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Originally Posted by TheBig3KilledMyRainDog
Beyond the White Stripes
“It’s extremely flattering to have a brand new audience,” says the 59-year-old. “They’re young, but I tell them they have to behave as if they were at their grandmother’s house, because I expect their attention.” She earns it with honey-and-grits singing and dramatic performances.
“I don’t take them for granted, because people can be fickle,” LaVette adds. Right now, she’s in the clear. For At the Scene of the Crime, the Truckers sublimated their garage instincts to create the best Muscle Shoals soul album in more than 30 years.
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Nice post Big3.
LaVette has waited so long to break it in the way she should have done all those years ago.
She's one of the finest singers never to have made it big.
Amy Winehouse is an admirer and reportedly modelled her style around this sleeping giant.
This album is easily the best album to emerge from 2007 IMO and the blend of Soul/R&B/Country makes this an album well worth listening to, if only to hear The Drive-By Truckers play in such a complimentary and understated way to Lavette's brilliance.
Sheer magic.