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2 de may. de 2024 · Billie Holiday (born Eleanora Fagan; April 7, 1915 – July 17, 1959) was an American jazz and swing music singer. Nicknamed "Lady Day" by her friend and music partner, Lester Young, Holiday made a significant contribution to jazz music and pop singing.Her vocal style, strongly influenced by jazz instrumentalists, inspired a new way of manipulating phrasing and tempo.
15 de abr. de 2024 · Jazz musician Billie Holiday's bio, concert & touring information, albums, reviews, videos, photos and more.
17 de abr. de 2024 · Ghost-written by William Dufty from his interviews, the book can be challenged on its inaccuracies, but it has the authenticity of voice: Billie’s voice. It’s a hard read but Billie’s was a hard life: teenage prostitution, abusive men, life under segregation as a Black woman artist, heroin addiction, drinking, and prison.
11 de abr. de 2024 · Do you seriously believe that William Dufty, a white man from Michigan who had ancestry in Ireland and England, could have captured the authentic voice of this Black woman without her input? Here is a photo of Holiday and Dufty working on the book:
16 de abr. de 2024 · Lady Sings the Blues by Billie Holiday; William Dufty This work presents the Billie Holiday story - her rise to the top from the slums and the streets, to the eventual slide down. Call Number: Sc C 85-208. ISBN: 9780140067620. Publication Date: 1984-03-06.
17 de abr. de 2024 · Sugar Blues, by William Dufty. Request: Doc mentioned this book in Healing and Recovery. Posted or updated April 17, 2024.
Hace 2 días · Apparently, the co-author of "Lady Sings the Blues", William Dufty, wrote the book based on conversations with Holiday and never really checked the facts. Thus, its historical accuracy is disputable. Incredibly, even Holiday's birth place is a contentious issue: she claimed she was born in Baltimore whilst official records state she was born in Philadelphia.
