Betty Davis

And a special aunt and uncle that she. Betty Davis was the original funky diva.

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Betty Davis and other 70s albums were reissued and her music was heard on Orange Is the New Black and other TV series.

. The 70s funk singer made scorching music that too few noticed. WASHINGTON Betty Davis the trailblazing funk singer and fashion icon and ex-wife of jazz legend Miles Davis has died at the age of 77. Betty Davis the pioneering funk singer songwriter producer model and ex-wife of Miles Davis has died.

Paul Rains Arnold Rains and William Rains. Betty Davis funk pioneer and fashion icon dies at 77 Betty Davis the pioneering funk singer and fashion icon who was married to jazz great Miles Davis has died at age 77. Born April 3 1945 in Williamsburg Kentucky she was the daughter of the late Jack and Thelma Rains.

Betty Irene Davis 76 of Corbin passed away Saturday January 8 2022. It was her brief marriage to Miles Davis that introduced the jazz icon to the music of Jimi Hendrix and Sly Stone. Betty Davis Boundary-Smashing Funk Singer Dead at 77.

She taught me the song line by line sitting at her. D avis died early on Wednesday after a. She died Wednesday at 77.

In 2019 she broke her long silence with A Little Bit Hot Tonight a funky blend of Eastern and Western influences which she wrote arranged and produced and asked Maggio to perform. Funk singer Betty Davis in the 1970s. Betty Davis a bold and pioneering funk singer model and songwriter of the 1960s and 70s has died aged 77.

In addition to her father and mother Irene was preceded in death by her son Darrell Rose. She died of natural causes according. A statement on Davis website confirms the news.

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