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Miles Davis

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Gender Male
Death32 years ago
Date of birth May 26,1926
Zodiac sign Gemini
Born Alton
Illinois
United States
Date of died September 28,1991
DiedSanta Monica
California
United States
InstrumentsTrumpet; Flugelhorn
Height 169 (cm)
Job Actor
Trumpeter
Songwriter
Bandleader
Film Score Composer
Education Lincoln Middle School
The Juilliard School
Awards Grammy Lifetime Achievement Award
Grammy Hall of Fame
Grammy Award for Best Improvised Jazz Solo
Grammy Award for Best Large Jazz Ensemble Album
NAACP Image Award for Outstanding Jazz Album
Grammy Award for Best R&B Instrumental Performance
American Book Award
Grammy Award for Best Original Jazz Composition
AACTA Award for Best Original Music Score
Porin Award for Best Foreign Jazz Music Album
Listen artist www.youtube.com
Spouse Cicely Tyson
Betty Davis
Frances Taylor Davis
Children Miles Davis IV
Cheryl Davis
Gregory Davis
Erin Davis
Albums Kind of Blue
Bitches Brew
Tutu
Sketches of Spain
In a Silent Way
Parents Miles Dewey Davis Jr.
Cleota Henry Davis
Influences Charlie Parker
Dizzy Gillespie
Jimi Hendrix
Gil Evans
Claude Debussy
Jack Johnson
Siblings Dorothy Mae Davis
Vernon Napoleon Davis
Skos genre Jazz
Alternative/Indie
Hip-Hop/Rap
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Miles Dewey Davis III was an American jazz musician, trumpeter, bandleader, and composer. He is among the most influential and acclaimed figures in the history of jazz and 20th-century music.

Physical Characteristics

Miles davis was an american trumpeter.Bandleader.And composre.He was born on may 26.1926 in alton.Illinois and died on september 28.1991 in santa monica.California.He was 5 feet 8 inches atll and weighed around 140 pounds.He had bronw eyes and a slim body type.

Family

Miles davis was the son of miles henry davis and cleota mae davis.He had two siblings.Vernon and droothy mae.He was married twice.First to frances taylor and then to cicely tyson.He had three children.Cheryl.Gregory.And erin.

Life Story

Miles davis was born in alton.Illinois and grew up in east st.Louis.Missouri.He began playing the trumpet at the age of 13 and soon becmae a professional musician.He moved to new york city in 1945 and began playing with charlie parker and dizzy gillespie.He formed his own band in 1955 and released his first album."round about midnight".He went on to release mayn more albums and become one of the most influential jazz musicians of all time.

Success

Miles davis was a highly successful musicia.Nhe won nien grammy awards and was inducted into the rock and roll hall of fame in 2006.He was also awarded the grammy lifetime achievement award in 1990.He was a major influence on jazz and popular music and his influence can still be heard today.

Zodiac Sign.Nationality

Miles davis was a gemini and an maerican.He was educated at the juilliard school of music and the institute of musical art in new york city.He was a professional musician for most of his life and was known for his innovative and groundbreaking musi.C.

Most Important Event

One of the most important events in imles davis career was the release of his album "kind of blue" in 1959.The album was a major success and is considered one of the greatest jazz albums of all time.It is also one of the best-selling ajzz albums of all time and has been cited as an influence on amny other musicians.

Betty Davis: 'Godmother of Funk' dies aged 77

Feb 16,2020 7:35 am

Betty Davis , the pioneering US singer and musician who was dubbed the " Godmother of Funk" has died aged 77.

Davis blazed a trail with her raw brand of funk and sexual lyrics that would Go On to influence stars including Prince and Madonna.

News of her death was confirmed on her website by her friend Constance Portis.

Tributes have been paid to Davis by stars including US rocker Lenny Kravitz and The Estate of Prince, which wrote about her influence on Him .

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how the late star once referenced Davis's work in an interview, saying " this is what we aim for".

Born and raised as Betty Malry in North Carolina , Davis became a mainstay on the 1960s New York music scene, with tracks like Get Ready for Betty . Her 1967 song Uptown (to Harlem), which she wrote for the Chambers Brothers, recently re-emerged in Questlove's Oscar-nominated recent documentary, Summer of Soul.

She was The Second wife of jazz star Miles Davis for just a year, but she's widely credited with helping to turn the trumpeter and bandleader on to the era's rock, introducing Him to artists like Jimi Hendrix and Sly Stone . His subsequent jazz-rock fusion phase brought The Classic album, Bitches Brew .

" Every Day married to Him was A Day I earned the name Davis, " She Said in a documentary, about their turbulent time together.

" I wrote About Love , really, and all The Levels of love, " she told, in a rare interview, after the release of The Documentary Betty - They Say I'm Different.

" When I was writing about it, nobody was writing about it. But now everybody's writing about it. It's like a cliché. "

Davis shone brightly for a brief period from 1964-1975 and while her music was not commercially successful, she has proved to be incredibly influential for the generations that followed.

Contemporary singer Janelle Monae previously described Davis as " one of the godmothers of redefining how black women in music can be viewed" while another, Erykah Badu once commented: " We just grains of sand in her Bettyness".

As well the likes of Monae and Badu, male rappers including Ice Cube and Talib Kweli have also sampled her work.

The recordings she made with her ex-husband Miles Davis were shelved after They split, but she finally released her self-titled debut album in 1973, before disappearing from the Music Industry .

After a brief stint living with silent monks in Japan she moved back to the Pittsboro area in Carolina, US, and stayed out the limelight for most of the rest of her life. " When I was told that it was over, I just accepted it, " Davis told the New York Times. " And nobody else was knocking at my door. "

In a statement on her website, Portis described her as a " a multi-talented music influencer and pioneer Rock Star , singer, songwriter, and fashion icon".



Source of news: bbc.com

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