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 ...

Add Yahoo as a preferred source to see more of our stories on Google. The work she’d done during her time with Miles’ band was shelved until the release of her eponymous debut album in 1973. She ...