Betty Davis
Oyuncu · 1945 – 2022 · Durham, North Carolina, USA
Betty Davis, born Mabry, is an American vocalist, songwriter, model and performer. As a model in 1966, Betty met jazz musician Miles Davis, who was 19 years her senior. They married in 1968. She influenced Miles greatly by introducing him to psychedelic rock guitarist Jimi Hendrix and funk innovator Sly Stone.
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Film7.1BelgeselTarihDaha önce yayınlanmamış görüntüler ve ünlülerle röportajlar eşliğinde Miles Davis'i keşfedin ve bir caz efsanesinin gerçek hikâyesini öğrenin.
Miles Davis: Birth of the Cool
2019 · 96 votes
Film7.3BelgeselMüzikAn aspiring songwriter from a small steel town, Betty Mabry Davis arrived on the scene to break boundaries for women with her daring personality, iconic fashion style and outrageous funk. She befriended Jimi Hendrix and Sly Stone, wrote songs for the Chambers Brothers and The Commodores and married Miles Davis, turning him from jazz to funk and then went on to ignite stages in the 70s with her sassy sexed up mix of hard rock and bluesy funk, inspiring artists from Prince to Erykah Badu to Karen 0 and Peaches. Then she vanished…
Betty: They Say I’m Different
2017 · 13 votes
Film7.0BelgeselMüzikThis British documentary shows the complex layers of legendary jazz trumpeter Miles Davis, who was a major innovator in post-bop, cool jazz, hard-bop and fusion. Davis's raw-edged trumpet tones were some of the most evocative sounds ever heard. This profile captues the magnificent and mercurial artist -- one of the most identifiable and misunderstood pop icons of the 20th century -- through rare footage and interviews.
The Miles Davis Story
2001 · 3 votes