Bibliograph

Billie Holiday, the musician and the myth, John Szwed

Type

Label

Billie Holiday, the musician and the myth, John Szwed

Language

eng

Bibliography note

Includes bibliographical references (pages 203-219) and index

resource.biographical

individual biography

Index

index present

Literary Form

non fiction

Main title

Billie Holiday

Nature of contents

bibliography

Oclc number

900333018

Responsibility statement

John Szwed

Sub title

the musician and the myth

Summary

"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

Table Of Contents

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

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