I've just been reading about Betty Swann in Barney Hoskyns' (excellent) book. He says 'no more affecting purveyor of country-soul exists in the history of...
Peter Bridgman
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Dec 17, 2000 9:40 am
... book. He says 'no more affecting purveyor of country-soul exists in the history of female R&B'. Wow, I wanna hear this stuff. But unfortunately, the...
Tony Brewer
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Dec 17, 2000 2:45 pm
Hi folks! Ever since I started 'In The Basement' five years ago, I have been campaigning for a cd of Bettye Swann's Atlantic material. David Nathan was hoping...
David Cole
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Dec 18, 2000 9:25 am
Salv said.. .> ... They were actually issued on Big Tree which was distributed by Atlantic at the time but there is a question mark over, even if an...
David Cole
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Dec 20, 2000 8:46 am
Hi all, In the early 90's Capital Japan put out a 16 track Bettye Swann album (C.D.) but this ofcourse does not include the Abet recordings. Nick...
Sands
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Mar 1, 2001 5:58 pm
OK, I apologise for dissing Bettye Swann. I've just listened to the Stateside comp again and, apart from some guitar picking that must have stuck in my memory...
Salvador Macasil
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Mar 1, 2001 10:02 pm
Just picked up the Kent CD of her Money recordings. Sound is excellent and I enjoyed the alternate takes, like an acoustic version of "Don't look back"....
T.J. de Jong
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Jun 8, 2001 9:33 am
Calling any folks in the New Orleans area! Gwen McCrae tells me - sorry, couldn't resist the name-dropping! - that she believes Bettye Swann may well be in New...
David Cole
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May 30, 2002 6:39 pm
... Dear Tom, Many thanks for your efforts. I hope they bear fruit. All the best! David...
David Cole
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Jun 14, 2002 10:35 am
Here are some nice photos of Bettye Swann's capitol sessions cut and paste this link http://cgi.ebay.co.uk/ws/eBayISAPI.dll? ...
For those who haven't yet bought the excellent compilation ssiued by Honest Jon's last year, it can be bought from Blah just now for just £5.49 incl. postage....
... by Honest Jon's ... postage. ... Beware or be swift if you plan to buy from this outfit. It reminds me a whole lot of SplashDVD, also in Jersey, about a...
Jarret Keene here with Las Vegas CityLife, an alt-weekly paper in Sin City. I'm writing a story profiling Southern Songstress Bettye Swann, who has lived in...
Hi Jarret Welcome aboard! What I love about Bettye is her *incredible* voice - it has this great heartache quality. There's a "catch" in it which just slays ...
... Bettye¹s voice has a breathy quality that conveys vulnerability, even when she¹s singing Œsassy¹ lyrics and/or upbeat songs. Karl [Non-text portions of...
http://www.lasvegascitylife.com/articles/2005/03/04/cover_story/cover.txt Nice article on Bettye Barry [Non-text portions of this message have been removed]...
On the second of her two Capitol LPs (I have both) the musicians are listed as: Carol Kaye bass Paul Humphries Drums Don Randi piano James Burton (no less)...
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