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RRC Salutes: The Great Lady of Soul
              Bettye LaVette  

Bettye LaVette

The EP opens with a stirring solo version
of Sam Cooke’s posthumous Civil Rights
anthem “A Change Is Gonna Come,” a
song which Bettye sang with Jon Bon Jovi
in January as part of the “We Are One:
The Obama Inaugural Celebration at the
Lincoln Memorial” concert. Joining Bettye
for these Sessions are pianist and
musical director Al Hill, veteran bassist
John Heard – who has accompanied
such luminaries as Count Basie, Cole
Porter, Ella Fitzgerald, and Art Pepper –
drummer Danny Frankel KD Lang, Lou
Reed, and Tom Hagerman from
DeVotchKa on strings.
The Soulful Sounds
of
Bettye  LaVette
I've Got My Own Hell To Raise