Betty Davis
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Betty Davis
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February is Black Historical past Month — and every week, all month, World Cafe correspondent John Morrison is right here to speak a few totally different trailblazer and maverick of Black music.
These musicians took dangers and pushed boundaries, and this hour, we’re speaking about somebody who actually embodies this theme: funk pioneer Betty Davis.
Morrison says the music she launched within the ’70s was daring, brash and uncompromising.
“In a means, Betty Davis was punk earlier than punk,” he says.
On this session, Morrison talks about how Davis was forward of her time and the way her affect continues to be being felt at the moment.
“Betty Davis’ unwillingness to compromise actually did the most effective factor {that a} progressive artist can do,” he says. “It opened up prospects about what different musicians might do on a document, what you would discuss.”
This episode of World Cafe was produced and edited by Kimberly Junod. The online story was created by Miguel Perez. Our engineer is Chris Williams. Our programming and reserving coordinator is Chelsea Johnson and our line producer is Will Loftus.
