"A Woman Like Me" - Bettye's story
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Bettye LaVette's life story is nothing short of miraculous. "I've been wanting to tell this story for years," says the singer, "but now I realize I had to live more of that life before it was time to write it down. It was all unplanned - as was everything in my career - but as I was writing "A Woman Like Me", I was actually re-living many of those experiences in the songs on "Thankful N' Thoughtful". The two projects spoke to each other. As I wrote my life, I was singing my life. One helped me understand the other."
“A dizzying, careening, nonstop roller coaster ride of an autobiography… An unflinching and uncompromising look at a life lived across the tracks from fame, where the brass ring was always within view but never within her grasp.” – Ben Edmonds, Detroit Free Press
“The life story of this soul singer - a real survivor, now 66 - is destined for the big screen… LaVette’s candid story is also a window into the early years of Motown and the Detroit music scene." – Billy Heller, New York Post
“LaVette’s autobiography reads like an R&B song only she could perform - soulful and honest… Her quest serves as one of the most authentic inside looks at the American music industry, and LaVette pulls no punches… LaVette’s tale is a treat.” – Publishers Weekly
“A tale of inspiration, frustration and promises deferred... studded with anecdotes about a life making music alongside some of the biggest names in Detroit.” – Tris McCall, The New Jersey Star-Ledger
Order a personally-signed copy of Bettye LaVette's "A Woman Like Me"
Go to top of page"Ms. LaVette’s bruised, caustic, adamant voice plunges into every line, coming through the songs as an unflinching survivor." - New York Times
"The life story of this soul singer is destined for the big screen… LaVette’s candid story is also a window into the early years of Motown." – New York Post
Bettye LaVette is back with a new album and her long-awaited autobiography. You can buy signed-copies of both on here - and pick up a T-Shirt on the way.
