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: Blues Women Anthology 3 (CD1)
Genre: Blues
Title: Blues Women Anthology 3 (CD2)
Genre: Blues
Title: Blues Women Anthology 4 (CD2)
Genre: Blues
Title: Blues Women Anthology 7 (CD1)
Genre: Blues
Title: The Songs Of Bob Dylan - CD1 By BSBT RG
Genre: Rock
Title: Follow Me To The Popcorn, Vol. 2
Genre: Rock & Roll, Pop
Title: She's So Fine The Rise Of The Girl Groups (CD2)
Genre: Rock & Roll
Title: For Northern Soul Collectors: Vol. 1
Genre: Soul
Title: Soul Diva Sessions (CD1)
Genre: Soul
Title: V's Edits Vol. 10
Genre: Nu Disco
Title: Electric Blues 2005 Part 4 - 1970-2005 (CD1)
Genre: Blues
Title: Sun Record Company The Rhythm & The Blues
Genre: Hip Hop/R&B, Blues
Title: 100 Tubes Soul (CD4)
Title: Northern Soul All Nighter (CD2)
Genre: Hip Hop/R&B, Soul, Funk
Title: Soul Stirrings - The Road To Soul, 1960-1962 (CD2)
Genre: Hip Hop/R&B, Soul, Funk
Title: Funky Collector No. 6
Title: Detroit Soul Music Rarities
Genre: Hip Hop/R&B, Soul, Funk
Title: My Perfect List 60 Titres SOUL 1 (CD1)
Genre: Hip Hop/R&B, Soul, Funk
Title: Girl Crazy!
Title: Witchcraft In The Air ~ Detroit Soul 1957-1962 (CD2)
Genre: Hip Hop/R&B, Soul
Title: You Better Believe It! Vol. 2
Genre: Hip Hop/R&B, Soul
Title: Legends Of Soul
Genre: Hip Hop/R&B, Soul, Funk
Title: Pama Black Is Soul
Genre: Hip Hop/R&B, Soul
Title: Sweet Fairy Love
Genre: Chill Out, Electropop, Synth Pop, Indie
Title: Backbeats The Pain Goes Deep ~ More Deep Soul Gems
Genre: Soul
Title: Living The Nightlife
Genre: Soul
Title: On The Good Foot Essential Funk Classics (CD2)
Genre: Hip Hop/R&B, Soul, Disco, Funk
Title: A Soul Awakening From Sacred To Secular (CD4)
Genre: Hip Hop/R&B
Title: Notes From The Lounge
Title: Music From The American Epic: The Sessions 2017
Genre: Blues, World Music, Country, Folk
Title: Quiet Soul Nights 2018
Genre: Hip Hop/R&B, Soul
Title: Strange Angels: In Flight With Elmore James 2018
Genre: Blues
Title: Wishing On A Star: 70's Soul Classics
Genre: Hip Hop/R&B, Soul, Pop, Funk
Title: Walking The Dog: Soul And R&B
Genre: Hip Hop/R&B, Soul, Funk
Title: Groove Com Soul 2018
Genre: Hip Hop/R&B, Soul, Funk
Title: 70s Soul Record Box
Genre: Hip Hop/R&B, Soul, Disco, Funk
Title: Respect: 60s Soul
Genre: Hip Hop/R&B, Soul, Gospel, Glam Rock, Funk
Title: 70's Soul: Classic Singles
Genre: Hip Hop/R&B, Soul, Rock & Roll, Disco, Pop, Funk
Title: Epic Soul Ballads
Genre: Hip Hop/R&B, Soul, Jazz, New Wave, Disco, Synth Pop, Funk, Smooth Jazz
Title: Summer Of Soul 2018
Genre: Hip Hop/R&B, Jazz, Country, Funk, Smooth Jazz, Bossanova
Title: The Best Of Blues And Soul: From Urban Blues To Ghetto Soul
Genre: Hip Hop/R&B, Soul, Disco, Funk
Title: Atlantic Originals: 60's Soul
Genre: Hip Hop/R&B, Soul, Blues
Title: Women Of Funk 2018
Genre: Hip Hop/R&B, Soul, Funk
Title: 70's Deep Funk
Genre: Hip Hop/R&B, Soul, Funk
Title: Funk 45's
Genre: Hip Hop/R&B, Soul, Funk
Title: Funky Southern Soul
Genre: Hip Hop/R&B, Soul, Funk
Title: Golden Oldies: Pop Girls
Genre: Hip Hop/R&B, Soul, Jazz, Pop
Title: 100 Greatest Northern Soul (CD1)
Genre: Hip Hop/R&B, Soul, Funk
Title: Birth Of Soul - Special Detroit Edition 1961-64
Genre: Hip Hop/R&B, Soul, Funk
Title: US R&B Chart Hits Of The '60s (CD1)
Genre: Hip Hop/R&B, Soul, Blues, Funk
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