Bettye LaVette's New Book: hmmm, Yeah it's Hot!

[phil]

Diane Ross has a very small part in this wonderful book.

For me the most talking moment is at the end, when Bettye was invited by Janie Bradford [[one of her only female friends at Motown, along with the sweet Claudette Robinson) at her yearly Heroes and Legends banquet in Beverly Hills.

"All the old Motowners were here in the grand ballroom, including the fattest cat of all, Berry Gordy"...

After accepting her statue she made a little speech, ending by these words : "I'd like to say thar people in this room helped me to get me where I am, but they didn't. But it's okay. I'm here, I'm standing tall, and I'm going to sing you a song."

BRAVO BETTYE !!!

[marv2]

Diane Ross has a very small part in this wonderful book.

For me the most talking moment is at the end, when Bettye was invited by Janie Bradford [[one of her only female friends at Motown, along with the sweet Claudette Robinson) at her yearly Heroes and Legends banquet in Beverly Hills.

"All the old Motowners were here in the grand ballroom, including the fattest cat of all, Berry Gordy"...

After accepting her statue she made a little speech, ending by these words : "I'd like to say thar people in this room helped me to get me where I am, but they didn't. But it's okay. I'm here, I'm standing tall, and I'm going to sing you a song."

BRAVO BETTYE !!!

That is a superb and truthful qoute! You go Miss Bettye!!!