Singer Betty Davis, the trailblazing and legendary queen of funk, died on Wednesday, Feb. 9, 2022. She was 77. Davis, who was the ex-wife of jazz immortal Miles Davis, had her death confirmed by close ...

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Davis captivated audiences with a powerful brand that combined funk, feminism and sexuality, while performing R&B, funk, soul and rock. Singer and heralded Queen of Funk, Betty Davis, is remembered by ...

Betty Davis, the renowned funk singer and ex-wife of jazz legend Miles Davis, has died at the age of 77. Davis died of natural causes Wednesday morning in Homestead, Pennsylvania, where she grew up, ...

The work she’d done during her time with Miles’ band was shelved until the release of her eponymous debut album in 1973. She wasted no time with the release of her next two albums: 1974’s They Say I’m ...

Betty Davis, the trailblazing funk singer, songwriter, and style icon whose brazen and sexually liberated songs like “Nasty Gal” and “He Was A Big Freak” shattered gender barriers in the 1970s, died ...

Betty Davis was the evidence of cool hoped for and the proof of funk felt. The musician, who died on Wednesday at 77, was the subject of a 2017 documentary, “Betty: They Say I’m Different,” but her ...

Davis gained a cult following in the mid-1960s and 1970s for her sexuality-charged songs Funk singer Betty Davis died on Wednesday of natural causes at age 77. “It is with great sadness that I share ...

It was easier just to call Betty Davis strange and profane than to contend with her music holding up a mirror to highlight how dismissively and recklessly Black women are treated. Photo: Gilles Petard ...

Another friend of Davis also released a statement: “It is with great sadness that I share the news of the passing of Betty Davis, a multitalented music influencer and pioneer rock star, singer, ...