Bettye, Dinah, Julie and Billie

In The Wall Street Journal this week, I interviewed Bettye LaVette for my "House Call" column in the Mansion section (go here). Bettye is a deep, souful singer who began recording at 16, in 1962. She talked about growing up in Detroit, the jukebox in her parents' living room and her biggest mistake—breaking with Atlantic records after her first hit sing…