Bettye LaVette
Bettye LaVette
Bettye LaVette is an American soul singer who made her first record at sixteen, but achieved only intermittent fame until 2005, when her album I've Got My Own Hell to Raise was released to widespread critical acclaim, and was named on many critics' "Best of 2005" lists. Her next album, The Scene of the Crime, debuted at number one on Billboard's Top Blues Albums chart and was nominated for Best Contemporary Blues Album at the 2008 Grammy Awards. She received the Legacy of Americana Lifetime Achievement Award at the 2023 Americana Music Honors & Awards.
About This Event
An intimate evening with Bettye LaVette, accompanied by Etienne Stadwijk on keyboards, offers a rare and deeply personal look at one of America's most revered vocalists. Hailed by The New York Times as "one of the great soul interpreters of her generation," LaVette is a true song stylist, able to inhabit any material and make it unmistakably her own. " These stripped-down performances weave songs and stories from a remarkable 64-year career.
From her 1962 Atlantic Records debut through her celebrated renaissance in the 2000s, LaVette has earned seven Grammy nominations, multiple Blues Music Awards, and induction into both the Blues and R&B Halls of Fame. " Now at 80, LaVette remains a vital, captivating force onstage-proof that soul, when lived honestly, only deepens with time.
