Bettye LaVette

The singer's autobiography charts one missed chance and blown opportunity after another on the way to belated renown 40 years into her career. Born Betty Haskins in Michigan, she was a high school dropout, married and a mother by the age of 15, and ran wild through the Motor City clubs. Rechristened Bettye LaVette, she dove into the music scene, notching a top-10 national R&B hit on Atlantic in 1962. While she reached the top 40 several more times...

Bettye LaVette brings the British Invasion home to its American R&B roots with stirring interpretations of classic songs from The Animals, The Beatles, and more. Also included is her performance of The Who's Love Reign O'er Me from the Kennedy Center Honors.