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With one of her first singles turning into a national hit, 1962’s “Let Me Down Easy”, Detroit-raised LaVette would seem a natural soul star, but she was never able to cut an album deal. In 1972 her album A Child of the Seventies was shelved by Atlantic Records, then thought lost forever in a fire. She eked out a living on the European festival circuit, occasionally surfacing such as with the disco single “Doin’ the Best that I Can”, but remained obscure until French soul collector Gilles Petard tracked down the lost masters and persuaded Atlantic to let him release them on his vanity label as Souvenirs. A live album and 2005’s cover album I’ve Got My Own Hell To Raise followed.
With the release of The Scene of the Crime, Bettye Lavette inches closer to the mainstream, or at least a much bigger cult following. Backed by The Drive-By Truckers and released on -Anti, The Scene of the Crime is recorded at the legendary FAME studios in Muscles Shoals, Alabama. The same place as her lost album. The connection doesn’t end there - Patterson Hood of the Drive-by Truckers is the son of David Hood, who played on the 1972 album.
In 2009, she appeared at President Barack Obama’s Inaugural Celebration, singing “A Change Is Gonna Come” with Jon Bon Jovi. It was televised globally.
With the release of The Scene of the Crime, Bettye Lavette inches closer to the mainstream, or at least a much bigger cult following. Backed by The Drive-By Truckers and released on -Anti, The Scene of the Crime is recorded at the legendary FAME studios in Muscles Shoals, Alabama. The same place as her lost album. The connection doesn’t end there - Patterson Hood of the Drive-by Truckers is the son of David Hood, who played on the 1972 album.
In 2009, she appeared at President Barack Obama’s Inaugural Celebration, singing “A Change Is Gonna Come” with Jon Bon Jovi. It was televised globally.
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I've Got My Own Hell To Raise
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The Scene of the Crime
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Let Me Down Easy In Concert
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A Woman Like Me
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chilled-out-777 wrote:
A Truly great Soul Singer, "Cry Me A River" should be high in this list but sadly is not.
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Autistic_Cucoo wrote:
She knows how to lay down some fierce smoking heavy funky rhythmn n blues soul... stuff. Awesome.
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guvadela wrote:
great voice
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FijneWIET wrote:
Hm, Mabel King..
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FijneWIET wrote:
A stupid question, but did she play the role of a bad witch in The Wiz, singing 'bring me no bad news'? (the 'black' musical video featuring Michael Jackson and Diana Ross)
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lush46 wrote:
let it down easy... Go Girl
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chyprechypre wrote:
Love it!
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Chyekk wrote:
I just found out she will be singing "A Change is Gonna Come" at the inauguration! Way to go! http://www.sfbg.com/blogs/music/2009/01/bettye_lavette_to_perform_at_i.html
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Jack_Cousteau wrote:
gritty soul. snap!
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imprecisely wrote:
oh my god she is so fucking fierce.
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WilliamNl wrote:
DON’T Miss This!: FULL Latest Concert Bettye LaVette is NOW ON LINE! Bettye LaVette-Live In Concert! (09-04-2008 Amsterdam at “Paradiso”) With TWO Great Intro Tracks of her Band! Really Superbe Nice Slide Too!:-) And then!..Bettye LaVette !!! with 15 Tracks! GO TO: Watch FREE FULL Concerts in High Quality! UPDate:12-05-2008
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MarcusAKAFatima wrote:
Talking Old Soldiers is beyond amazing.
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njmama wrote:
How could I never have heard her? This is incredible!
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WilliamNl wrote:
[b]HOT! WATCH ALSO!:[/b] Bettey Lavette in Concert!(FULL Concert!)
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WilliamNl wrote:
WATCH 2 Vids from THE GREAT Lady of Soul! Bettey Lavette NW CD:”The Scene Of The Crime” GO TO: http://www.last.fm/user/WilliamNl/journal/2007/11/5/567199/
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Televiper wrote:
The new album is smokin
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kintopp wrote:
I found that album through emusic, amazing.
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Lieneuh wrote:
I've Got My Own Hell To Raise is one of my favourite cd's of 2006 :)
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The_Anti_Scene wrote:
One of the best soul singers ever. Criminally underrated.
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