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Bettye LaVette
Friday, Apr 30, 2010 8:00p
Somerville Theatre
Somerville,
MA
One of the greatest soul singers in America today, Bettye LaVette doesn’t just sing, she smolders, she testifies. With a nearly five-decade career that has truly come full circle, LaVette has finally gotten the recognition she deserves with a W. C. Handy Award, a Grammy nomination and high-profile appearances, including the Kennedy Center Honors show and President Obama’s inaugural celebration. -worldmusic.org
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Bettye LaVette
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....
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....
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