Betty: They Say I’m Different

Betty: They Say I’m Different

54 mins | Documentary, Music | Nov. 16, 2017

An aspiring songwriter from a small steel town, Betty Mabry Davis arrived on the scene to break boundaries for women with her daring personality, iconic fashion style and outrageous funk. She befriended Jimi Hendrix and Sly Stone, wrote songs for the Chambers Brothers and The Commodores and married Miles Davis, turning him from jazz to funk and then went on to ignite stages in the 70s with her sassy sexed up mix of hard rock and bluesy funk, inspiring artists from Prince to Erykah Badu to Karen 0 and Peaches. Then she vanished…

Betty: They Say I’m Different

54 mins | Documentary, Music | Nov. 16, 2017

Betty: They Say I’m Different
An aspiring songwriter from a small steel town, Betty Mabry Davis arrived on the scene to break boundaries for women with her daring personality, iconic fashion style and outrageous funk. She befriended Jimi Hendrix and Sly Stone, wrote songs for the Chambers Brothers and The Commodores and married Miles Davis, turning him from jazz to funk and then went on to ignite stages in the 70s with her sassy sexed up mix of hard rock and bluesy funk, inspiring artists from Prince to Erykah Badu to Karen 0 and Peaches. Then she vanished…
IMDb rating 6.4
Producers Native Voice Films
Original title Betty: They Say I’m Different
Directors Philip Cox
Writers Philip Cox

Cast

Desmond Nakano

as Self

Greg Errico

as Musician/Sly & the Family Stone

Oliver Wang

as Music Critic

Vernon Gibbs

as Music Critic

Elnora B. Neal

as Betty's Aunt

Nickey Neal

as Betty's Cousin

Winona Williams

as Self

Greg Tate

as Self

Militia Vox

as Self

Fred Mills

as Musician

Kim El

as Betty's voice