Betty Davis

Betty Davis

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

Muerte : 2022-02-09

Historia

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.

Perfil

Betty Davis

Películas

Miles Davis: Birth of the Cool
Miles Davis: Birth of the Cool
Self
Un visionario, innovador y creador que desafió la categorización y encarnó la palabra cool, una incursión en la vida y carrera del ícono musical y cultural Miles Davis.
Betty: They Say I’m Different
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
The Miles Davis Story
Self
Este documental británico muestra las complejas capas del legendario trompetista de jazz Miles Davis, quien fue un importante innovador en post-bop, cool jazz, hard-bop y fusión. Los tonos de trompeta sin filo de Davis fueron algunos de los sonidos más sugerentes que se hayan escuchado. Este perfil captura al artista magnífico y mercurial, uno de los íconos pop más identificables e incomprendidos del siglo XX, a través de imágenes raras y entrevistas.