◇ image via WikipediaBetty Davis
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 Lyn Collins, Ohio Players, The J.B.'s, Baby Huey and Rufus, sharing audiences, venues and reference points rather than a straight line of influence. Their influence carried into Herbie Hancock, Crystal Murray, Larry Graham, The Chambers Brothers and The Pointer Sisters, where the same ideas turn up rearranged for a later generation. Altogether the chart holds 40 connections around Betty Davis, reaching back through Tina Turner and forward to Herbie Hancock. Follow any of those threads to keep travelling the influence between bands and genres on Starverb.
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Betty Davis connections
Betty Davis grew out of Tina Turner, David Bowie, Miles Davis and Cream, shares an orbit with Lyn Collins, Ohio Players, The J.B.'s and Baby Huey, went on to shape Herbie Hancock, Crystal Murray, Larry Graham and The Chambers Brothers. 40 connections mapped across roots, kindred and legacy.
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