Artist Lounge: Betty Davis
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He was never good at this sort of thing. Sure he was familiar with the language but when it came to putting it all together or tying up the loose ends, well that's when everything fell apart. Like a mark put on the send, he felt like he lost so much but still had that sliver of hope that he could win it all back.
Gats, geetus, and gun molls. All the pieces were there. The 'Crew' with all it's members. The 'Abner' his motivation was easy to figure out.. And the 'Single-o'... MORE
Seattle's Light In The Attic Records have dropped an album by Betty Davis that was recorded with Sly & The Family Stone's rhythm section and was sharply produced by Sly Stone drummer Greg Errico. It also features backing vocals from Sylvester and the Pointer Sisters according to the sleeve notes. Some of the tracks were originally released in 1973 and the CD also includes bonus unreleased tracks from 1974. More from the sleeve notes:
One can hardly imagine the genre-busti... MORE
Here's a great remix I just got from the folks over at Light In The Attic Records, word! Head over to BlueTiger's post for the original! http://mog.com/bluetiger/blog_post/100604
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Betty married Miles Davis in the late 60s, influencing him with psychedelic rock, introducing the jazz great to Jimi Hendrix and inspiring classic work like "Bitches Brew." She herself had been strongly urged to record by Marc Bolan of T. Rex, and turned down both Eric Clapton and Motown to keep control over her own work and express it as nasty as she wanted to be.
Rappers from Ice Cube to Talib Kweil to Ludacris have rhymed over her tracks. This amazingly p... MORE
Every once in awhile, I'll make a proclimation in my head that I don't like a particular type of music. I don't dare utter it loud but just a little prejudice floatin around, keeping me from exploring how I really might feel about that style.
I felt that way about funk...
that is until I met miz Betty Davis. That woman exudes FUNK and sexiness and dirt and feel goodums. Such a voice too, betcha can't look at this sweet pic of her and believe it's the same person!... MORE
Endorsements of this calibre don't come easy :
. Miles Davis If Betty were singing today she would be something like Madonna, something like Pr... MORE
Here's a cool funk track from Miles Davis' ex-wife, Betty Davis. They Say I'm Different was recently reissued.
French director Jean Luc Godard said there's no such thing as being ahead of your time. It's just that everyone else is behind. Betty Mabry aka Betty Davis was way on time. She had the vision to expose her then husband Miles Davis to the likes of Jimi Hendrix and Sly Stone, which led to Bitches Brew and that mess. Here, Betty tells you how she spells f-u-n-k.... MORE







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