Cicely Tyson Ex-Husband: Who was Miles Davis?

Miles Davis was an American jazz musician, trumpeter, bandleader, and composer. He was the ex-husband of esteemed American actress Cicely Tyson.

The former couple began in the 1960s, when Miles Davis was divorcing his wife Frances Davis. Davis informed the press in 1967 that he planned to marry Tyson when his divorce was finalised in March 1968, but instead married singer Betty Mabry that September.

In 1978, Tyson and Davis rekindled their romance. They married on November 26, 1981, at the house of actor Bill Cosby, in a ceremony officiated by Atlanta mayor Andrew Young.

Their marriage was strained by Davis’ explosive temper and infidelity. They lived in Malibu, California, and New York City until her divorce was finalised in 1988

Miles Davis died in 1991, two years after their divorce was finalized. He is one of the most influential and recognised figures in jazz and 20th-century music history. Throughout his five-decade career, Davis took a number of creative paths, keeping him at the forefront of several key stylistic innovations in jazz.