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Summary: The singer's autobiography charts one missed chance and blown opportunity after another on the way to belated renown 40 years into her career. Born Betty Haskins in Michigan, she was a high school dropout, married and a mother by the age of 15, and ran wild through the Motor City clubs. Rechristened Bettye LaVette, she dove into the music scene, notching a top-10 national R&B hit on Atlantic in 1962. While she reached the top 40 several more times through the early '80s, LaVette never experienced sustained success. Her latter-day albums for the independent label Anti- finally brought her the audience she coveted. Her own recounting suggests she was the victim of her own monumentally misguided judgment. She indulged heartily in alcohol, cocaine, marijuana and sex--she counted Otis Redding, Solomon Burke and Jackie Wilson among her many paramours, sustained a decades-long affair with record exec Clarence Paul, had a long-term female lover and worked off and on as a prostitute.
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| Location | Call Number | Barcode | Shelving Location | Status | Due Date |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Main | 782.421644 L389w (Text) | 31307020548709 | New | Checked out | 06/05/2013 |
| Main | M 92 L389 (Text) | 31307020656007 | History and Special Collections | Available | - |
Record details
- ISBN: 9780399159381
- ISBN: 039915938X
- Physical Description: 262 p., [16] p. of plates : ill. (some col.) ; 24 cm. 262 p., [16] p. of plates : ill. (some col.) ; 24 cm.
- Publisher: Blue Rider Press, c2012.
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