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Cerys' weekly round up of the blues you need to hear, from all around the world and in all shapes and sizes! Cerys welcomes singer Bettye LaVette to discuss her blues influences.

Cerys' weekly round up of the blues you need to hear, from all around the world and in all shapes and sizes!

This week, Cerys welcomes singer Bettye LaVette to discuss her blues influences, her career and new album. Bettye recorded her first single when she was 16 and toured with Ben E King and Otis Redding. She has continued to record ever since and has been nominated for multiple Grammys, and in 2006 she received the Pioneer Award from the Rhythm and Blues Foundation. In 2008, she was awarded a Blues Music Award for Best Contemporary Female Blues Singer, and the following year sang A Change is Gonna Come at President Obama's Inauguration. Her new album LaVette is a collection of tracks written by Randall Bramblett and features guest appearances ranging from Steve Winwood to Jon Mayer.

57 minutes

Last on

Mon 12 Jun 2023 21:00
91热爆 Radio 2

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Music Played

  • The Groundhogs

    Sittin' On Top of the World

  • Champion Jack Dupree & Tony McPhee

    Easy Is The Way

  • Bettye LaVette

    Hard To Be A Human

    • LaVette!.
    • Jay Vee Records.

  • Bettye LaVette

    Hey, Hey, Baby (Bettye's Blues)

    • A Woman Like Me.
    • Blues Express, Inc..

  • Bettye LaVette

    Let Me Down Easy

    • Nearer to You.
    • Charly Records.

  • Bettye LaVette

    It Ain't Me Babe

    • Things Have Changed.
    • Verve Records.

  • Jimmy Reed

    Ain't That Lovin' You Baby

    • The Very Best of Jimmy Reed.
    • The Tomato Music Works.

  • B.B. King

    Never Make a Move too Soon

    • MCA.

  • Damian Lewis

    My Little One

  • Dr. John

    Good Night Irene (Live at Casino Montreux 1986)

Broadcast

  • Mon 12 Jun 2023 21:00
    91热爆 Radio 2