| LC control no. | n 92084034 |
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| Descriptive conventions | rda |
| Personal name heading | Swann, Bettye |
| Variant(s) | Champion, Betty Jean Barton, Betty, 1944- |
| Located | Arcadia (La.) Las Vegas (Nev.) Los Angeles (Calif.) |
| Birth date | 19441024 |
| Place of birth | Shreveport (La.) |
| Field of activity | Soul music |
| Profession or occupation | Soul musicians |
| Found in | Disc jockey sampler [SR] 1969: label (Bettye Swann) Wikipedia, November 18, 2013 (Bettye Swann; born Betty Jean Champion, October 24, 1944, Shreveport, Louisiana; American soul singer, best known for her 1967 hit song Make me yours; grew up in Arcadia, Louisiana, one of 14 children, and moved to Los Angeles, California, in 1963. Although some sources state that she was in a vocal group known as The Fawns who recorded for Money Records in 1964, she has refuted this, saying that she sang with a trio in Arcadia by that name; started a solo recording career in 1964 as Bettye Swann; continued to record until the mid-1970s; as Betty Barton she worked in the education sector in the Las Vegas, Nevada area; now retired) Oxford music online, November 18, 2013: Encyclopedia of popular music (Swann, Bettye; born Betty Jean Champion, October 24, 1944, Shreveport, Louisiana; singer; first recorded during the early 60s as a member of the Fawns; after recording the R&B hit, Make me yours, she married her manager George Barton and settled in Los Angeles, California; subsequently recorded as an interpreter of country soul and later worked with children with educational problems) |
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