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Bettye LaVette: Interpretations: The British Rock Songbook -
Veteran soul singer Bettye LaVette comes full circle with these 13 inspired British Invasion covers reworked in a classic, American R&B style. LaVette’s spooky 2008 revival of The Who ballad “Love Reign O’er Me,” reworked for the Kennedy Center Honors program saluting the band, sparked Interpretations, and the live recording...
Live Nation Offers Low Prices -
Live Nation is having a special holiday promotion starting today (Thursday) at 10 a.m. where about a dozen shows will be sold at ” a special low price,” like The New York Dolls, Butthole Surfers, Bettye LaVette, and more. These are the shows with discount tickets:
Date23-Nov24-Nov25-Nov26-Nov26-Nov28-Nov28-Nov4-Dec4-Dec6-Dec7-Dec7-Dec11-Dec12-Dec13-Dec14-Dec16-Dec18-Dec20-Dec21-Dec27-Dec11-Jan16-Jan20-Jan22-Jan7-Feb8-Feb1-MarEventH20 w/ Bane, Cruel...
LaVette 'Vindicated' By Grammy Nomination - For Bettye LaVette, a Grammy nomination is "very satisfying and very exciting." And more. "I feel vindicated," the R&B veteran tells Billboard.com about the Grammy nod in the best contemporary blues album for her 2007 album, "The Scene of the Crime." "I'm 61 years old and I went through an awful...
Simply Grand - Heres a cool concept. On Simply Grand, soul veteran Irma Thomas is paired with 13 of the best pianists around in an all-acoustic setting. Prominent ivory tinklers include Norah Jones, John Medeski, Marcia Ball, Randy Newman and Big Easy homeboys Ellis Marsalis, Jon Cleary and Dr. John. The latter, the...
Candi Staton, Who's Hurting Now -
Who's Hurting Now by raw-voiced southern soul powerhouse Candi Staton doesn't scale the heights of her FAME Records output of the 60s and 70s. Nonetheless it's a respectable outing that will add its stronger material to her impressive live shows.
Like previous Honest Jon's release, His Hands, it starts with a...
Velvelettes -
In Mojo's Motown top 100, it was mentioned that The Velvelettes recorded a couple of songs in French. I was immediatly interested; real French soul! Turned out they were never released. Well, until 2004's compilation The Velvelettes - The Motown Anthology. From the liner notes: 'Berry Gordy...
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