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.
Put Bettye LaVette on stage most anywhere and being blown away is a guarantee. And when it happens in her home state, the genre-hopping singer — still a powerhouse at 76 — takes it to another level.
Bettye LaVette isn't wasting time. The 76-year-old singer is one of the defining voices of the Detroit sound. Her raspy, soulful voice has been part of the music scene since she was 16 years old. When ...
Not many singers who have a hit song at the age of sixteen are still performing at the age of 68. Even fewer still could suffer the incredible highs and lows that Bettye LaVette has experienced and ...
Bettye LaVette waited until 2005, when she was nearly 60, to achieve real notoriety in the music world. Now the Muskegon-born, Detroit-raised singer is being honored for it. LaVette, now 73, is one of ...