BETTY Davis rose to fame in the 1960s due to her controversially sexual lyrics and performance style.
In February 2022, it was revealed that Davis had passed away at the age of 77.
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Who was Betty Davis?
Born July 26, 1945, Davis was known as an American funk and soul singer and is also the ex-wife of jazz legend Miles Davis.
She is remembered for the hit songs Get Ready for Betty, It’s My Life, If I’m In Luck I Might Get Picked Up, and many more.
Over the years, Davis had released three albums and had become known as the “Queen of Funk.”
Outside of singing, Davis was also a songwriter and famously wrote the Chambers Brothers song Uptown (to Harlem).
Thanks to her successful career, she was able to amass an estimated net worth of $2million, according to Idol Net Worth.
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What was Betty Davis’ cause of death?
Davis’ death was first announced on February 9, 2022, and confirmed by her friend Danielle Maggio to Rolling Stone.
Her cause of death was later revealed to have been from natural causes.
As the news started to spread, many fans took to Twitter where they shared their condolences to the late star.
“may the QUEEN OF FUNK rest in power!!” one user wrote.
Another added: “Betty Davis has passed & I’m heartbroken. She was a huge inspiration to me as a woman & artist, a blueprint for me stepping out into the world determined to (as in the lyric of Sly & the Family Stone): BE MYSELF. God rest her soul. And her music rocked to the highest.”
A third said, “rip to the great rock star, betty davis! the world will simply never be the same. forever in our hearts, minds and influence.”
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Why did Betty Davis retire from the music industry?
Davis spent 11 years in the music industry before her exit in 1979.
Her exit came after she was dropped from her record label, later telling the New York Times that she was “accepting it” as the end.
“When I was told that it was over, I just accepted it. And nobody else was knocking at my door,” she told the media outlet in 2018.
“It was no longer about the music or anything, it was about me losing a part of myself. It was devastating.”
Despite exiting the music scene, she returned for a brief moment in 2019 and released the song A Little Bit Hot Tonight that was sung by Maggio.
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