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Billie Holiday : the musician and the myth
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"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 rh...
"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.
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- Creator
- John Szwed
- Format
- Books
- Language
- English
- Publication
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- New York, New York : Viking, 2015
- Physical Details
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- 230 pages ; 24 cm
- ISBNs
- 9780670014729, 0670014729
- OCLC
- ocn900333018
- 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