The legendary Betty Davis rides into town again
She counted Jimi Hendrix, Sly Stone and Dolly Dagger amongst her friends and introduced her husband, Miles Davis, to Jimi and Sly, greatly influencing his electric period. Yet she is most respected for her own output of raw, raunchy and uncompromised take on funk rock. Having released three albums in the 70′s, a fourth previously unreleased album has now also been issued by Light In The Attic. Since her last recordings in 1979, her whereabouts and private life have been somewhat shrouded in mystery, so I was surprised to learn Jesse Thorn, of web radio The Sound Of Young America, tracked her down last year and managed to get her to agree to do an interview, her first in 30 years. Betty, now into her 60s is perhaps not the best interviewee but it is great to hear something, anything from her – and as the interview is peppered with some of her great tunes, this should hopefully be of interest either way if you’ve heard of her or not.
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