After a fairly unfortunate (business) past in the music industry, the American soul singer Bettye Lavette started her second youth with I've Got My Own Hell To Raise (2005). This CD and its successor Scenes Of The Crime (2007) were so well received that Lavette has every opportunity to take revenge. Interpretations: The British Rock Songbook is not a logical choice for someone who qualifies for the
… title 'soul diva'. As the title suggests, Lavette has browsed the compositions of The Beatles, The Rolling Stones, Led Zeppelin and The Who. What she does with these songs can be seen as pure magic. Rock changes effortlessly into soul and that gives most songs a gigantic added value. Lavette ' s deep soulful voice provides perhaps the most emotional versions of these songs. (AD)more
