Billie Holiday : the musician and the myth /
Szwed, John F., 1936-,
Billie Holiday : the musician and the myth / John Szwed. - 230 pages ; 24 cm
Includes bibliographical references (pages 203-219) and index.
The book I : Lady sings the blues -- The book II : the rest of the story -- The image : film, television, photography -- The prehistory of a singer -- The singer I -- The singer II -- The songs I -- The songs II.
"Drawing on a vast amount of new material that has surfaced in the last decade, ... jazz writer John Szwed considers how [Holiday's] life inflected her art, her influences, her uncanny voice and rhythmic genius, a number of her signature songs, and her legacy"--Amazon.com.
0670014729 9780670014729 9780143107965
2015001092
Holiday, Billie, 1915-1959.
African American women singers--United States--Biography.
Singers--United States--Biography.
Biographies.
Billie Holiday : the musician and the myth / John Szwed. - 230 pages ; 24 cm
Includes bibliographical references (pages 203-219) and index.
The book I : Lady sings the blues -- The book II : the rest of the story -- The image : film, television, photography -- The prehistory of a singer -- The singer I -- The singer II -- The songs I -- The songs II.
"Drawing on a vast amount of new material that has surfaced in the last decade, ... jazz writer John Szwed considers how [Holiday's] life inflected her art, her influences, her uncanny voice and rhythmic genius, a number of her signature songs, and her legacy"--Amazon.com.
0670014729 9780670014729 9780143107965
2015001092
Holiday, Billie, 1915-1959.
African American women singers--United States--Biography.
Singers--United States--Biography.
Biographies.