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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
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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
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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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From Amazon:
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
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Unique, titillating, provocative, multi-talented, and never surpassed - Betty Davis remains the original funk diva!
'I Will Take This Ride' stems from Betty's self-titled '73 debut: the album was recorded with Sly & The Family Stone's rhythm section, produced by Sly drummer Greg Errico, and featured backing vocals from Sylvester and the Pointer Sisters! Highly recommend 'Betty Davis' and 'They Say I'm Different' originally released in '74.
The steamingly funky '... MORE
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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
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So many moggers have shown this lady their listening love, that i had to put a great big shout out for her upcoming re-issues. THE DAME DAVIS IS BACK FOR ANOTHER ROUND! 2 of her controversial, afro-punk-adelic albums will be re-issued, officially on May 15th, but you can buy them direct from Light In The Attic records - now!
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
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Here's a cool funk track from Miles Davis' ex-wife, Betty Davis. They Say I'm Different was recently reissued.
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Funky Friday again. Here's another lady who doesn't seem to get the credit she deserves. Betty Davis must be a spiritual mother to Germany's hottest mama, Nina Hagen. She made recorded 3 albums of _super-heavy_ funk in the early 70s, and she was married to no other than Miles Davis (allegedly also having an affair with Hendrix, btw).
To quote Wikipedia: _Davis remained a cult figure as a singer, due in part to her open sexual attitude, which was controversial for ... MORE
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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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Either Betty Davis was an amazing networker during her 1 year marriage to Miles Davis or Miles may have pulled some strings, but whatever happened she was signed to a label , she recruited the best musicians on the San Francisco scene in '69 (Larry Graham, Neal Schon, the Tower of Power Horns), and she released a record of her self penned material. Her self titled debut was a slamming she funk extravaganza, but it didn't sell a lick. For her next record (amazing she got to m... MORE
