BETTYE LAVETTE; LaVette! (Jay-Vee)
Bettye Lavette (born Betty Jo Haskins) won’t mind us calling her a real soul veteran. Again she won’t mind us revealing that she’s now 77 and, thankfully, still making proper soul music as witnessed...
BETTYE’S BACK
Earlier this year we were treated to two wonderful albums from two aspiring female vocalists and both shared the same theme. Robin McKelle and Kandace Springs independently and at about the same time issued...
BETTYE LAVETTE: ‘Tell Me A Lie’ (Label: Reel Music)
It seemed a dream deal when Bettye LaVette signed to Motown in 1982. Times had been hard for the raspy-voiced singer from Muskegon, Michigan, who’d been unable to replicate the commercial success of her...
