{"product_id":"lady-sings-the-blues-the-50th-anniversay-edition-with-a-revised-discography-paperback","title":"Lady Sings the Blues: The 50th-Anniversay Edition with a Revised Discography - Paperback","description":"\u003cdiv\u003e\u003cp style=\"text-align: right;\"\u003e\u003ca href=\"https:\/\/reportcopyrightinfringement.com\/\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"nofollow\"\u003e\u003cb\u003eReport copyright infringement\u003c\/b\u003e\u003c\/a\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\u003c\/div\u003e\u003cp\u003eby \u003cb\u003eBillie Holiday\u003c\/b\u003e (Author), \u003cb\u003eWilliam Dufty\u003c\/b\u003e (Author), \u003cb\u003eDavid Ritz\u003c\/b\u003e (Foreword by)\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003e\u003cb\u003e\u003cb\u003ePerfect for fans of \u003ci\u003eThe United States vs. Billie Holiday, \u003c\/i\u003e this is t\u003c\/b\u003ehe fiercely honest, no-holds-barred memoir of the legendary jazz, swing, and standards singing sensation--a fiftieth-anniversary edition updated with stunning new photos, a revised discography, and an insightful foreword by music writer David Ritz\u003c\/b\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\u003ci\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\u003c\/i\u003eTaking the reader on a fast-moving journey from Billie Holiday's rough-and-tumble Baltimore childhood (where she ran errands at a whorehouse in exchange for the chance to listen to Louis Armstrong and Bessie Smith albums), to her emergence on Harlem's club scene, to sold-out performances with the Count Basie Orchestra and with Artie Shaw and his band, this revelatory memoir is notable for its trenchant observations on the racism that darkened Billie's life and the heroin addiction that ended it too soon. \u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003e\u003c\/p\u003eWe are with her during the mesmerizing debut of \"Strange Fruit\"; with her as she rubs shoulders with the biggest movie stars and musicians of the day (Bob Hope, Lana Turner, Clark Gable, Benny Goodman, Lester Young, Coleman Hawkins, and more); and with her through the scrapes with Jim Crow, spats with Sarah Vaughan, ignominious jailings, and tragic decline. All of this is told in Holiday's tart, streetwise style and hip patois that makes it read as if it were written yesterday.\u003ch3\u003eAuthor Biography\u003c\/h3\u003e\u003cp\u003eEleanora Fagan, who later took the name \u003cb\u003eBillie Holiday\u003c\/b\u003e, was born April 7, 1915, and died when she was just forty-four, on July 17, 1959. \u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003e\u003c\/p\u003eCoauthor \u003cb\u003eWilliam Dufty\u003c\/b\u003e (1916-2002) was a music enthusiast, freelance writer for the\u003ci\u003e New York Post\u003c\/i\u003e, and Gloria Swanson's last husband.\n            \u003cdiv\u003e\n\u003cstrong\u003eNumber of Pages:\u003c\/strong\u003e 256\u003c\/div\u003e\n            \u003cdiv\u003e\n\u003cstrong\u003eDimensions:\u003c\/strong\u003e 0.74 x 8.18 x 5.58 IN\u003c\/div\u003e\n            \u003cdiv\u003e\n\u003cstrong\u003ePublication Date:\u003c\/strong\u003e July 25, 2006\u003c\/div\u003e\n            ","brand":"BooksCloud","offers":[{"title":"Default Title","offer_id":51987475005741,"sku":"9780767923866","price":19.39,"currency_code":"USD","in_stock":true}],"thumbnail_url":"\/\/cdn.shopify.com\/s\/files\/1\/0938\/3185\/6429\/files\/K1VtL1pOdHVCNTg0b3pPbTAyaC9Wdz09.webp?v=1776178926","url":"https:\/\/ishookbooks.com\/products\/lady-sings-the-blues-the-50th-anniversay-edition-with-a-revised-discography-paperback","provider":"iShook Books","version":"1.0","type":"link"}