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Betty Davis (born Betty Gray Mabry; July 26, 1944 – February 9, 2022) was an American singer, songwriter, and model. She was known for her controversial sexually oriented lyrics and performance style, and was the second wife of trumpeter Miles Davis. [1]
Bette Davis. Ruth Elizabeth " Bette " Davis ( / ˈbɛti /; April 5, 1908 – October 6, 1989) was an American actress of film, television, and theater.
Feb 9, 2022 · Betty Davis was a singer, songwriter and fashion icon who influenced artists like Prince and Madonna with her sexual and liberating lyrics. She released three albums in the Seventies and left the music industry for decades, but reemerged in 2019 with a new song and a documentary.
Feb 10, 2022 · Betty Davis, the singer and songwriter whose raunchy persona, fierce funk grooves and Afrofuturistic style in the early 1970s made her a forerunner of R&B and hip-hop to come, died on Wednesday...
- Jon Pareles
Feb 9, 2022 · The incandescent, influential funk musician Betty Davis, who made a string of albums in the mid-1970s that helped to shape stylish, Afrofuturist strains of funk and hip-hop, died on Wednesday...
- Andrew Limbong
Feb 10, 2022 · Betty Davis, who influenced stars like Prince and Madonna with her raw funk and sexual lyrics, has died aged 77. She was also the second wife of jazz legend Miles Davis and a trailblazer for black women in music.
Feb 10, 2022 · Published 6:59 PM PDT, February 9, 2022. NEW YORK (AP) — Betty Davis, a bold and pioneering funk singer, model and songwriter of the 1960s and ‘70s who was credited with inspiring then-husband Miles Davis’ landmark fusion of jazz and more contemporary sounds, has died at age 77.
