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Duration: 03:51 minutes Upload Time: 2007-03-26 14:58:52 User: IanLevine :::: Favorites :::: Top Videos of Day |
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Description: Although she was indeed signed to Motown, and therefore was an obvious contender to become a part of Motorcity, the sassy Miss B. was far more well known for her work prior to Motown, on Atlantic, Calla, Big Wheel, West End, Atco, and on so many other labels. I adore her voice. Amy Winehouse has just made a major pop career by sounding like Bettye Lavette. Not only did Bettye sound fabulous, and still does, but she was drop dead gorgeous too, as her pictures will attest. She was a privilege to have on Motorcity, and to record more than an album's worth of material with her, and, in fact, only recently, her old Motorcity recording of "Right Out Of Time" has just gone massive with a brand new version that we cut, a version that's attracted all the acclaim that the original production never had, and even got played on Radio Two. Bettye's biggest ever hit was "Let Me Down Easy", a record on the Calla label that the late Dave Godin revered as if it were a religious experience. We were fortunate enough in Detroit in 1990 to not only re-record it, but to shoot some wonderful footage of the lady singing her heart and soul out like no one else can. |
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| mojoelem ::: Favorites 2007-12-31 11:40:49 My apologies..."Joy" was truly written by Lucinda Williams not Betty ..although Betty's version knocks Lucindas for six! LaVette is gorgeous! __________________________________________________ | |
| mojoelem ::: Favorites 2007-12-31 11:37:15 Even Lucinda Williams covers Betty's "JOY" but singers like Betty only come about once in a lifetime. This is the true voice of R&B together with Fontella Bass,Sugar Pie DeSanto, Ann Peebles. Amy Winehouse/Joss Stone have got alot of work to do! __________________________________________________ | |
| MRawn ::: Favorites 2007-12-18 18:31:23 I first heard about her in an interview on NPR. She said that her mother would speak baby-talk to her to get her to sound like a baby, that, in Bettye's own words, she's "always sounded like James Brown". What a wonderful singer! __________________________________________________ | |
| musiclover1958 ::: Favorites 2007-12-14 03:02:24 Thanks to the greatest music writer Don Baird who just wrote about this woman in the sfbaytimes dot com - I just found out about her. I think she's amazing. I have chills. __________________________________________________ | |
| jolandasterbloem ::: Favorites 2007-12-09 17:59:09 great betty... __________________________________________________ | |
| msbadu2003 ::: Favorites 2007-11-20 23:59:45 dam, amy is jacking her vocal style __________________________________________________ | |
| Welshbluesman ::: Favorites 2007-11-18 01:21:54 I was priviliged to see Ms. LaVette in Louisville, KY in 2006. She brought the venue to its feet. This woman cam eout and wooed that crowd of white folk like a soul siren. She is a package of energy,voice and artist. Get her music and you will drop your jaw at her sound. One BAD lady!!!! __________________________________________________ | |
| komuse ::: Favorites 2007-11-09 19:30:55 This song is great. Got the original and the re-recorded one and they´re both super. __________________________________________________ | |
| jolandasterbloem ::: Favorites 2007-10-20 21:40:58 good voice __________________________________________________ | |
| stompietheowl ::: Favorites 2007-10-17 11:33:07 A N T H E M...KEEP THE FAITH ;o) __________________________________________________ | |
| IanLevine ::: Favorites 2007-10-12 19:53:56 This version was done for The Strange World Of Northern Soul DVD set. I need to ask Soren what CDs it was actually released on. He knows everything, even more than me. __________________________________________________ | |
| Grey3Vox ::: Favorites 2007-10-11 23:09:01 I've bought a couple of downloads of this song, in both cases the tempo is slower-somebody please let me know the title of the album or direct me to where I can buy THIS rendering of the song, being recorded in this video, now that it's the version I'm hooked on. It's a perfect thing. That little thing she does with her shoulders halfway through plays in my head dozens of times a day, too. Viva Bettye! Thanks very much. __________________________________________________ | |
| cassiesinfo ::: Favorites 2007-09-27 06:08:18 lol , they dont sound just alike. Amy Winehouse writes her music and lyrics and then performs it. She grew up listening to this music and her dad has got some background in jazz so no wonder she reminds you of Miss B. or any other motown ladies. __________________________________________________ | |
| ginginnyme ::: Favorites 2007-09-12 09:23:45 I have never heard of her before. I loooooooove her voice. __________________________________________________ | |
| Discoboy1974 ::: Favorites 2007-08-31 06:18:05 Hi, I'm Søren from Denmark. I hope that people who like this music will join up to receive "Reaching For The Best - The IAN LEVINE Newsletter". I'm doing a regular e-mail newsletter for people who are fans of Ian Levine's music, just like myself. If you too are a genuine fan of his productions, and you love seeing these videos, then send me a message with your e-mail address and I'll add you to the list. It's all free, it's with Ian's full co-operation, so please join in! __________________________________________________ | |
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