Betty Davis

Birth : 1945-07-26, Durham, North Carolina, USA

Death : 2022-02-09

History

Betty Davis, born Mabry, is an American vocalist, songwriter, model and performer. As a model in 1966, Betty met jazz musician Miles Davis, who was 19 years her senior. They married in 1968. She influenced Miles greatly by introducing him to psychedelic rock guitarist Jimi Hendrix and funk innovator Sly Stone.

Profile

Movies

Miles Davis: Birth of the Cool

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A visionary, innovator, and originator who defied categorization and embodied the word cool—a foray into the life and career of musical and cultural icon Miles Davis.

Betty: They Say I’m Different

An aspiring songwriter from a small steel town, Betty Mabry Davis arrived on the scene to break boundaries for women with her daring personality, iconic fashion style and outrageous funk. She befriended Jimi Hendrix and Sly Stone, wrote songs for the Chambers Brothers and The Commodores and married Miles Davis, turning him from jazz to funk and then went on to ignite stages in the 70s with her sassy sexed up mix of hard rock and bluesy funk, inspiring artists from Prince to Erykah Badu to Karen 0 and Peaches. Then she vanished…

The Miles Davis Story

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This British documentary shows the complex layers of legendary jazz trumpeter Miles Davis, who was a major innovator in post-bop, cool jazz, hard-bop and fusion. Davis's raw-edged trumpet tones were some of the most evocative sounds ever heard. This profile captues the magnificent and mercurial artist -- one of the most identifiable and misunderstood pop icons of the 20th century -- through rare footage and interviews.