Bette Smith

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Bette Smith
Bette Smith in Brooklyn, NY, 2017
Background information
Born	Brooklyn, New York, United States
Genres	Soul Rock Blues
Years active	2005–present
Labels	Ruf Records Cleopatra Records Big Legal Mess Records Kartel Music Group
Website	www.bettesmith.com

Bette Smith is an American soul, rock and blues singer who has released music on the Ruf Records blues label and, as of 2024, is on the Kartel Music Group label. Of Trinidadian descent, she is a New York Blues Hall of Fame inductee and has worked work with Jimbo Mathus, Kirk Fletcher, Luther Dickinson, Patterson Hood, and Jimmy Hogarth. She tours on the North American blues festival circuit and in Europe.