

An 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…


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Musician/Sly & the Family Stone
Music Critic
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Betty's Aunt
Betty's Cousin
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An 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…

Movie / 2017

Movie / 2015

Movie / 2012

Movie / 2009

Movie / 2023

Movie / 1994

Movie / 2011

Movie / 2010

Movie / 1957

Movie / 2010

Movie / 2014

Movie / 2013

Movie / 2014

Movie / 1985

Movie / 2012

Movie / 2015

Movie / 2000

Movie / 2014

Movie / 2015

Movie / 2006