Bettye Lavette

Bettye LaVette embodies soul, and does so with an insane sense of drama and a voice that has unseen control. Janis Joplin might have learned it from her. It may be called a blunder in music history that Bettye LaVette had to fight for more than forty years for her breakthrough. That came in 2005, with the album 'I've got my own hell to raise', produced by Joe Henry. Today, Bettye LaVette is rightly considered one of the greats of American soul. Country, blues, folk, pop jazz, gospel or R&B, from LaVette's mouth every style sounds like tearing soul. She often sings covers and is one of the few artists who manages to surpass the original time and time again. Be blown away by this genuine Soul Queen at the Handelsbeurs!