Bettye LaVette has attitude to spare. That much is abundantly clear from reading the slogan printed on the back of the t-shirts sold at her concerts. It reads, “Bettye LaVette: She Will F*ck You Up.”
And that’s probably a threat you don’t want to put to a test. The 67-year-old soul/R&B singer is as tough as nails, a true survivor who had to endure decades of indifference from the public before finally having her talents recognized and appreciated with 2005’s I’ve Got My Own Hell to Raise.
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