Bettye Lavette

Van Hunt's Free "June" Download, Plus Chatting with Steve Cropper and Gomez's Tom Gray

Mike Ragogna | Posted 08.14.2011

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Mike Ragogna

Grammy Award-winning singer-songwriter-producer Van Hunt makes his return this week with the online premiere of "June," his first new music in more than three years. "June" heralds the release of Hunt's new album, what were you hoping for?

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Amid Dreary Concert Season, Bettye LaVette's Triumphant Return

Art Levine | Posted 05.25.2011

Read More: Live Nation, Soul Music, Summer Concerts, Bettye LaVette, Music Industry, Entertainment News
Art Levine

After nearly 50 years in show business, Bettye LaVette still brings the pain to every performance. The praise has been so overwhelming for LaVette since she emerged from years of obscurity that at first it may all seem like hype.

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Bettye LaVette: The High Priestess of R&B, Too Long Ignored

Leonce Gaiter | Posted 05.25.2011

Read More: Afro-American Culture, Kennedy Center Honors, R&b, Pete Townsend, Love Reign O'er Me, British Rock, Bettye LaVette, Rhythm and Blues, Black Culture, Abbey Lincoln, Music, Entertainment News
Leonce Gaiter

Unashamedly aged, rough, ragged and under absolute control, Betty La Vette could find depths of longing and desperation in a lyric that the songwriters probably didn't even know existed.

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Peter Wolf Tearing It Up on Tour (and on TV)

Michael Giltz | Posted 05.25.2011

Read More: Peter Wolf, J. Geils Band, Midnight Souvenirs, Soul, Sharon Jones, Sal Nunziato, Bettye LaVette, Rock, Pop, Best CDs of the Year, Entertainment News
Michael Giltz

You could say that Huffington Post has been solidly behind Peter Wolf's latest solo album Midnight Souvenirs. And why not? It's easily one of the most entertaining, wildly raucous and just plain exciting albums of 2010.

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Play > Skip: New Music for May 25

Shawn Amos | Posted 05.25.2011

Read More: Charlie Haden, Keith Jarrett, Hank Williams III, Smashing Pumpkins, Stone Temple Pilots, Bettye LaVette, Entertainment News
Shawn Amos

We are nearly halfway through the year's new music releases. And it is exactly at this point that the musical line is clearly drawn between art and co...

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MUSIC UNITES CELEBRATES ITS ONE YEAR ANNIVERSARY

Michelle Edgar | Posted 05.25.2011

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Michelle Edgar

It was just one year ago that New York-based charity Music Unites was founded by Michelle Edgar to support music education in underfunded inner city s...

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