Bettye LaVette

It's so cool when an unsung veteran gets an extra chance to shine. Fifty years into a career that has taken her from the R&B charts to Motown and Broadway, raspy-voiced soul singer Bettye LaVette seems well prepared for her latest close-up: Thankful 'n' Thoughtful, recently released on ANTI- (as well as an autobiography, A Woman Like Me).