Bettye LaVette | Blackbirds | (Verve)4 1/2 out of 5 stars Videos by American Songwriter 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 is pushing six decades as a professional musician (she released … Continue reading Bettye LaVette Doesn’t Just Sing Songs, She Inhabits Them on ‘Blackbirds’