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Bettye LaVette: European tour dates

4423 days ago

Here Comes The Flood — photo: Martina Chavez R&B singer Bettye LaVette is celebrating her 50th anniversary in the music world with an European tour promoting her latest album Thankful N’ Thoughtful and her autobiography A Woman Like Me, co-written with David Ritz. Live... more info

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Bettye LaVette on tour, playing Joe's Pub & City Winery (in NYC & Chicago) -- updated dates

4430 days ago

Brooklyn Vegan — Bettye LaVette at Highline Ballroom, May 2010 (more by Jacob Blickenstaff) Bettye LaVette, who is celebrating her 50th anniversary as a musician, is in the Midwest now and about to play two shows at the new City Winery Chicago, but... more info

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Bettye LaVette has nothing to lose

4437 days ago

Jam! Showbiz Music, Canada — Bettye LaVette says she had nothing to lose with her raunchy, no-holds-barred new autobiography, A Woman Like Me, written with David Ritz. more info

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Bettye LaVette in music and words

4452 days ago

Topix — Soul singer Bettye LaVette is celebrating her 50th year in the music business with the release of a new CD, "Thankful N' Thoughtful," and her autobiography, "A Woman Like Me." Photo: Marina Chavez 2012 / SF "I'm an open book. more info

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Singer Bettye LaVette bares all in memoir

4456 days ago

CNN Showbiz — If you don't know singer Bettye LaVette, her alarmingly frank new memoir will catch you up on a life filled with more drama than a daytime soap. more info

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Rickie Lee Jones and Bettye LaVette interpret the blues

4461 days ago

L.A. Times - Pop & Hiss — In a concert last month at Hollywood's Hotel Cafe, the buzzy English singer Paloma Faith crouched down near the floor to sing "Let Me Down Easy." It's a tough-love song associated with a number of hardy soul-music veterans, including Bettye LaVette a... more info

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Bettye LaVette - Thankful n' Thoughtful (album stream)

4477 days ago

Totally Fuzzy — Bettye LaVette has been busy. The R&B songstress is entering her 50th year in the music industry, and will release her new album, Thankful n’ Thoughtful, on Sept. 25 followed by her autobiography, A Woman Like Me, on Sept. 27. Listen to the strea... more info

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Playlist: Michael Kiwanuka, 10 intriguing tracks

4507 days ago

USA Today Music — Check out Kiwanuka's 'Always Waiting' debut, Bettye LaVette's 'I'm Not the One,' Amy Cook's 'Summer Skin,' Art Garfunkel's 'For Emily.' more info

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Bettye LaVette celebrating 50th anniversary w/ new book, album and tour (dates & videos)

4510 days ago

Brooklyn Vegan — Bettye LaVette at Highline Ballroom in 2010 (more by Jacob Blickenstaff) Bettye LaVette is celebrating the 50th anniversary of her music career this year with a new album, Thankful N' Thoughtful, due out Septemnber 25 via Anti-, and an autobiography.... more info

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Skratch Bastid & the Gaff - Soul Sisters Stand Up! (album stream)

4540 days ago

Totally Fuzzy — Beyond being acclaimed Canadian DJs, Skratch Bastid and the Gaff share a love for '60s- and '70s-era soul music. Over the past couple of years, the pair have been prepping a mixtape showcasing some of their favourite female singers, and toda... more info

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