Betty davis singer biography

American singer, songwriter, and model (1944–2022)

This article is about the singer. For her 1973 album, see Betty Davis (album).

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For the actress, see Bette Davis. For other people, see Betty Davis (disambiguation).

Musical artist

Betty Davis (born Betty Gray Mabry; July 26, 1944 – February 9, 2022) was an American singer, songwriter, and model. She was known for her controversial sexually oriented lyrics and performance style, and was the second wife of trumpeter Miles Davis.^[1] Her AllMusic profile describes her as "a wildly flamboyant funk diva with few equals ...

[who] combined the gritty emotional realism of Tina Turner, the futurist fashion sense of David Bowie, and the trendsetting flair of Miles Davis".^[2]

Early life

Betty Gray Mabry was born in Durham, North Carolina, on July 26, 1944.^[3][4] She developed an interest in music when she was about ten, and was introduced to various blues musicians by her g Betty Davis - Simple English Wikipedia, the free encyclopedia TUBA