Bettye Caldwell died at her home in the early morning of Sunday, April 17, 2016 after an amazing life. Bettye has been an innovator, an educator and a researcher in the field of early child ...

MARION ELIZABETH "BETTYE" KORENBLAT, 88 of Little Rock, passed away on Nov. 10, 2024, surrounded by her family. Bettye was born in Little Rock on April 15,1936, to Leffel and Sybil Gentry. From a very ...

Bettye LaVette is one of the greatest soul singers in American music history, possessed of an incredibly expressive voice that one moment will exude a formidable level of strength and intensity and ...

Usually American Songwriter focuses on artists that write and perform their own material, or contribute it to others. But in Bettye LaVette’s case, neither of those apply. The soul/jazz/blues singer ...

Bettye LaVette's voice illuminates the definition of a true soul singer. It pierces through the physical and awakens the listener's emotional core. A soul singer's voice is only amplified through ...

NPR's Ayesha Rascoe speaks to soul singer Bettye LaVette about her new album, "LaVette!" and her years of performing on the club circuit. That's the unmistakable, seasoned, sultry, outlaw voice of ...

Bettye LaVette is still going strong at 77, and has just announced new album LaVette!, which will be out June 16 via Jay Vee Records. Produced once again by Steve Jordan, this album features songs all ...

Bettye quips, “My ex-husband would agree with you.” Mario says, “You know, that’s some loyalty you got for Ruddy.” Bettye tells Mario, “I didn’t do it for him. I did it for me. I’m so sick of living a ...

For nearly five decades of dedication to their community, family and each other, Cecil and Bettye Cheves were recognized Thursday with the 2017 Sue Marie and Bill Turner Servant Leadership Award ...

Bettye Jean Wilson, 92, was called to heaven March 13, 2022. Bettye had recently moved to Bishop Drumm Retirement Center in Johnston, Iowa, where she passed away peacefully, after several months of ...

KORTUS Bettye (McLeod), Age 91, of St. Paul, It is with deep sadness that we announce the passing of our beloved mother, Bettye McLeod-Kortus, who passed away peacefully on February 27, 2025 at the ...