Betty Mabry

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Betty Mabry, better known as Betty Davis, was an influential American funk and soul singer-songwriter and fashion icon whose bold style and sound helped shape the direction of 1970s music.

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Betty Mabry canonical 7

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Predicate Object
instanceOf fashion icon ⓘ
funk musician ⓘ
human ⓘ
singer-songwriter ⓘ
soul musician ⓘ
activeYearsEnd 1970s ⓘ
activeYearsStart 1960s ⓘ
countryOfCitizenship United States of America ⓘ
dateOfBirth 1944-07-26 ⓘ
dateOfDeath 2022-02-09 ⓘ
ethnicGroup African American ⓘ
linked to: Black Americans
familyName Mabry ⓘ
genre funk ⓘ
psychedelic soul ⓘ
rock ⓘ
soul ⓘ
givenName Betty ⓘ
hasInstrument voice ⓘ
influenced 1970s funk music ⓘ
1970s soul music ⓘ
Afrofuturist aesthetics in music ⓘ
Erykah Badu ⓘ
Janelle Monáe ⓘ
Madonna ⓘ
Prince ⓘ
knownFor bold stage costumes ⓘ
influencing Miles Davis’s electric period ⓘ
raw funk vocal style ⓘ
sexually liberated lyrics ⓘ
language English ⓘ
marriageEnd 1969 ⓘ
marriageStart 1968 ⓘ
modeledFor Wilhelmina Models ⓘ
name Betty Mabry ⓘ
notableWork Betty Davis ⓘ
Is It Love or Desire? ⓘ
Nasty Gal ⓘ
They Say I’m Different ⓘ
occupation recording artist ⓘ
singer ⓘ
songwriter ⓘ
placeOfBirth Durham, North Carolina, United States of America ⓘ
placeOfDeath Homestead, Pennsylvania, United States of America ⓘ
raisedIn Pittsburgh, Pennsylvania, United States of America ⓘ
recordLabel Island Records ⓘ
Just Sunshine Records ⓘ
residence New York City ⓘ
spouse Miles Davis ⓘ
stageName Betty Davis ⓘ

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Miles Davis → spouse → Betty Mabry ⓘ
Betty Mabry → name → Betty Mabry ⓘ
Betty Davis → birthName → Betty Mabry ⓘ
Betty Davis → birthName → Betty Mabry ⓘ
subject linked to: Mabry