Bettye
Swann Was born Betty Jean Champion in Arcadia, Louisiana where she sang in a
trio known as the Fawn. At the age of nineteen Swann moved to California, to
pursue her dream of becoming a singer and songwriter. On her twentieth birthday
she signed with Money Records, and in 1964 she released “Don’t Wait Too Long”
The
Northern Soul Classics, “The Man That Said No” and “The Heartache Is gone” soon
followed in 1965.
Bettye
Swann’s big breakthrough came with "Make Me Yours" in 1967.
Swann followed with the release of several Northern Soul Classics “Fall In Love With Me” B/W “Lonely Love”, “You Gave Me love", "I Think I’m Falling In Love” and “Don’t Take My Mind”.
In
1968 Bettye Swann went to Capitol Records, and teamed up with Wayne Shuler and released
“My heart Is Closed For The Season”, “I’m Lonely For you” and “Don’t Touch Me”
In
1969 Swann released “Don't you ever get
tired of hurting me” B/W “Willie & Laura Mae Jones”
During
the seventies Bettye Swann went to Atlantis Records were she released “Victim of a foolish heart” “Kiss my love
goodbye” “When the game is played on you”.
In 1975 Swann Released “Just as sure”, a duet with
Sam Dees on the Big Tree Label.
Swann’s last public performance was in 2013 in Cleethorpes,
Lincolnshire, England.
