Betty: They Say I’m Different Poster

Betty: They Say I’m Different

72.00% | November 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

Philip Cox
Cinematography
Stephan Knuesel
Additional Camera
Philip Cox
Director

Cast

Greg Errico
Greg Errico
Musician/Sly & the Family Stone
Oliver Wang
Oliver Wang
Music Critic
Vernon Gibbs
Vernon Gibbs
Music Critic

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