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Buy them from the source at - http://lightintheattic.ne...-davis/bio - These guys did a phenomenal job getting Betty (and other lost artists) back. They accept Paypal. You can also find great stories and insight into the world of Betty here. This Post is produced, arranged, composed and performed by WetDream | |
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Ah, to have been at one of them events..... Wouldn't say a female Prince, Prince has no comparison nor rival to my knowledge...but, there are similar traits such as the independent attitude and wanting full control of everything. Still, i totally see what you're getting at. This Post is produced, arranged, composed and performed by WetDream | |
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Ooooh wow I didnt know with the re-issues this would be the first time that she will prperly recieve royalties...Ok now I'd rather support!!! :dance: Cant wait to get the first album1 Man, I cant keep thanking the org enough for moments like these...I really like her music!! FUNKY! Straight Jacket Funk Affair
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New section added to OP. Here it is...the girl was very aware, intelligent and a lost part of cultural history. Betty Davis Quotes: ~ "My whole family is musical. My grandmother's got a valuable record collection - B.B. King, Jimmy Reed, Elmore James and all those people. I know some english guitarist who would love to get their hands on it." ~ "I've been writing music since i was 12. I wrote the song 'I'm Going To Bake That Cake Of Love' back then" ~ "I didn't like modelling because you didn't need brains to do it. It's only going to last as long atr you look good" ~ "I believe in being taken seriously, not coasting on my husband's name. I could always have recorded with Arista Record's Clive Davis or Atlantic Record's Ahmet Ertegun, but i would never truly know if i were being humoured because i was Miles' wife" ~ "I know that whenever Miles recorded something he would let me hear it and ask my opinion. If i said the bass needed to be up, he would turn it up. He always took my advice" ~ "I was having a dinner party in New York and Miles was out of town working and Jimi Hendrix came to the dinner party. Miles called the house because he knew Jimi was going to be there. They spoke to each other over the phone and Miles had some music he wanted Jimi to read, but Jimi couldn't read music. Miles didn't know Jimi couldn't read music, but i don't know why Jimi went and got the music when he couldn't read it." ~ "Me and Miles didn't live happily ever after. We did have a lot of good times though, i learned a lot from him." ~ "The Commodores went into Motown with my songs that i taught them and That's how they got the deal. They also wanted me, but i couldn't work out a deal with Motown. They wanted everything...my publishing, they wanted writers money. It meant giving up everything, practically. We went from a seven song deal to a one song deal and we couldn't even work out a one song deal." ~ "I'd sing the bassline for Larry Graham. Like i'd sound like a bass, then he'd pick it up and play it. After that, it'd be the guitar. Hershall would just pick up the chords of the song" ~ "I'm me and i'm different; my music is just another level of funk. I love Tina Turner, but we are two totally different people. The same with Jimi Hendrix, Sly Stone, Larry Graham and Stevie Wonder. We all make your fingers pop, but for different reasons....so don't compare me" ~ "Before i decided to work, i really thought about it seriously because people only see the surface part of the music business, they don't know what's going off behind the scenes and it's not all glamour....I know a lot of musicians and i know what they've gone through and i know a lot of pain that they've gone through, so i really wanted to get through into the business the right way. I had to know this is what i want to do and this is why i want to do it" ~ "What people need to realise is that there are all levels of blacks. We are not all doctors, nurses, lawyers and social workers. That man standing on 116th in Harlem selling cocaine is a real man, a pusher; and you can't put that under the rug. Those girls standing in the doorways on Broadway and 46th street are valid; they're out there existing - they're also black. Regardless of what they all stand for or what they're doing, they're valid." ~ "I used to pack 'em in. Richard Pryor and Muhammed Ali came to see me. My parents too. My mum thought i was good. I thought i was a good performer. I delivered my songs well." ~ "I'm not about to 'clean' my music up. If you do something that's purely creative, that's coming from your insides, people may accept it or they won't. What i'm doing is really me and it's honest. If i wanted to be commercial and get a top 40 hit, i could. But i think there are enough commercial people out there already. I want to do something different and being creative is a big challenge whereas being commercial isn't." ~ "Too many people only recognise your talent after you're dead when it don't do you any good. I knew Jimi Hendrix and it's a shame young blacks didn't get into him until after he died. But that's the kind of thing that happens a lot when you're ahead of your time." ~ "I fight for what's honest. Take Island records, who i'm not with anymore. They wanted to cover up my legs and hair. They said on the next album i do, no legs....The music business is the sleaziest business in the world. They'll look at you and tell you you're great and then they'll do something to try and stop you....Record companies will kill you." ~ "Everybody's fucked up emotionally - me and all the men i know...i don't want to be hassled, i can't deal with stupid shit anymore because it'll drive you crazy. I can't be shaking my ass for the rest of my life. I don't want to die up there of a heart attack" ~ "The business i'm in killed one of my friends (Jimi Hendrix). I saw what performing did to Miles...those that don't die physically, die emotionally. It's hard to keep it together personally. You have to give yourself to the public in pieces and by the time you get through giving the pieces away, you don't know who you are." [Edited 10/21/10 8:40am] This Post is produced, arranged, composed and performed by WetDream | |
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Oh yes she was, without a doubt, she was an early version of a "female" Prince She used to perform on stage in lingerie and other outfits considered sexy. She sang songs of a bold, seductive nature, as she seduced her male fans in the audience with her sexual gestures, while she performed. The past pics of her onstage, and some of the covers on her album, as well as many of her songs, speak for themselves.
