Ep 175: Muses Will Rock You Vol 4: Betty Davis, Mavis Staples and Etta James

This week Bethanne and Leah from She Will Rock You Podcast join me as we each present the story of an incredible women in R&B history. She Will Rock You and I teamed up once again to share the stories behind 3 incredible women in R&B history. Leah covers Mavis Staples from her Gospel roots with The Staples Sisters to her solo career spanning over 50 years. Bethanne shares the story of soul singer Etta James, from her rocky childhood to topping the charts and I cover funk pioneer Betty Davis whose unabashedly sexual lyrics and refusal to water it down for the masses kept her from becoming a mainstream sensation. If you haven’t already, make sure you check out our previous episodes with She Will Rock You where we covered Girl Groups, Female Fronted Grunge Bands and Song Facts you may not know about! Make sure to check out She Will Rock You for amazing episodes in rock history as well as interviews with great new artists! This episode is sponsored by Smile Brilliant. Head over to and make sure to use the coupon code MUSES for an exclusive discount! Learn more about your ad choices. Visit megaphone.fm/adchoices

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Ep 175: Muses Will Rock You Vol 4: Betty Davis, Mavis Staples and Etta James is an episode from Muses by Muses.

This episode is 54:38 long.

This episode was published on Nov 11, 2021.

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