February is Black History Month — and each week, all month, World Cafe correspondent John Morrison is here to talk about a different trailblazer and maverick of Black music. These musicians took risks ...

NEW YORK (AP) — Betty Davis, a bold and pioneering funk singer, model, and songwriter of the 1960s and '70s who was credited with inspiring then-husband Miles Davis' landmark fusion of jazz and more ...

Betty Davis, the Durham-born siren of funk and onetime wife of jazz legend Miles Davis who kicked down music industry doors with a raw, sexualized sound giving voice to Black women, has died. She was ...

Singer, songwriter and producer Betty Davis passed away on Wednesday, February 9 in her hometown of Homestead, Pennsylvania. She was 77 years old. In addition to her own musical contributions, Betty ...

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Funk legend Betty Davis died from natural causes on Wednesday, her close friend Danielle Maggio confirmed to Rolling Stone. She was 77 years old. The bulk of Davis’ career took place between 1964 and ...