Bettye Lavette - Let Me Down Easy (Jools Annual Hootenanny 2013)

On Air: 31 Dec 2012

[chillnation]

ODESZA brought me here, and I'm glad they did. Bettye you are a legend

[MrGeedog]

Bettye LaVette is finally after all these years, getting her spotlight, what a voice, a blast from the past

[BridgetGreaves-ewti]

Magnificent vocalist. Beautiful Soulful Song. Thankyou for sharing ✊🏻🎶🩷🤗💜

[Betterbeathersclub]

Beautiful and talented no--one can sing this song like her 💯😎

[bobhawxwell]

You have to give great credit to Jools and the show's producers for giving these great singers the kind of production values their music deserves

[PeterteRiele]

One of those voices, decades long, time to put the spot light on her. Marvelous!

[itgetseasierlessitry]

Breath-taking performance. The mark of a great voice and a great interpreter of song is when you close your eyes and listen - and the drama, the soul, of the song unfolds.
Lavette quietly conquered the night.

[swannkathleen]

Oh my Lord, what a fantastic lady.  I just discovered her today, I'm shattered it's taken so long!

[zionhill]

Heard this for the first time on an Apple commercial and decided to look her up!! Beautiful!

[Stuygym]

Why didn't I know about her years ago??? Simply AMAZING!

[coldeb]

She got me loving Soul Music when I was a teen back in the 70’s...love her to bits, a wonderful terrific artist who has never lost any of that great voice!

[TONEBHURT]

Bettye has been a driving force for so many, and she has lived through her songs. Her recent autobiography is worth a read. Soul Survivor! I love her

[cfetty]

The emotion in her voice... haunting at times.

[freeyomine]

Picked the original single in Camden more than 20 yrs ago! Always loved her voice, saw her live once, she was incredible. Real feeling emphasised in her voice. A true soul legend.

[bolder]

Bettye and Bobby are Soul legends. No hype needed for hall of fame talent. This is the real thing!

[Violetrain]

That guitar solo @1:46, and Jools jazz/blues offerings on those 88's @2:12....most exquisite!!

[raspino]

There is an old saying...'form is temporary but class is permanent"...and my god does this chick have class

[tuskegeeairman]

Jools gets the world's most talented vocalists on his show. .

[patrickbyrne]

Thank you for this. This will always be

[KyleBroganUK]

I was sat in with this on tv in the background and when she started singing i just stopped everything I was doing. Absolutely incredible, thank you for posting it so quickly!