I booked Bettye LaVette at the Arden Gild Hall back in 2005 when she made her comeback with ‘I’ve Got My Own Hell To Raise’. She’s become one of the greatest voices and song interpreters of our generation. Here’s one that she performed at the Gild Hall (Lucinda Williams’ Joy) and one she performed at the Kennedy Center. I, um, suspect the second one will be familiar to you:
