Billie Holiday : the musician and the myth / John Szwed.
| Author/creator | Szwed, John F., 1936- author. |
| Format | Book |
| Publication | New York, New York : Viking, [2015] |
| Copyright Date | ©2015 |
| Description | 230 pages ; 24 cm |
| Subjects |
| Contents | The book I : Lady sings the blues -- The book II : the rest of the story -- The image : film, television, photography -- The pre-history of a singer -- The singer I -- The singer II -- The songs I -- The songs II. |
| Abstract | "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. |
| Bibliography note | Includes bibliographical references (pages 203-219) and index. |
| LCCN | 2015001092 |
| ISBN | 9780670014729 (hardback) |
| ISBN | 0670014729 (hardback) |
Availability
| Library | Location | Call Number | Status | Item Actions |
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| Joyner | TRC Biographies | B H717S | ✔ Available | Place Hold |