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    Light in the Attic. 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] Her AllMusic profile describes her as "a wildly flamboyant funk diva ...

  2. Feb 10, 2022 · Betty Davis wrote songs including Get Ready for Betty and Uptown (to Harlem) Betty Davis, the pioneering US singer and musician who was dubbed the "Godmother of Funk", has died aged 77.

  3. Feb 9, 2022 · Anthony Barboza/Getty Images. Betty Davis, the cult funk singer and ex-wife of jazz legend Miles Davis who left an underappreciated yet trailblazing body of work, died Wednesday at the age of 77 ...

  4. Feb 9, 2022 · The incandescent, influential funk musician Betty Davis died on Wednesday. She made a string of albums in the mid-1970s that helped to shape stylish, Afrofuturist strains of funk and hip-hop.

    • Andrew Limbong
  5. 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 in ...

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  6. Feb 10, 2022 · Betty Davis, who released three classic funk albums in the '70s then left music behind, dies at 77. ... Davisdeath, of natural causes, was announced by her longtime reissue label, Light in the ...

  7. Feb 11, 2022 · Betty Davis, a free-spirited, genre-busting funk singer who influenced generations of artists with her libidinous stage presence, bluesy melodies and bold, uninhibited lyrics about sex, love and ...

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