Bettye Lavette made me cry more than once during the opening show of her run at The Carlyle. She is among the very highest echelon of vocalists – a masterful interpreter who fully inhabits each song she sings. The show Wednesday January the 28th served as an album release party for her latest – Worthy, produced by Joe Henry – and was extra special as Ms. Lavette’s birthday, falling on the 29th. kicked in at midnight.
She is also fun as hell to hang out with!
Joe Henry has added an excellent new album to the innumerable amazing records he has created as a producer and recording artist.
Emmylou Harris and Rodney Crowell have a way of bringing out the best in each other and that is the best of […]
I got to chat with Pat DiNizio of the Smithereens aboard the Rockin’ The River Cruise last night (8/10) and bits of […]
Antibalas will be the house band and twenty artists will perform the songs of Aretha Franklin on Monday, March 6th at Carnegie […]
