{"product_id":"game-is-her-middle-name","title":"Game Is Her Middle Name: \/\/ The Life and Music of Betty Davis (Pre-Order, Feb 9 2027)","description":"\u003cp\u003e\u003cmeta charset=\"utf-8\"\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cp\u003e\u003cstrong\u003eThe first full biography of the funk pioneer cited as an inspiration by artists from Prince to Beyoncé, with a foreword by Bootsy Collins.\u003c\/strong\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cp\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cp\u003eAs a girl, Betty Davis fixed her eyes on stardom and never looked back. After leaving a violent marriage to her husband Miles Davis, Betty took unprecedented control of her musical career for a Black woman working in the 1970s, performing and producing a string of defiantly feminist funk records with a screaming, sexually intense style like no one else. And then, at the crest of her powers, she fell silent.\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cp\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cp\u003eBuilt on decades of interviews and told through the eyes of Danielle Maggio, Davis's close friend in her final years, \u003cem\u003eGame Is Her Middle Name\u003c\/em\u003e reveals new aspects of Davis's life, music, and struggles. In telling her story, Maggio gives us a nuanced portrait of what happens to a pathbreaking artist when the spotlight moves on from her, and what happens when the world finally catches up.\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cp\u003e \u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cp\u003e\u003cmeta charset=\"utf-8\"\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cp\u003e\u003cb\u003eDanielle Maggio\u003c\/b\u003e is a writer, professor, and vinyl DJ based in Pittsburgh, PA. She holds her PhD in ethnomusicology and is an adjunct professor at Duquesne University and University of Pittsburgh where she teaches courses on world music and global pop. She is the liner notes author for Light in the Attic's 2023 rereleases of Betty Davis's albums \u003ci\u003eBetty Davis\u003c\/i\u003e, \u003ci\u003eThey Say I'm Different\u003c\/i\u003e, and \u003ci\u003eCrashin' from Passion\u003c\/i\u003e.\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cp\u003e \u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cp\u003e\u003cb\u003eBootsy Collins\u003c\/b\u003e is a legendary bass guitarist, Rock \u0026amp; Roll Hall of Famer, and Grammy winner.\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cp\u003e \u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cul\u003e\n\u003cli\u003ePublisher: Feminist Press\u003cbr\u003e\n\u003c\/li\u003e\n\u003cli\u003ePublish Date: February 9, 2027\u003cbr\u003e\n\u003c\/li\u003e\n\u003cli\u003ePages: 304\u003cbr\u003e\n\u003c\/li\u003e\n\u003cli\u003eLanguage: English\u003cbr\u003e\n\u003c\/li\u003e\n\u003cli\u003eType: Paperback\u003cbr\u003e\n\u003c\/li\u003e\n\u003cli\u003eEAN\/UPC: 9781558613782\u003cbr\u003e\n\u003c\/li\u003e\n\u003cli\u003eDimensions: N\/A\u003c\/li\u003e\n\u003c\/ul\u003e","brand":"Danielle Maggio","offers":[{"title":"(Pre-order, Feb 9 2027) Hardcover","offer_id":68542324408555,"sku":"9781558613782","price":24.95,"currency_code":"USD","in_stock":true}],"thumbnail_url":"\/\/cdn.shopify.com\/s\/files\/1\/0253\/4014\/9820\/files\/9781558613782.jpg?v=1794709793","url":"https:\/\/rep.club\/products\/game-is-her-middle-name","provider":"Reparations Club","version":"1.0","type":"link"}