Betty Davis News

In the loamy swamp's underbrush surrounding Bogalusa, La., four men from Reidsville, N.C. - a former tobacco and textile community north of Greensboro, not far from the Virginia state line - set out to make soul seductress Betty Davis' ultimate record.

Double Booty Bump! Padonkadonk donk. Need I say more? Russel Gordon's the man! Cold blood kills it, Bill Withers kisses the funk and Chakachas play some deep Jungle Fever.

Robert Everett-Green From Tuesday's Globe and Mail Published on Monday, Nov. 09, 2009 3:51PM EST Last updated on Monday, Nov.

"Bleach" is Nirvana's toughest set of songs, but as it offends with noise and griminess, it surprises with pop flashes and repetitive relaxation.

Funk and R&B singer Betty Davis was influenced by close friends like Jimi Hendrix and her ex-husband, jazz legend Miles Davis .

The folks at Light in the Attic are justifiably geeking out about their pair of Betty Davis releases .

Record label Light in the Attic will soon add to the in-print catalog of Durham-born funk diva Betty Davis this fall with the release of Is It Love or Desire? , her last studio album, which was canned before release and hasn't even been bootlegged.

Chris Martin and company can claim is that they're the first band to break the million mark in digital album sales.

Record label Light in the Attic will soon add to the in-print catalog of Durham-born funk diva Betty Davis this fall with the release of Is It Love or Desire? , her last studio album, which was canned before release and hasn't even been bootlegged.

Just got word that Light in the Attic Records is going to be releasing a "lost" Betty Davis album this fall.

On tonight's Midnight Soulstice, we'll show some love to the Soul Sisters in Funk music.

The Punk Funk Mob's PR describes their sound as "the Ramones meets Funkadelic with Betty Davis on vocals." If they come close to attaining even a tenth of that in their debut Yoshi's performance June 15, it will be all gravy, baby.