Bettye LaVette
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Biography
[Edit]A perennial cult favorite in Northern soul circles, singer Bettye LaVette was born in Muskegon, MI, on January 29, 1946. Raised primarily across the state in Detroit, at 16 she cut her first sides for the local Lupine label, with a test pressing of the disc making its way to Atlantic Records. After signing with Atlantic, she scored an R&B Top Ten hit out of the box with her debut single, "My Man — He's a Loving Man," only to fail to reach the same commercial heights again. After one more Atlantic release, 1963's "You'll Never Change," LaVette moved back to Lupine for her third record, "Witchcraft in the Air." After a stint as a featured vocalist with the Don Gardner & Dee Dee Ford Revue, she recorded the long-unreleased "One Thin Dime" for Scepter before resurfacing on Calla with the 1965 lost classic "Let Me Down Easy," her only other record to crack the R&B Top 20. Two more Calla efforts — the fine "Only Your Love Can Save Me" and "I'm Just a Fool for You" — preceded a shift to Big Wheel, where after just one single, "I'm Holding On," LaVette again moved along, this time to the Karen imprint for "Hey Love."
Following stays at Silver Fox ("He Made a Woman Out of Me," "Do Your Duty"), SSS International ("Take Another Piece of My Heart"), and her own TCA imprint ("Never My Love"), LaVette returned to Atlantic, signing to their Atco division for 1972's Neil Young cover "Heart of Gold." An LP, Child of the Seventies, was also recorded at Muscle Shoals Studios, but Atco opted against its release after the failure of the single "Your Turn to Cry" (the album was reissued, complete with bonus tracks, in limited copies by Rhino in 2006). After joining the touring company of the Broadway musical Bubbling Brown Sugar, LaVette briefly signed to West End for a disco effort, 1978's "Doin' the Best I Can."
She did not record again until 1982, landing at Motown and rechristening herself "Bettye." However, despite a heavy promotional push, neither the LP Tell Me a Lie nor the single "Right in the Middle (Of Falling in Love)" proved her long-awaited chart breakthrough, and outside of a handful of recordings for Motor City during the '90s, she focused primarily on live appearances in the years to follow. The 2000s found her in the recording studio more frequently with new albums A Woman Like Me being released by the Blues Express label in 2003 followed by I've Got My Own Hell to Raise in 2005 on the Anti label. In 2006, Take Another Little Piece of My Heart, a collection of Silver Fox singles as well as other material, all of which had been recorded in Memphis between 1969 and 1970, came out on Varèse Sarabande. The Scene of the Crime appeared on Anti in 2007. LaVette next tackled classic songs by the Beatles, the Rolling Stones, Pink Floyd, and the Who, among others, on 2010's Interpretations: The British Rock Songbook, which she co-produced with Rob Mathes and Michael Stevens. LaVette celebrated her 50th year as a performer in 2012 by releasing Thankful 'n' Thoughtful, covering songs by the Black Keys, Sly Stone, Tom Waits, Neil Young, and Bob Dylan, among others, and also issued her autobiography, A Woman Like Me. LaVette reunited with producer Joe Henry, who was behind the controls for The Scene of the Crime, for 2015's Worthy, her first album for the British Cherry Red label.
Title: Thankful n' Thoughtful (Deluxe Edition)
Artist: Bettye LaVette
Genre: Hip Hop/R&B, Soul, Rock
Title: Interpretations: The British Rock Songbook
Artist: Bettye LaVette
Genre: Hip Hop/R&B, Soul, Jazz, Rock
Title: I Hold No Grudge (Single)
Artist: Bettye LaVette
Genre: Hip Hop/R&B, Soul, Rock, Punk Rock, Country, Pop, Alternative, Indie, Classical
Title: Bluesoul Belles. The Complete Calla Port & Roulette Recordings
Artist: Bettye LaVette, Carol Fran
Genre: Hip Hop/R&B, Soul
Title: Original Grooves
Artist: Nina Simone, Billie Holiday, Bettye LaVette
Genre: Soul Jazz, Vocal Jazz
Collections
Title: Soul Sounds
Genre: Hip Hop/R&B, Soul, Blues
Title: The West End Story Vol. 2
Genre: Dancefloor, Dance Pop
Title: Hitsville USA, the Motown Collection 1972-1992
Genre: Hip Hop/R&B, Soul
Title: Divas of the Disco
Genre: Electronica, Dancefloor, Dance Pop
Title: Song of America
