A Woman Like Me
A Memoir
Published on 27. August 2014
Book
Paperback/Softback
272 pages
978-0-14-218032-7 (ISBN)
Description
As a teenager in Detroit, Bettye LaVette scored a hit single with "My Man - He's a Lovin' Man." But by twenty, she had faded into obscurity, and bad luck repeatedly sabotaged her career. Then, after forty years of singing in clubs, her unforgettable performances at the 2008 Kennedy Center Honors and at President Obama's pre-inaugural concert put her back in the spotlight. A chronicle of LaVette's incredible life, A Woman Like Me is a poignant, brazen, take-no-prisoners memoir as thrilling and fearless as her music.
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Language
English
Place of publication
London
United Kingdom
Dimensions
Height: 203 mm
Width: 134 mm
Thickness: 15 mm
Weight
232 gr
ISBN-13
978-0-14-218032-7 (9780142180327)
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Bettye LaVette recorded her first song at sixteen. She lives in New Jersey with her husband, Kevin Kiley, and their three cats, Otis, Smokey, and Jeremy. David Ritz has been described by the New York Times as "the first-call celebrity collaborator." He has worked with everyone from Ray Charles to Don Rickles.