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 contemporary sounds, has died at age 77.
Bob Saget, who was found unresponsive in a hotel room last month, died from head trauma, his family said in a statement Wednesday.
"The reach of her influence & sonic lineage is immense," the author and critic Hanif Abdurraqib tweeted Wednesday."You've heard her, even if you think you've never heard her. I'm glad we got her at all." She would eventually find work as a model for Seventeen and Glamour among other magazines and would meet Jimi Hendrix, Sly Stone and numerous other musicians. She was also releasing her own work, including the singles"The Cellar" and"Get Ready for Betty" and she wrote"Uptown " for the Chambers Brothers.
Miles Davis would cite her for opening him up to the sounds of Hendrix and Sly and the Family Stone among others, leading to his classic 1970 album"Bitches Brew" , which helped launch the genre of jazz fusion.
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