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Betty: They Say I’m Different

Documentary | Music

7.1

Release Date

November 16, 2017

Duration

54 min

Status

Released

Language

en

Overview

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…

Casts

Betty Davis

Betty Davis

Desmond Nakano

Self

Desmond Nakano

Greg Errico

Musician/Sly & the Family Stone

Greg Errico

Oliver Wang

Music Critic

Oliver Wang

Vernon Gibbs

Music Critic

Vernon Gibbs

Elnora B. Neal

Betty's Aunt

Elnora B. Neal

Nickey Neal

Betty's Cousin

Nickey Neal

Winona Williams

Self

Winona Williams

Greg Tate

Self

Greg Tate

Militia Vox

Self

Militia Vox

Fred Mills

Musician

Fred Mills

Kim El

Betty's voice

Kim El

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