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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

Tags

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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Wikidata facts

Instance of
human
Given name
Betty
Family name
Everett
Gender
female
Citizenship
United States
Place of birth
Greenwood
Place of death
Beloit
Languages spoken
English language
Field of work
singing
Instrument
voice
Record label
Cobra Records
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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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