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Lady Sings the Blues: The 50th-Anniversay Edition with a Revised Discography Hol

Description: Title: Lady Sings the Blues: The 50th-Anniversay Edition with a Revised Discography Author: Holiday, Billie Publisher: Crown Publishing Group (NY) Binding: Paperback Pages: 272 Dimensions: 8.18h x 5.58w x 0.74d Product Weight: 0.59 lbs. Language: English ISBN: 9780767923866 Perfect for fans of The United States vs. Billie Holiday, this is the fiercely honest, no-holds-barred memoir of the legendary jazz, swing, and standards singing sensation--a fiftieth-anniversary edition updated with stunning new photos, a revised discography, and an insightful foreword by music writer David RitzTaking the reader on a fast-moving journey from Billie Holiday's rough-and-tumble Baltimore childhood (where she ran errands at a whorehouse in exchange for the chance to listen to Louis Armstrong and Bessie Smith albums), to her emergence on Harlem's club scene, to sold-out performances with the Count Basie Orchestra and with Artie Shaw and his band, this revelatory memoir is notable for its trenchant observations on the racism that darkened Billie's life and the heroin addiction that ended it too soon. We are with her during the mesmerizing debut of "Strange Fruit"; with her as she rubs shoulders with the biggest movie stars and musicians of the day (Bob Hope, Lana Turner, Clark Gable, Benny Goodman, Lester Young, Coleman Hawkins, and more); and with her through the scrapes with Jim Crow, spats with Sarah Vaughan, ignominious jailings, and tragic decline. All of this is told in Holiday's tart, streetwise style and hip patois that makes it read as if it were written yesterday.

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Restocking Fee: No

Return shipping will be paid by: Buyer

All returns accepted: Returns Accepted

Item must be returned within: 30 Days

Refund will be given as: Money Back

Edition: 50

Book Title: Lady Sings the Blues : the 50th-Anniversay Edition with a Revised Discography

Number of Pages: 272 Pages

Language: English

Publisher: Crown Publishing Group, T.H.E.

Item Height: 0.7 in

Publication Year: 2006

Topic: Composers & Musicians, Ethnic Studies / African American Studies, Genres & Styles / Jazz

Illustrator: Yes

Genre: Music, Social Science, Biography & Autobiography

Item Weight: 9 Oz

Author: Billie Holiday, William Dufty

Item Length: 8.2 in

Book Series: Harlem Moon Classics Ser.

Item Width: 5.5 in

Format: Trade Paperback

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