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Bettye LaVette
Soul / R&B / Rock

Change Gonna Come Sessions. Out June 16 on iTunes



Detroit, Michigan
United States

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Member Since7/23/2005
Band Websitewww.bettyelavette.com
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CDs autographed by Bettye can be purchased through her website.
All proceeds go directly to Bettye.

Alan Hill - Music Director, keyboards/vocals
Darryl Pierce - drums
Brett Lucas - guitar/vocals
Chuck Bartels - bass/vocals

InfluencesMy mother, Jim Lewis, Rudy Robinson, Bubbling Brown Sugar, my grandchildren
Sounds LikeBettye LaVette
Record LabelAnti Records
Type of LabelIndie


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   Upcoming Shows ( view all )
Jul 8 2009 8:00P
Common Ground Music Festival Lansing, Michigan
Jul 9 2009 8:00P
Burlington International Waterfront Festiva Burlington, Vermont
Jul 10 2009 8:00P
North Carolina Museum Of Art Raleigh, North Carolina
Jul 14 2009 8:00P
Montreux Jazz Festival Montreaux
Jul 18 2009 8:00P
Sioux Falls Jazz and Blues Festiva Sioux Falls, South Dakota
Jul 19 2009 8:00P
Grand Targhee Folk & Americana Festival Alta, Wyoming
Jul 24 2009 8:00P
Central Park Summerstage New York City, New York
Jul 25 2009 8:00P
Blues Under The Bridge Colorado Springs, Colorado
Aug 8 2009 8:00P
Sunflower River Blues and Gospel Festival Clarksdale, Mississippi
Aug 9 2009 8:00P
San Jose Jazz Festival San Jose, California
Aug 22 2009 8:00P
Roots Festival Madison, Wisconsin
Aug 30 2009 8:00P
Outside Lands Music & Arts Festival San Francisco, California
Aug 31 2009 8:00P
Jimmy Mack’s Portland, Oregon
Sep 1 2009 8:00P
Dimitriou’s Jazz Alley Seattle, Washington
Sep 2 2009 8:00P
Dimitriou’s Jazz Alley Seattle, Washington
Sep 4 2009 8:00P
Anthology San Diego, California
Sep 5 2009 8:00P
Long Beach Blues Festival Long Beach, California
Sep 12 2009 8:00P
Playing With Fire Omaha, Nebraska
Sep 25 2009 8:00P
The Sheldon Concert Hall St. Louis, Missouri
Sep 26 2009 8:00P
Singletary Center For the Arts Lexington, Kentucky
Oct 23 2009 8:00P
College Of Lake County Grayslake, Illinois
Oct 24 2009 8:00P
College of DuPage - McAninch Arts Center Glen Ellyn, Illinois
Nov 7 2009 8:00P
South Orange Performing Arts Center South Orange, New Jersey
Feb 2 2010 8:00P
Hopkins Center For Performing Arts Hopkins, Minnesota
Mar 12 2010 8:00P
The Community Theatre at Mayo Center Morristown, New Jersey
Mar 13 2010 8:00P
Zeiterion Theatre New Bedford, MA
Mar 18 2010 8:00P
TARRYTOWN MUSIC HALL Tarrytown, New York
Mar 19 2010 8:00P
Flynn Center For The Performing Arts Burlington, Vermont
Mar 20 2010 8:00P
Quick Center of the Arts Fairfield, Connecticut
Apr 24 2010 8:00P
Elgin Community College Elgin, Illinois

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Bettye LaVette's Bio

“There are dozens of really top-drawer female Soul singers in what is a highly competitive field, but few can match the flawless totality of conveyed experience that Bettye LaVette never fails to achieve. She is the consummate artist who can relate on every level. Take Bettye LaVette away from Soul music’s history and there is a gap which no other person I can think of could have filled”. - Dave Godin, the late, esteemed English soul music writer and historian.

"You've got a singer here who is willing to stretch and not content to live in the safety zone. Bettye Lavette's voice is the superb line that connects Lucinda Williams' "Joy" to Dolly Parton's "Little Sparrow" via numbers by Sinead O'Connor and Joan Armatrading. Those songs never sounded better and neither has one of R&B greatest under-acknowledged vocalists" - Elvis Costello

"Ache has never sounded so funky. Weary, wise, defiant and vulnerable, Bettye's a force of nature... She's outdone herself on this one." - Bonnie Raitt

“Bettye LaVette’s voice has the kind of earthy urgency that can’t be faked or taught.” – Nashville Scene

“LaVette is the most emotive, emotional singer in the R&B world.”- Minneapolis Star Tribune

“Though she’s gritty and loves to testify, she never overdoes it.” -The Village Voice











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Jul 10 2009 8:40 AM

Bettye,

Wings grow when I listen to your voice

Thanks for the add :)


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Little Willie John





Jul 4 2009 8:20 PM

Thanks for the add Ms LaVette!

