At Atlas Theater show, Bettye LaVette puts her own spin on rock classics

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Bettye LaVette

Veteran soul singer Bettye LaVette is not known as a songwriter, yet it doesn't seem quite right to call her a cover artist. On Saturday night at a sold-out Atlas Theater, LaVette staked personal claims on songs by the Beatles, Fiona Apple and even George Jones. She did so partially by bypassing their original melodies, but also by putting these tunes in the context of having had what she called "a successful career six times . . . for four weeks or so."

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Stephanie McCrummen 03 Oct, 2011

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