A reappraisal of Betty Davis’s trailblazing music is under way
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A reappraisal of Betty Davis’s trailblazing music is under way

Hindustan Times  

BEYONCÉ STRUTS around the stage, a squadron of dancers in various states of undress bopping in her wake. Prince played the gritty, lascivious hard funk of Davis’s “If I’m in Luck I Might Get Picked Up” to his band members, saying: “This is what we aim for.” Several of today’s stars cite Davis as a model. Erykah Badu’s “New Amerykah” albums sound directly descended from such Davis songs as “Stars Starve, You Know”. A mere six years later, after recording what would be her final album, “Crashin’ From Passion”, Davis had had enough. It is thanks to Davis that Beyoncé can declare: “You won’t break my soul.” Listen to a selection of Betty Davis’s songs here © 2023, The Economist Newspaper Limited.

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