Bettye LaVette is one of the greatest soul singers in American music history, possessed of an incredibly expressive voice that one moment will exude a formidable level of strength and intensity and ...

Usually American Songwriter focuses on artists that write and perform their own material, or contribute it to others. But in Bettye LaVette’s case, neither of those apply. The soul/jazz/blues singer ...

Odesza have shared a new song called “The Last Goodbye.” The song credits Bettye LaVette as a featured artist due to its prominent sampling of 1965’s “Let Me Down Easy.” Hear Odesza’s track below.

Bettye LaVette is still going strong at 77, and has just announced new album LaVette!, which will be out June 16 via Jay Vee Records. Produced once again by Steve Jordan, this album features songs all ...

Bettye LaVette has a favor to ask: "Somebody Pick Up My Pieces," she pleads in a heartbreaking Willie Nelson song on her new album, Scene of the Crime. Her 61-year-old voice sounds a few steps lower ...

NPR's Ayesha Rascoe speaks to soul singer Bettye LaVette about her new album, "LaVette!" and her years of performing on the club circuit. That's the unmistakable, seasoned, sultry, outlaw voice of ...

When Bettye LaVette swears, she swears. The Detroit songstress sounds passionate when she talks (and occasionally tosses out a little blue language), but she punctuates each burst with a wonderful ...