Topic: Bettye Lavette
Cruising on its own can be an escape from reality; add music to that experience and you may never want to head back to land. . . Cruises featuring...
Dipset Reunion at Hammerstein Ballroom No way Thanksgiving can be declared over and done with Cam'ron, Jim Jones and Juelz Santana sharing a stage for the evening.. Billy Hart Quartet at Iridium Help this master drummer celebrate his 60th birthday?it ...
The iconic Levon Helm Band, one of the purest remaining forces in American roots rock, joins Bettye LaVette, a soul singer who recently released the covers LP Interpretations:
John Lennon would have turned 70 last month and, if pressed, one might imagine just as many ways to interpret each one of his songs. It's doubtful...
Today I was feeling a bit down and defeated when I happened to tune in to an installment of Tavis Smiley's talk show. His guest today just happened to be the talented soul singer Bettye LaVette, and she lifted me right ...
I?m positive that if there were a soundtrack for the lofty heights of heaven, these fabulous ladies would be given star billing on it.As it is, they have managed to give us heaven on earth for the past several decades ...
This long weekend offers a little bit of everything-bachata, soul, dance from India, Afro-Peruvian, country, and more. The just-announced Sunday appearance by Haitian band Boukman Eksperyans is the weekend gig I'm most excited about. Anthony Santos, a Dominican master of the ...
A May-December relationship generally isn't too hard to spot, one partner being significantly older than the other. That sort of partnership has shown up a fair amount this decade, the notable example at the moment being Mavis Staples' Jeff Tweedy-produced album ...
*NPR lavishes much-deserved attention on Jeff Campbell, the man behind D.C.'s Hungry for Music, which supplies underprivileged kids with used instruments.. *In the Post, Jonathan Yardley goes to bat for John Waters, who (he notes) "will be pulling Social Security ...
At first blush, the notion of rebooted R&B great Bettye LaVette covering Pink Floyd and the Who seems a little confusing. Heading up the bill, erstwhile J. Geils Band frontman Peter Wolf is also shaking up his oeuvre. ) One of rock ...
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Kennedy Center Honors - Bettye LaVette - Love ...
Bettye LaVette's stunning take on The Who classic, "Love ...2009-01-08 -
Bettye Lavette - Let Me Down Easy
Although she was indeed signed to Motown, and therefore was ...2007-03-26 -
Bettye Lavette - Talking Old Soldiers
Talking Old Soldiers by Bettye Lavette (c) 2007 Anti, Inc.2008-08-19
