Bettye Lavette
USA
Born: 26 January 1946
Years Active: 60, 70, 80, 90, 2000
Genres: R&B
Styles: Soul, R&B/Soul, Urban, Hip-Hop/Urban, Northern Soul
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A perennial cult favorite in Northern soul circles, singer Bettye LaVette was born in Muskegon, MI, on January 29, 1946. Raised primarily across the state in Detroit, at 16 she cut her first sides for the local Lupine label, with a test pressing of the disc making its way to Atlantic Records. After signing with Atlantic, she scored an R&B Top Ten hit out of the box with her debut single, "My Man -- He's a Loving Man," only to fail to reach the same commercial heights again. After one more Atlantic release, 1963's "You'll Never Change," LaVette ...
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