriter! Her music touches my bones and gives me goosebumps all over my body!
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Visit the freshly refurbished group Beth Hart! ...and JOIN! :)
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Chassé Theater, Breda, Netherlands
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Merchandise
6 Nov 2009 | from bethhart.com/news.php
Vandaag start de Europese tour met het eerste concert in Hamburg. Er zijn diverse nieuwe producten beschikbaar bij de merchandise. Zo zijn er twee soorten nieuwe t-shirts gemaakt. Ook de cd en dvd "37 Days" is te koop. …
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