Betty Davis - Crashin' From Passion Marc Davis daring sonic example of an

daring sonic example of an artist evolving in her understanding of the world

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Betty Davis - Crashin' From Passion Marc Davis daring sonic example of anIn the 1970s, Betty Davis defied genre and gender by pushing her voice to extremes and embracing the erotic. She articulated a kind of pre punk, funk blues fusion that had yet to be normalized in mainstream music a style that few musicians have come close to replicating. As one of the first Black women to write, arrange, and produce her own albums, Betty was a visionary who disregarded industry boundaries and constraints. Raw, unapologetic and in full