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Betty Everett

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Also known as Betty Jean Everett

American recording artist; soul singer and pianist

Person · Open Library

Born
1929
Works
9

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Music · MusicBrainz

Type
Person
Gender
Female
Origin
United States
Active from
1939-11-23
Active to
2001-08-19
2008 universal fire victimclassic pop and rocksoul

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Listeners · Last.fm

Listeners
200,000
Total plays
911,745

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soul60sfemale vocalistsoldiesnorthern soul

Betty Everett (born November 23, 1939 - died August 19, 2001) was an African-American R&B singer and pianist born in Greenwood, Mississippi. She began singing gospel and playing piano in her church at the age of 9 and continued until 1957, when she moved to Chicago to pursue a recording career. In Chicago, she began recording for small soul labels and worked with soon-to-be big name producers Ike Turner and Curtis Mayfield until 1963, when she was picked up by Vee-Jay Records. <a href="https://

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date of birth
1939-11-23
date of death
2001-08-19
start of work period
1957-00-00
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