Betty Davis, whose pioneering and crude brand of funky opened the doors to generations of artists despite his brief but intense career, He died Wednesday in the United States at the age of 77 from natural causes., according to local media.
“It is with great sadness that I share the news of the passing of Betty Davis, a multi-talented music influencer and star of rock trailblazer, singer, songwriter and fashion icon”, said in a statement a friend of Davis, Constance Portis, published on the artist’s website.
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Betty Davis was born on July 26, 1945 in rural North Carolina. He began to gain fame in the early 1960s by working as a model when he was just 16 years old.but a few years later he took a turn and turned fully to a musical career.
Second wife of the icon of jazz Miles Davis, the black singer was a mainstay on the 1960s New York music scene and recorded almost all of his music between 1964 and 1975, with songs that include hits like Get Ready for Betty.
The artist gained a cult following before her time for her sexually candid lyricism, art that set the tone for legends like Prince and Madonna.
Just a year into her marriage to Miles Davis, she is widely credited with turning the trumpeter into rock of the time, introducing him to artists like the late guitarist Jimi Hendrix and paving the way for his fusion phase that included the album Bitches Brewfrom 1970.
Prominent rappers like Ice Cube and Talib Kweli they have sampled their musical creations to use them in their own production.
Davis’s music was not a huge commercial success, but it has inspired artists for decades, and pop futurist Janelle Monae called her “one of the godmothers of redefining how black women can be seen in music.” (I)
Source: Eluniverso
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