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Bettye LaVette

It seems like Bettye LaVette's time has finally come. Some 50 years after her first and only hit, “My Man — He's a Loving Man,” the Detroit singer with the powerhouse voice is getting long-overdue recognition thanks in part to her no-holds-barred autobiography, A Woman Like Me

, which chronicles a rugged half-century in the music business.

A couple of high-profile gigs in 2008 — singing at Barack Obama's presidential inauguration and a Kennedy Center tribute to The Who — certainly didn't hurt.

Songs in the segment from the album, "Thankful N' Thoughtful

".

Joe talks to people on the radio for a living. In addition to countless impressive human "gets" - he has talked to a lot of Muppets. Joe grew up in Philadelphia, has been on the area airwaves for more than 25 years and currently lives in Washington County, NY with his wife, Kelly, and their dog, Brady. And yes, he reads every single book.
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