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Betty Everett
Sign in to saveAlso known as Betty Jean Everett
American recording artist; soul singer and pianist
Person · Open Library
- Born
- 1929
- Works
- 9
Top works
- William Wilberforce
- But I Don't Know How To
- Freedom fighter
- I love grandparenting, but--
- I'm still learning, Lord
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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
Discography
- You're No Good / Chained to Your Love1963
- Delicious Together1964
- You’re No Good1964
- Getting Mighty Crowded / Chained to a Memory1964
- The Shoop Shoop Song (It's in His Kiss) / Hands Off1964
- I Can't Hear You / Can I Get to Know You1964
- Let It Be Me1964
- Love Rhymes1974
- Happy Endings1975
- There'll Come a Time1995
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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://
Wikidata facts
- Instance of
- human
- Given name
- Betty
- Family name
- Everett
- Gender
- female
- Citizenship
- United States
- Place of birth
- Greenwood
- Place of death
- Beloit
- Occupation
- recording artist
- Languages spoken
- English language
- Field of work
- singing
- Genre
- rhythm and blues
- Instrument
- voice
- Record label
- Cobra Records
- Significant event
- 2008 Universal Studios fire
Show 3 more facts
- date of birth
- 1939-11-23
- date of death
- 2001-08-19
- start of work period
- 1957-00-00
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