Betty: They Say I’m Different
2017•54m•7.3•Released
DocumentaryMusic
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…
Director
Philip Cox
Writer
Philip Cox
Languages
English
Studio
Native Voice Films
Cast
Betty Davis
Desmond Nakano
Self
Greg Errico
Musician/Sly & the Family Stone
Oliver Wang
Music Critic
Vernon Gibbs
Music Critic
Elnora B. Neal
Betty's Aunt
Nickey Neal
Betty's Cousin
Winona Williams
Self
Greg Tate
Self
Militia Vox
Self
Fred Mills
Musician
Kim El
Betty's voice
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