Bitter crop : the heartache and triumph of Billie Holiday's last year /

Alexander, Paul, 1955-

Bitter crop : the heartache and triumph of Billie Holiday's last year / Heartache and triumph of Billie Holiday's last year Paul Alexander. - First edition. - 353 pages : illustrations ; 25 cm

Includes bibliographical references (pages 299-336) and index.

The Last Night at the Flamingo Lounge -- A Woman of the World -- Lady in Satin -- A Little Jazz History -- Bitter Crop -- When Your Lover Has Gone -- It Happened Out West -- Goodbye to the City of Lights -- The Whole Truth -- I'm Billie Holiday! -- The Death of the President -- Memory and Desire -- Farewell to Storyville -- Fade Out -- Angel of Harlem.

"A revelatory look at the tumultuous life of a jazz legend and American cultural icon"--

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2023017461


Holiday, Billie, 1915-1959.
Holiday, Billie, 1915-1959 --Last years.


Jazz singers--United States--Biography.
Blues musicians--United States--Biography.


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