Bettye LaVette | Blackbirds | (Verve)4 1/2 out of 5 stars 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 her first recording at … Continue reading Bettye LaVette Doesn’t Just Sing Songs, She Inhabits Them on ‘Blackbirds’