With Billie: A New Look at the Unforgettable Lady Day
by Julia Blackburn
Book Summary Information
Author: Julia BlackburnEdition: Paperback
Audio: English (Original Language); English (Unknown); English (Published)
Published: 2006-04-11
ISBN: 0375705805
Number of pages: 368
Publisher: Vintage
Book Reviews of With Billie: A New Look at the Unforgettable Lady Day
Book Review: Beautifully Put Together
Summary: 5 Stars
This book simply consists of interviews with a lot of people who were close to Billie Holiday. The interviews are edited with sympathy and enough to make them coherent, which is all that is needed. The author adds little or no comment, and none is needed, draw your own conclusions. But as well as giving a vivid picture of a great singer it also gives a picture of the world she lived in, and interesting vignettes of other characters like Lester Young, Ben Webster and many others.
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