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Bettye LaVette Didn’t Know the Beatles’ ‘Blackbird.’ Then It Helped Her Fly.
Ten years ago, the Fab Four’s song about civil rights gave the soul singer a creative spark. Now she’s releasing an album of tracks originally popularized by Black women.
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