Sign in with Facebook   |  Login   |   Create Account

Next: Days

    MUSIC

    Bettye Levette

    Presented by The Wilbur Theatre at Wilbur Theatre

    October 25, 2012

    Event Rating (0 votes)



    Bookmark


    Bettye Levette
    • Buy Tickets

    Betty Jo Haskin was born January 29,1946, in Muskegon, Michigan. The family moved to Detroit when she was 6. Her parents sold corn liquor and her living room was oft-times visited by The Soul Stirrers, The Blind Boys of Mississippi, and many other traveling gospel groups of the day. Unlike many of her contemporaries, Bettye did not get her start in the church, but in that very same living room, where there was a juke box, filled with the...

    expand to view more [+]

    Betty Jo Haskin was born January 29,1946, in Muskegon, Michigan. The family moved to Detroit when she was 6. Her parents sold corn liquor and her living room was oft-times visited by The Soul Stirrers, The Blind Boys of Mississippi, and many other traveling gospel groups of the day. Unlike many of her contemporaries, Bettye did not get her start in the church, but in that very same living room, where there was a juke box, filled with the blues, country & western, and R&B records of the time. The "5" Royales, Dinah Washington, Bobby "Blue" Bland, Red Foley, ...these were her roots.
    Betty has appeared on National Public Radio's World Cafe, All Things Considered, Weekend Edition, Wait, Wait Don't Tell Me, and performed a Tiny Desk Concert. She has appeared in a Mississippi Public Broadcasting series, Blues Divas, and is in a film of the same name, both produced by award winning film maker, Robert Mugge. She has also appeared on The Tonight Show with Jay Leno, Late Night with David Letterman, The Conan O'Brien Show, The Late Late Show with Craig Ferguson, Lopez Tonight, Austin City Limits, The Prairie Home Companion, The Artist's Den, Good Morning America, The Today Show and The Tavis Smiley Show.


    collapse [-]

    Wilbur Theatre

    246 Tremont Street
    Boston, MA 02116

    Full map and directions

    Admission Info:

    $30-$35


    General Day and Time Info:

    8:00pm


    Phone: 1-800-745-3000


    Accessibility Info:


    Official Website

    Facebook Comments

    More from The Wilbur Theatre

    Kelly Rowland and The-Dream

    Presented by The Wilbur Theatre at Wilbur Theatre

    May 29, 2013

    Event Rating (0 votes)

    • Buy Tickets

    Spank: The Fifty Shades Parody

    Presented by The Wilbur Theatre at Wilbur Theatre

    May 29-June 1, 2013

    Event Rating (0 votes)

    • Buy Tickets

    The Dandy Warhols

    Presented by The Wilbur Theatre at Wilbur Theatre

    June 2, 2013

    Event Rating (0 votes)

    • Buy Tickets
    Loading.. more [+]

    Member Reviews

    There are currently no reviews/comments for this event. Be the first to add a review/comment , and let folks know what you think!

      • State & Local Resources

        Massachusetts Vacation


         

      © 2013 - ArtsBoston - All Rights Reserved.

      Contact Us | Privacy Policy/Terms of Service | Site Feedback