KJ
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Jul 4 2009 7:54 PM

hello bettye...have a wonderful weekend...hug - wolfgang
The Jackson Blazer





Jul 4 2009 5:16 PM

Thanks for being a friend. Would like to see you at Common Ground in Lansing.
-*LACEYY





Jul 4 2009 4:28 PM

i SAW BETTYE LAST NiGHT AT SUMMER CELEBRATiON AND i WAS WONDERiNG iF YOU GUYS COULD PUT UP THE SONG LiTTLE SPARROW, i WANT iT ON MY PROFiLE REEEEAAALLLY BAD.


AMAZiNG VOCALS BTW<3
Val Xalino





Jul 4 2009 6:07 AM

HAVE A GREAT 4TH OF JULY WEEKEND
KISSES.
Drummer JL Claybourne





Jul 2 2009 11:25 PM

thanks for the add, i saw/heard you on paladia/MHD
Davilmar The Green Forest





Jun 30 2009 7:32 PM

Greetings my Beutiful friend!
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Jun 30 2009 2:26 PM

bettye .... love your sound ... and, yout style.

warrenO
Cheryl Renée





Jun 29 2009 6:40 AM

HOOORAAAY! Thank You SOOO Much Bettye for the ADD!
...iv'e been seein you much on the TV lately, and lovin every second...Diggin Me Some You!...1lOVE,c
SiLeNt





Jun 27 2009 9:15 PM

I caught you last night on Austin City Limits, you tore-down-the house! You have a true grace
Peace
The Elle Gallo Band





Jun 25 2009 2:23 PM

Great show last night! The girls and i really look forward to seeing you in Boston. Nice to meet and chat with you after the show. thank you for the picture!
Maggie Ross and Phoenix Blues





Jun 24 2009 9:32 PM

Thanks for the add.....how I love "Let Me Down Easy"....sung from the heart!!!! Much respect!
HALFORDRULES





Jun 23 2009 3:45 PM

Hi Bettye,

Wishing you and yours all the best!!!
Thanks for the addition......

****Rockin Forever
****Peace Always

{{ D.D. }}
Neil





Jun 19 2009 4:38 PM

Hello Bettye, thank so much for the friends add.......
contiinued success
warm regards from Boston
Neil Buckley
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Jun 19 2009 10:19 AM

Thank you for being fiends! Long time ago, i was with my parents in Detroit, 30 years.....ooooohhhh I become old :-)
Special greetings from Germany....Marion HELPTWOHAND
Claudia Pereira





Jun 18 2009 10:14 PM

Hope to see you one day on stage...and, dreams are allowed, hope to sing with you on the top of the Eiffel Tower, yeah ;-))))
12barsoul





Jun 18 2009 4:26 AM

You totally rocked at the Chicago Blues Festival last weekend. Thanks for a flawless performance.
The Sledge Grits Band -Musical Soul Food





Jun 16 2009 5:41 PM

The Sledge Grits Band
We haven't popped in in a while to say hi, Kariel and Mimi are working on one of your songs, Little Sparrow, to perform at this years Monterey Bay Blues Festival-that way you'll be there in spirit :0)
Keiko, bo-Pah and Mr. Grits
"DASH"





Jun 15 2009 4:39 AM

Thanks for the friendship great photo shot
Aunt Lynnard Tammy Lynn Paralee'





Jun 12 2009 6:40 PM

I had been waiting for years to experience one of your shows. Last year at Memphis in May, the group I was riding with got discouraged because of the rain and wanted to leave early. I was heart broken!
It only took me a year of positive thinging to pull you to a venue even closer to me! My home town!
Thanks for such a wonderful show at Chattanooga Riverbend '09! I never realized what a powerful performance you give.
Looking forward to many more of your shows! Lynn
ZERBINO





Jun 10 2009 11:03 AM

Hi Bettye
Thanks 4 the add
greetings from Bordeaux France
Peace
signore ZERBINO
Rafalobo





May 31 2009 8:47 AM

Thanks for adding me...we love you
Leesh





May 30 2009 3:15 PM

Can't wait to see you at Riverbend in Chattanooga next Friday Betty! You will love the area! Sure to be inspiring for some great live music! Love ya, Leesh
Lucie's Janis





May 21 2009 11:18 AM

Thank you for inspiring me so much....
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