She was inducted into the Rhythm and Blues Foundation's Hall Of Fame in 1996 and, about four years later, made her last public appearance on the PBS special "Doo Wop 51", along with her former singing partner, Jerry Butler. This, according to "The Independent" (c. August 2001), was met with raves about the brief reunion where she "brought the house down". Butler, in his autobiography, "Only The Strong Survive", compared Betty with Gladys Knight as a singer in that she seemed to do everything so effortlessly.