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

Passim is honored to welcome the incomparable Bettye LaVette to Arrow Street Arts for an intimate evening of songs and stories from her extraordinary 64 year career. Joined by Etienne Stadwijk on keyboards, LaVette strips each song to its emotional core, reshaping familiar material with the raw honesty and fearless artistry that have defined her since her first Atlantic Records single in 1962. A pioneer of the earliest era of soul music and still creating vital work today, LaVette brings her unmatched storytelling, wry humor, and unmistakable voice for a rare, up close performance.

This is a chance to experience a true American original, an artist who, as producer Steve Jordan says, makes every song her own.