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  Fred (fred) 2-Debutant Username: fred Post Number: 13 Registered: 4-2004 Posted From: 205.188.116.138 |
Last night, Bettye LaVette won the W. C. Handy award for Comeback CD of the year. Her acceptance speech was the emotional highpoint of the evening and she blew the house away with her performance later on. Photos to follow. | ||
Phil (phil) 3-Pundit Username: phil Post Number: 32 Registered: 4-2004 Posted From: 212.129.36.228 |
Fred, thanks for the good news. She deserved that ! | ||
ralph (ralph) Moderator Username: ralph Post Number: 117 Registered: 3-2004 Posted From: 209.240.205.61 |
Yes Fred, thanks for informing us. We are really looking forward to the pictures. SD extends it's most heartfelt congratulations to Bettye. She most certainly deserves this recognition. | ||
Don (don) 4-Laureate Username: don Post Number: 84 Registered: 4-2004 Posted From: 68.75.184.2 |
Hi Fred, Bettye is one of my favorite favorite singer from Detroit. I'm so glad for that she won the W.C. Handy Award, this lady deserves her due. | ||
Fred (fred) 2-Debutant Username: fred Post Number: 15 Registered: 4-2004 Posted From: 205.188.116.138 |
I will post the pics after Bettye gets a chance to see them first. She's on her way from Memphis to Clarksdale, MS to shoot a PBS special and will be home in a couple days. | ||
Brother Love (brother_love) 1-Arriviste Username: brother_love Post Number: 9 Registered: 4-2004 Posted From: 67.113.216.213 |
Everything has it's space and time in this lifetime. I really do believe it's her time at long last. Bettye has been working the last year like never before and she truly deserves it. Good things come to those who wait as they always say. | ||
Milli Vanilli (millie) 1-Arriviste Username: millie Post Number: 8 Registered: 3-2004 Posted From: 68.62.5.125 |
The lady has paid her dues many times over. Many congratulations to her, and here's to the recognition she so richly deserves. Millie | ||
Heikki (heikki) 2-Debutant Username: heikki Post Number: 29 Registered: 4-2004 Posted From: 81.17.199.27 |
Hi Fred! Thank you for that information. It was long overdue. We'll be expecting her here. Best regards Heikki | ||
acooolcat (acooolcat) 3-Pundit Username: acooolcat Post Number: 60 Registered: 4-2004 Posted From: 203.69.208.16 |
Great news, and a well deserved award. She oozes soul. But I bet Bettye would say she's never been away to "come back." | ||
Fred (fred) 2-Debutant Username: fred Post Number: 16 Registered: 4-2004 Posted From: 205.188.116.138 |
Coolcat, We joked about that at the dinner. I told her the award was misnamed, and that it was really the "We Finally Caught Up With You" Award. | ||
Fred (fred) 2-Debutant Username: fred Post Number: 17 Registered: 4-2004 Posted From: 205.188.116.138 |
I know I can post this one.  | ||
David Meikle (david_meikle) 4-Laureate Username: david_meikle Post Number: 90 Registered: 3-2004 Posted From: 80.58.38.235 |
Congrats to Bettye. A true survivor and a great character! | ||
Wonder B (wonder_b) 4-Laureate Username: wonder_b Post Number: 130 Registered: 4-2004 Posted From: 217.128.245.14 |
I love the lady and her voice... My friend Gilles was the one who owns the company who put out the ATCO unreleased recordings on Bettye a couple of years ago under the title 'SOUVENIRS' (check it here http://www.allmusic.com/cg/amg.dll?p=amg&uid=UIDSUB040403020826080634&sql=Az808b5n49sqa ) Just beautiful stuff...  And another one with the famous Brown Bomber Joe Louis...  Wonder B If you mess with the 'fro, you gotta go! (Message edited by Wonder B on May 01, 2004) | ||
Fred (fred) 2-Debutant Username: fred Post Number: 18 Registered: 4-2004 Posted From: 205.188.116.138 |
Bettye accepting the Handy.  | ||
ralph (ralph) Moderator Username: ralph Post Number: 144 Registered: 3-2004 Posted From: 209.240.205.61 |
WOW!!!! Fantastic!!! | ||
Wonder B (wonder_b) 4-Laureate Username: wonder_b Post Number: 151 Registered: 4-2004 Posted From: 81.248.163.229 |
Absolutely fantastic... Just great!!! Viva Miss LaVette... Wonder B | ||
SisDetroit (sis) 4-Laureate Username: sis Post Number: 86 Registered: 4-2004 Posted From: 68.42.211.240 |
Congratulations Bettye, Detroit's own. She is sharp as usual, and never grows old. | ||
Tony Russi (tony_russi) 4-Laureate Username: tony_russi Post Number: 72 Registered: 4-2004 Posted From: 65.83.152.221 |
Congratulations Bettye Lavette, a true Soul Survivor! | ||
motown_david (motown_david) 1-Arriviste Username: motown_david Post Number: 5 Registered: 4-2004 Posted From: 195.93.33.10 |
And my congratulations too, Bettye, Never seen you live although everyone who has ever been to one of your concerts raves about your performance. Hope to remedy this situation the very next time you come to England. David. | ||
Fred (fred) 2-Debutant Username: fred Post Number: 19 Registered: 4-2004 Posted From: 205.188.116.138 |
And one more...  | ||
ralph (ralph) Moderator Username: ralph Post Number: 145 Registered: 3-2004 Posted From: 209.240.205.61 |
And she looks so classy! A true professional. | ||
Ron Murphy (ron_murphy) 3-Pundit Username: ron_murphy Post Number: 32 Registered: 4-2004 Posted From: 68.42.90.140 |
a real unique one-of-kind voice, I have always loved her from her 1st recording "My Man-He's A Loving Man" for Johnnie Mae Matthews right up to her latest. in the mid-80's she and I went out for dinner at a nice italian place to discuss getting her back out there with some new cuts, over a bottle of wine we both started singing in there and blew those peoples minds. I love her and she does deserve every good thing that comes her way. | ||
LaBrenda (dotchain) 2-Debutant Username: dotchain Post Number: 24 Registered: 4-2004 Posted From: 166.68.134.174 |
I held the door for Bettye (didn't know it was Bettye) after she hopped out of a cab in NYC . She was going into Columbia U's performing theatre....No assistants no nothin'....so later the show went on . It was a double bill with the legendary Maxine Brown...I was very impressed. Baby Washington,Juggy Murray,and 'Cookie' Margaret Ross and some Broadway divas were in attendance as was a couple of the revamped Ritchie Family (ugh!) People in America really don't appreciate the greatness of these gifted performers like Ms Lavette and Madeline Bell who left the US with Mahalia in the 60s and didn't bother coming back to a place where she would go unappreciated.Ms Bettye does a lot of her touring in UK and Netherlands as well.....Meanwhile weeks go by and there aint a single diva in attendance in the biggest soul city of them all . NYC....maybe I'm wrong! Is NYC the bigest 'soul' city? If it aint I'd better get packing...I need to see some SOUL SPECTACULARs soon. |
