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Betty: They Say I’m Different

72 %|Nov 16, 2017|Documentary, Music

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…

Featured Crew

Esteban Uyarra
Editor
Philip Cox
Director
Stephan Knuesel
Additional Camera
Philip Cox
Writer
Philip Cox
Cinematography

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Cast

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Greg Errico
Musician/Sly & the Family Stone
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Oliver Wang
Music Critic
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Vernon Gibbs
Music Critic
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Elnora B. Neal
Betty's Aunt
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Nickey Neal
Betty's Cousin
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Fred Mills
Musician
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Kim El
Betty's voice