Betty: They Say I’m Different

54min

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…

Cast

Greg Errico

Greg Errico

Musician/Sly & the Family Stone
Oliver Wang

Oliver Wang

Music Critic
Vernon Gibbs

Vernon Gibbs

Music Critic
Elnora B. Neal

Elnora B. Neal

Betty's Aunt
Nickey Neal

Nickey Neal

Betty's Cousin
Fred Mills

Fred Mills

Musician
Kim El

Kim El

Betty's voice

Release date

16th Nov 2017

Status

Released

Spoken languages

English