Fine tuning preview: 8/19/12

This Sunday at 4pm on Fine Tuning 'll be featuring "Thankful N' Thoughtful," the powerful new album by R&B vocalist Bettye LaVette. I have been an outspoken fan of Bettye's for years, and she has never sounded better than she does on this latest effort, which includes covers of songs by Bob Dylan ("Everything Is Broken"), the Black Keys ("I'n Not the One") and Savoy Brown ("I'm Tired"). I'll also play something new from British singer-songwriter Beth Orton, who releases her first album in six years later this year ("Sugaring Season").