Genre: Folk Rock, World Music, Songwriter/Lyricist
Title: Lost Soul
Genre: Hip Hop/R&B, Soul
Title: Vanthology - A Tribute to Van Morrison
Genre: Hip Hop/R&B, Soul, Blues, Rock, Blues Rock, Rock & Roll, Pop, Songwriter/Lyricist
Title: Anti - 2010 Spring Compilation
Genre: Alternative
Title: I Like the Sixties 1
Genre: Rock, Rock & Roll
Title: Soul of Detroit Volume 4
Genre: Hip Hop/R&B, Soul, Blues
Title: Soulful Detroit Ballads
Genre: Hip Hop/R&B, Soul, Blues
Title: The Best of Detroit
Genre: Hip Hop/R&B, Soul, Dancefloor, Dance Pop
Title: Shake Me, Wake Me - a Tribute to Holland Dozier Holland
Genre: Hip Hop/R&B, Rap, Pop
Title: The Ashford & Simpson Songbook
Genre: Pop
Title: Ladies of Soul 1
Genre: Blues
Title: Soul Selection
Genre: Hip Hop/R&B, Soul
Title: Northern Soul Selection
Genre: Hip Hop/R&B, Soul
Title: Have You Heard
Genre: Rock, Alternative
Title: Straight Ahead Soul
Genre: Hip Hop/R&B, Soul
Title: Soul Shakin' Disco
Genre: Hip Hop/R&B, Soul
Title: Motorcity Magic
Genre: Hip Hop/R&B, Soul
Title: Soul of the 60's
Genre: Hip Hop/R&B, Soul
Title: Rare '60s Female Soul, Vol. 1
Genre: Hip Hop/R&B, Soul
Title: Jukebox & Doo Wop Girls, Vol. 13
Genre: Alternative
Title: Greatest Big Hits of 1962, Vol. 33
Genre: Pop
Title: Soul Queens - Sun Records
Genre: Hip Hop/R&B, Soul
Title: Soul Classics (Re-recorded Version)
Genre: Blues
Title: 2012 Will Be Our Year: 30 Perfect Wedding Songs
Genre: Pop
Title: Song of America
Title: Anti 2010 Fall Sampler
Genre: Alternative
Title: Get In the Groove
Genre: Hip Hop/R&B, Soul
Title: All American Vintage Rhythm and Blues
Genre: Blues
Title: The Soul of Memphis
Genre: Blues
Title: You Can't Hurry Love
Genre: Hip Hop/R&B, Soul, Blues
Title: Sun Records - Soul Ballads
Genre: Alternative
Title: Silver Fox Soul
Genre: Alternative
Title: Brothers & Sisters of Soul Volume 1
Genre: Hip Hop/R&B, Soul, Blues
Title: Dancefloor NRG
Genre: Pop
Title: Motorcity Soul Sisters and Brothers
Genre: Hip Hop/R&B, Soul
Title: Brothers & Sisters of Soul Volume 3
Genre: Hip Hop/R&B, Soul, Blues
Title: Detroit Soul, the Motown Years Volume 8
Genre: Hip Hop/R&B, Soul, Blues
Title: Ultimate Detroit
Genre: Hip Hop/R&B, Soul, Blues
Title: The Detroit Legacy Volume 2
Genre: Hip Hop/R&B, Soul, Blues
Title: Silver Fox Funk
Genre: Alternative
Title: Soul Memories
Genre: Hip Hop/R&B, Soul
Title: R&B Soul Greats 2
Genre: Hip Hop/R&B, Soul
Title: Detroit Dance Masters
Genre: Hip Hop/R&B, Soul, Pop
Title: Detroit Love, Vol. 1
Genre: Hip Hop/R&B, Soul, Blues
Title: City Soul
Genre: Hip Hop/R&B, Soul
Title: A Tribute to Holland Dozier Holland: Shake Me, Wake Me
Genre: Hip Hop/R&B, Soul, Pop
Title: Sun, Sea and Soul
Genre: Hip Hop/R&B, Soul, Blues
Title: Detroit Soul, the Motown Years Volume 3
Genre: Hip Hop/R&B, Soul, Blues
Title: Brothers & Sisters of Soul Volume 5
Genre: Hip Hop/R&B, Soul, Blues
Title: Soul Providers 1
Genre: Hip Hop/R&B, Soul, Blues
Title: Sun Records - The Rhythm and The Blues
Genre: Blues
Title: Classic Female Blues Vocalist
Genre: Blues
Title: Southern Soul Shake!
Genre: Hip Hop/R&B, Soul
Title: Motown Soul, Vol. 1 (Re-Recorded Versions)
Genre: Hip Hop/R&B, Soul
Title: Soul Reunion
Genre: Hip Hop/R&B, Soul, Blues
Title: All American Soul Treasures
Genre: Alternative
Title: Motorcity Chartbusters Part 1
Genre: Hip Hop/R&B, Soul
Title: Treasures of Detroit
Genre: Dancefloor, Dance Pop
Title: Compact Disc Club - Best Smooth Jazz Ever Vol. 2 CD 3
Genre: Jazz
Featuring albums
Title: Hitsville USA, The Motown Collection 1972-1992
Artist: Various Artists
Genre: Hip Hop/R&B, Soul
Title: Gay Pride! Loud & Proud for Valentines Day
Artist: Various Artists
Genre: Hip Hop/R&B, Soul, Disco
Title: Keep On Dancin': A Tribute to the Godfather of Disco Mel Cheren, Pt. 2
Artist: Various Artists
Genre: Dancefloor, Dance Pop
Title: Music from The American Epic Sessions (Deluxe)
Artist: Various Artists
Genre: Theatre/Soundtrack
Title: The West End Story, Vol. 2 (2012 Remaster)
Artist: Various Artists
Genre: Dancefloor, Dance Pop
Title: Soul Essencial e Inesquecível / Soul Essencial e Inesquecivel
Artist: Various Artists
Genre: Hip Hop/R&B, Soul
Title: The Ultimate Collection 5CD (CD5)
Artist: Disco Inferno
Genre: Downtempo, Freestyle Music, Garage, Post Disco, Soul, Dub, Disco, Synth Pop, Funk