Funk legend Betty Davis dies of natural causes aged 77

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Uptown (to Harlem), which appeared on a hit album by the Chambers Brothers in 1967. When she met Davis, introduced by Devon Wilson, Jimi Hendrix’s girlfriend, Mabry had just ended a relationship with the South African trumpeter Hugh Masekela. Davis had recently divorced his first wife, the dancer Frances Taylor.

Queen of Funk Betty Davis died aged 77 on Wednesday 9 February from natural causes. Betty had been married to well-known musician Miles Davis — who was 19 years her senior — and, over the course of her music career, released hit songs like Get Ready for Betty, It’s My Life, If I’m In Luck I Might Get Picked Up between 1964 and 1975. Miles and Betty were only married for a year.

Funk singer Betty Davis has died, aged 77. The singer’s friend, Danielle Maggio, confirmed the news to Rolling Stone on Wednesday (9 February). Davis, who was the ex-wife of jazz singer Miles Davis, died of natural causes.

Betty Davis has died from natural causes at the age of 77. The legendary funk and soul star - who was known for writing overtly sexual lyrics and remembered for her marriage to jazz legend Miles Davis - passed away on Wednesday (09. 02.

Betty Davis, a commercially unsuccessful but immensely influential soul, funk, and R&B singer, died today of natural causes, a representative confirmed in an email to The FADER. Born Betty Mabry in Durham, North Carolina, she moved to New York in the early '60s to study at the Fashion Institute of Technology.

Legendary funk singer Betty Davis passed away at the age of 77 on Wednesday.

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Betty Davis, legendary funk singer and ex-wife of jazz great Miles Davis, has died at the age of 77 according to Rolling Stone on Tuesday.Her passing was confirmed to the outlet by the performer's close friend Danielle Maggio.The communications director for Allegheny County, Pennsylvania, Amie Downs, said that Davis died from natural causes. RIP:Betty Davis, legendary funk singer and ex-wife of jazz great Miles Davis, has died at the age of 77 according to Rolling Stone on Tuesday (pictured in 1969)Davis rose to prominence in the mid 1960s and 1970s with her instantly recognizable raspy voice and cemented herself in funk music history.She was briefly wed to jazz icon Miles Davis, his second wife, but the pair split after just one year.

A.D. Amorosi Singer-songwriter-producer Betty Davis, an icon of future-funk, fashion and bold sexuality in the 1970s, died Wednesday at age 76 in her longtime home of Homestead, Pennsylvania.Davis, who was once married to and collaborated with jazz legend Miles Davis, died of natural causes, Allegheny County communications director Amie Downs told Rolling Stone.The singer was widely viewed as having paved a way for R&B and hip-hop performers ranging from Prince and Erykah Badu to Cardi B and  Megan Thee Stallion, even though she dropped out of the recording scene so early — all but disappearing after the mid-1970s — that thse debts were not always recognized.In her heyday, this uninhibited mistress of futuristic funk and highly sexualized lyrical and vocal prowess released three albums – 1973’s “Betty Davis,” 1974’s “They Say I’m Different” and 1975’s definitive “Nasty Gal” – that were as bold in their self-creation as she was in portraying their sensual power on each album sleeve.

Betty Davis was a pioneering singer known as the “Queen of Funk,” as well as jazz legend Miles Davis’ (1926–1991) second wife.This is a breaking news story.

Trailblazing funk musician Betty Davis has died at the age of 77. The star, who was once married to jazz legend Miles Davis, died in the early hours of Wednesday morning, according to a statement on her official website. Davis died in Homestead, Pennsylvania, where she'd lived since childhood, the statement reads.

Betty Davis, a soul and funk singer of the 1960s whose growling, raspy vocal style and unapologetically explicit lyrics would influence future performers from Prince and Erykah Badu to Outkast, died today of natural causes at her home in Homestead, Pennsylvania. She was 77.

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Iconic funk singer Betty Davis has died at the age of 77.

#BettyDavis, who departed this realm today. My wife @saucequeen_pgh was very close w/ her and got to say goodbye along w/ Betty’s close friends & family this week.

“Thankful for Betty Davis, though.“The reach of her influence & sonic lineage is immense.“You've heard her, even if you think you've never heard her. I'm glad we got her at all.”CAPJR100 added: “Very sad news about Homestead's own Betty Davis.

Miles Davis for a year in 1968, died today (February 9) of natural causes, close friend Danielle Maggio confirmed to Rolling Stone.Davis’ self-titled debut album arrived in 1973, which she then followed up the following year with ‘They Say I’m Different’. Her third and final studio album, ‘Nasty Gal’, was released in 1975.Though not commercially successful at their time of release, Davis’ music has gone on to be hugely influential in funk circles in the decades to follow.Born Betty Mabry, she appeared on the cover of Miles Davis’ 1968 album ‘Filles de Kilimanjaro’, and was the inspiration behind his song ‘Mademoiselle Mabry’.“RIP Betty Davis, the original (and only) nasty gal, famed for being one of music’s greatest muses, but more importantly, one of the funkiest to ever do it,” journalist and author Jeff Weiss wrote in tribute to Davis.“Her first 3 solo records are sleazy, soulful and raw.

Rolling Stone.Amie Downs, communications director for Allegheny County, Pennsylvania, where Davis resided, revealed that her cause of death was from natural causes.Famous for her raspy purr, Davis was known for singing hits such as “Get Ready for Betty,” “It’s My Life,” “If I’m in Luck I Might Get Picked Up” and many more. Davis also wrote the Chambers Brothers song “Uptown (to Harlem).”She recorded most of her music between 1964 and 1975.