But music was always her real thing ... when she relaunched her recording career with 1973’s funk-soul album Betty Davis. Davis stood out. She had incredible style (today she’d be massive ...

These musicians took risks and pushed boundaries, and this hour, we're talking about someone who truly embodies this theme: funk pioneer Betty Davis. Morrison says the music she released in the ...

Every week for Black History Month, World Cafe correspondent John Morrison is highlighting a different trailblazer and maverick of Black music history.