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Bettye LaVette
- Country / region
- United States
- Recording years
- 1965–2007
- Recordings in scope
- 10
- Albums in scope
- 9
CURRENT BROWSING SCOPE
Bettye LaVette in Soul · United States
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ARTIST STORY
Meet Bettye LaVette
Bettye LaVette is a solo artist associated with United States whose catalog here spans 1965–2007. The artist is connected with Soul, so genre, period and individual recordings offer useful ways into the work.
Listen for how Soul shape rhythm, voice and arrangement. A starting path includes “What I Don't Know (Won't Hurt Me)”, “I Can't Stop”, “Easier to Say Than Do”, “Piece of My Heart”. Then move to “Nearer to You” and “Let Me Down Easy” to hear how recordings are organized in a release context.
BIOGRAPHICAL FACTS
Basic information
- Type
- Solo artist
- Country / region
- United States
- Birth date
- January 29, 1946
- Birthplace
- Muskegon
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Recordings in the current scope
01What I Don't Know (Won't Hurt Me)1965 · SoulOpen in new tab 02I Can't Stop1982 · SoulOpen in new tab 03Easier to Say Than Do1991 · Soul · soulOpen in new tab 04Piece of My Heart1991 · Soul · soulOpen in new tab 05How Am I Different2005 · Soul · rockOpen in new tab 06Let Me Down Easy2006 · soul · southern soulOpen in new tab
DISCOGRAPHY
Albums in the current scope
Album·1991
Nearer to You
Album·1965
Let Me Down Easy
Album·1982
Tell Me a Lie
Album·2005
I’ve Got My Own Hell to Raise
Album·2006
Anti Music Sampler
Album·1995
Very Best of Northern Soul
Album·2006
Best of Later… With Jools Holland: 2000–2006
Album·2007
Legends of Soul
Album·soul
The Spencer Davis Group Heard Them Here First
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