Bettye LaVette

Person · Open Library

Born

1946

Works

2

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Film & TV

Muskegon, Michigan, USA

Known for

• Tower of Song: A Memorial Tribute to Leonard Cohen — Self - Performer2018
• We Are One: The Obama Inaugural Celebration at the Lincoln Memorial — Self2009
• Live from the Artists Den — Self2009
• Blues Divas — Self2005
• The Tonight Show with Jay Leno1992
• Austin City Limits — Self1975
• Shindig! — Self - Singer1964

via TMDB

Music · MusicBrainz

Type

Person

Gender

Female

Origin

United States

Active from

1946-01-29

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Listeners · Last.fm

Listeners

136,933

Total plays

1,241,276

Bettye LaVette (born Betty Jo Haskins, January 29, 1946) is an American soul singer-songwriter who made her first record at sixteen, but achieved only intermittent fame until 2005, with her album I've Got My Own Hell to Raise. Her eclectic musical style combines elements of soul, blues, rock and roll, funk, gospel, and country music. With one of her first singles turning into a national hit, 1962's "Let Me Down Easy", Detroit-raised LaVette would seem a natural soul star, but she was never able

via Last.fm · Bettye LaVette

Music

Wikidata facts

Instance of

human

Gender

female

Citizenship

United States

Place of birth

Muskegon

Occupation

singer-songwriter

Languages spoken

English language

Field of work

music composing

Genre

blues

Record label

Atco Records

Official website

www.bettyelavette.com

Image

Bettye LaVette Cosmopolite (cropped) (212333).jpg

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