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Betty Davis

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Betty Davis is a Funk and House act. Their sound grew out of Tina Turner, David Bowie, Miles Davis, Cream and Creedence Clearwater Revival. Those roots explain a lot about how Betty Davis arrange songs and choose their tones. They run in the same orbit as The J.B.'s, Baby Huey, Rufus, Graham Central Station and Average White Band, sharing audiences, venues and reference points rather than a straight line of influence. Their influence carried into The Pointer Sisters, Skin, N'dambi, Break My Soul and Nashville Pussy, where the same ideas turn up rearranged for a later generation. Altogether the chart holds 36 connections around Betty Davis, reaching back through Tina Turner and forward to The Pointer Sisters. Follow any of those threads to keep travelling the influence between bands and genres on Starverb.

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Roots — what shaped themLegacy — who they shapedKindred — same orbit
Betty DavisTina TurnerDavid BowieMiles DavisCreamCreedence Clearwater…Jimi HendrixSly StoneThe Pointer SistersSkinN'dambiBreak My SoulNashville PussyAlphonse MouzonHerbie HancockCrystal MurrayThe J.B.'sBaby HueyRufusGraham Central StationAverage White BandShuggie OtisIsaac HayesEddie Hazel

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Betty Davis connections

Betty Davis grew out of Tina Turner, David Bowie, Miles Davis and Cream, shares an orbit with The J.B.'s, Baby Huey, Rufus and Graham Central Station, went on to shape The Pointer Sisters, Skin, N'dambi and Break My Soul. 36 connections mapped across roots, kindred and legacy.

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