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Betty Davis
Birth name Betty Mabry
Born July 26, 1945 (1945-07-26) (age 62)
Durham, North Carolina, USA
Origin New York City, New York, USA
Genre(s) Funk, Soul
Occupation(s) Singer, Songwriter
Years active 1973-1976
Label(s) MPC
Associated acts Miles Davis
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Background

She worked as a model, appearing in photo spreads in Seventeen, Ebony and Glamour. Seventeen is an American Magazine for teenagers. It was first published in 1944. Ebony, a monthly Magazine for the African American market was founded by John H Glamour is a women's magazine published by Condé Nast Publications. [1] In her time in New York, Mabry met several musicians including Jimi Hendrix and Sly Stone. James Marshall Hendrix (born Johnny Allen Hendrix) (November 27 1942 – September 18 1970 was an American Guitarist, Singer and Songwriter Sly Stone (born Sylvester Stewart on 15 March 1943, in Denton, Texas) is an American Musician, Songwriter

Marriage to Miles Davis

Mabry met Miles Davis in 1966 and married him in September 1968. Year 1966 ( MCMLXVI) was a Common year starting on Saturday (link will display full calendar of the 1966 Gregorian calendar. Year 1968 ( MCMLXVIII) was a Leap year starting on Monday (link will display full calendar of the Gregorian calendar. In just one year of marriage she influenced him greatly. The Miles Davis album Filles de Kilimanjaro included a song named after her and her photo on the front cover. Filles de Kilimanjaro ("Girls of Kilimanjaro " is a Jazz album by Miles Davis. In his autobiography, Miles credits Mabry with helping to plant the seeds of his future musical explorations by introducing the trumpeter to psychedelic rock guitarist Jimi Hendrix and funk innovator Sly Stone.

It is believed that Hendrix and Betty Davis had an affair that hastened the end of her marriage to Miles Davis, but Betty denies this. What's more is that Hendrix and Miles stayed close after the divorce, even planning to record until Hendrix's death. The influence of Hendrix and especially Sly Stone on Miles Davis was obvious on the album Bitches Brew which ushered in what some call the era of jazz fusion. Bitches Brew is a studio Double album by Jazz musician Fusion or more specifically jazz fusion or jazz rock, is a Musical genre that merges Jazz with elements of other styles of music particularly The origin of the album's title is unknown, but some believe Miles was subtly paying tribute to the woman whose intersecting relationships helped spur the album's genesis. In fact, it is said that he originally wanted to call the album Witches' Brew — it was Betty who convinced him to change it.

Music career

After the breakup of her marriage with Davis, Betty moved to London to pursue her modeling career. She wrote music while in the UK and returned to the US with the intention of recording songs with Santana. Instead, she organized a group of talented West Coast funk musicians to make her own recordings.

Her first record, Betty Davis, was released in 1973. It had impressive lyrics and funky grooves on songs such as "Anti Love Song," as well as an impressive list of musicians:

Davis released two more studio albums, They Say I'm Different (1974) and Nasty Gal (1975). Neal Joseph Schon (born February 27 1954, in Tinker Air Force Base near Oklahoma City Oklahoma) is an American Guitarist Santana is a flexible number of musicians accompanying Carlos Santana since the late 1960s Journey is an American rock band formed in San Francisco, California in 1973 Greg Errico (born 1 September 1946, San Francisco, California) is an American Musician / Record producer, Sly & the Family Stone is an American funk, soul and rock band from San Francisco California. Larry Graham Jr (born August 14, 1946 in Beaumont Texas) is an American Baritone Singer, Musician, Songwriter Graham Central Station was a funk band named after founder Larry Graham (formerly of Sly & the Family Stone) and is a pun on New York City Greg Adams is an American Trumpet / Flugelhorn player and music arranger, probably best known for his work with the band Tower of Power Tower of Power is a 10-member horn-based soul band from Oakland, California. Mic Gillette is an American brass player born in 1951 and raised in Northern California 's East Bay area Merl Saunders (sometimes spelled Merle) born February 14, 1934 in San Mateo California, is an American multi- Genre Pete Sears (born May 27, 1948 in Bromley Kent is an English rock Musician. The Pointer Sisters are an American Grammy Award -winning Pop / R&B recording act from Oakland, California that achieved None of the three albums were commercial successes. Davis remained a cult figure as a singer, due in part to her open sexual attitude, which was controversial for the time. Some of her shows were boycotted and her songs not played on the radio due to pressure by religious groups. With the passage of time her records have become highly regarded by collectors of soul and funk music. Davis eventually stopped making music and returned to Pennsylvania. Both Betty Davis and They Say I'm Different were re-released by Seattle's Light in the Attic Records on May 1, 2007.

Material from a 1979 recording session was eventually used for two bootleg albums, Hangin' Out In Hollywood (1995) and Crashin' From Passion (1996). A greatest hits album, Anti Love: The Best of Betty Davis, was released in 2000.

She was the embodiment of funk music and a true sex symbol, the forerunner to Madonna, Joi, Erykah Badu, Lauryn Hill, and Macy Gray. Madonna Louise Ciccone Ritchie (born August 16 1958 known as Madonna, is an American Erica Abi Wright (born February 26 1971 better known by her Stage name Erykah Badu is a Grammy -nominated American soul Lauryn Noel Hill is a Grammy Award -winning American Singer, Rapper, Musician, Songwriter, producer, and Macy Gray (born Natalie Renee McIntyre on September 6 1967; also credited as Natalie Hinds in her music is an American The list goes on to include the less obvious, such as electro shockstar Peaches and Jennifer Herrema of Royal Trux. Jennifer Herrema (born February 29 1972 in Washington DC) is a rock music singer Song writer, Record producer, Artist Royal Trux was an American Alternative rock band from 1987 to 2001, founded by Neil Hagerty (vocals guitar and Jennifer She has also been sampled by the likes of Ice Cube and Talib Kweli. O'Shea Jackson (born June 15 1969 better known by his Stage name Ice Cube, is an American Actor, Screenwriter, producer, and Talib Kweli Greene (born October 3, 1975) better known as Talib Kweli, is an American MC from Brooklyn, New

"Betty Davis is the funk," says poet and rapper Saul Williams. Saul Stacey Williams (born February 29, 1972) is an American poet writer actor and musician known for his blend of Poetry and Alternative hip-hop "It's not just that she's sexy and the music is sexy, but she's just so in the pocket! The notes she chose, the placement, to be able to dance around the music. Man, she killed that shit. "

"She's a badass," says Herrema. "She was so multitalented, it seemed that she could do anything she wanted. Everything she did seemed so pure. . . . Back then you had Funkadelic, you had Sly and the Family Stone, and Cher all dressing in an over-the-top way. With Betty's look, it was more the way she carried herself and presented herself. "

"She was the first Madonna," says guitarist Carlos Santana. "But Madonna is more like Marie Osmond when compared to Betty Davis. "

Discography

References

  1. ^ http://www.soulwalking.co.uk/Betty%20Davis.html Soulwalking. co. uk Retrieved on 06-05-07

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