Such were the actual, details that my sister's ex and my sister spoke of how she appeared on stage. She had a major fan base back then. She drew in her audience. At that time, many in society wasn't ready for such a bold female artist, including the outfits she wore, and sexual movements, she made onstage. If she were a male, it would have been more accepted during the early 70s. Really wasn''t until the late 70s, that artists started getting more bold/open with their presence on stage, and society becoming a bit more "openminded", if you will.
If Betty was the same age today, and presented herself now, like she did back then, she would have fit right in, with no questions asked. Goes to show you how much has changed in the music industry, over the years. Betty was a badass performer. | |
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I'm shocked. My older sister's boyfriend was a major fan of Betty. He and my sister went to quite a few of Betty's concerts, and each time, my sister's ex went, he was so taken by her, we would have to listen to long versions of his concert experience. Larry Graham was even in Bette's group back in the day. From what my sister's ex and my sis used to tell us about Betty's performances, she was one badass performer. At that time, her type of performance was considered "raunchy" to many in society, because of how she performed on stage. Society wasn't ready for her, yet we had Millie Jackson, and damn near everybody knew Millie was Queen of raunchiness. Sometime back in 2003, I ordered about 4 of her cds.
Betty had a raspy, hoarse voice, kind of like Janis Joplin. It's a shame she chose to leave the music business so early. Many in society at that time wasn't really ready for a female artist who performed the way Betty did. Tina Turner was lucky she was accepted with all the hip and leg shaking she and her girls did at that time.
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I'd like to know more about her concerts.Who did she tour with? She would have been a perfect opening act for somebody like Sly Stone. | |
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I'm thinking of ordering the 'Hangin Out In Hollywood' CD...a collection of songs that Betty recorded in 1979 but never released.I was listening to a few tracks on Youtube and it sounds very different from her first three albums.There's a slight disco sound,which is surprising.Does anyone have any thoughts on this project? Any more info?
"She's A Woman" by Betty Davis (1979) | |
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That was her caving in. She did not like the outcome of that session. She was apparently depressed having lost her battle with the industry at the time and mostly depressed over losing her dad. Not long into the session, which would of definitely got a label deal as she clearly gave in, she quit and rightfully so. A lot of them songs show a woman with a damaged soul, wearing a mask. It was the final straw for her and decided it ain't worth the soul decay. This Post is produced, arranged, composed and performed by WetDream | |
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Thanks for the info.I feel really bad for her | |
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She truly deserved alot more attention and success than she achieved.Betty went through a lot during the last years of her career. I'm not shocked she decided to retire that early. I wonder how she looks today. | |
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Btw,those 1979 sessions featured some big name artists,such as Herbie Hancock.I still wonder how that album would have been received | |
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When her 1976 album was shelved,she was crushed.
One thing I've noticed....
On the 1979 sessions,Betty makes more of an effort at "singing".On these tracks,she's not growling and yelling as much.....she's singing these tunes in a straightforward manner.Fans of the previous albums probably wouldn't have liked this album,but it may have exposed her to a whole new audience.
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the song posted above features Carlos Santana on guitar and Larry Graham on bass. | |
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