Podcast: TSOYA: Betty Davis
Betty Davis is a legend of soul and funk music. The one-time wife of Miles Davis introduced the jazzman to Jimi Hendrix, Sly Stone and the broad world of electric music, leading him to create "Bitches Brew." She recorded three albums of her own in the 1970s, full of raw, sexy, outrageous funk. The first two, "Betty Davis" and "They Say I'm Different" have been re-released by the Seattle label Light in the Attic Records. Davis left the music industry in the late 1970s, and has been completely absent from the public eye since -- at one point, a fan had to track her down in the suburbs of Pittsburgh to get her $40,000 in songwriting royalties. This is her first radio interview since her performing days.
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posted by Jesse Thorn at Thursday, June 21, 2007
6 Comments:
wow!
I had never heard of Betty Davis until I listened to this interview. Well done Jesse! She doesnt sound like the easiest person to interview and its hard to believe she is the same person singing those badass songs. I will have to buy her album off Itunes.
great stuff! thank you for sharing. i did a review of "If I'm In Luck" a little while back on my blog. this interview was really well done.
Betty Davis was ahead of her time. She was very popular in Philly and along the east coast and WDAS-FM did play her music. I had the pleasure of seeing her perform twice; once at Morgan State's homecoming. I am soooo happy to have found this interview.
Another Nasty Girl.
This is the most moronic (as our knuckleheaded ex-mayor Guliani would put it) out of touch interview I've heard in ages. Do you live under a rock or something? Do you understand what it takes to make the kind of transition Betty went through? -Wrong question, forget it. Tune into your humanity my man! There are soo many more things relevant to the state of america today to ask other than "frivolity". What a missed oportunity.
The interview was fantastic, respectful, and very tasteful. It made my day.
Thanks Betty for all the years of inspiration!
Bob Gaulke
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