Billie Holiday : the musician and the myth

Szwed, John F. 1936- (Author).

Summary: "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.

Record details

ISBN: 9780670014729
ISBN: 0670014729
Physical Description: print
230 pages ; 24 cm
Publisher: New York, New York : Viking, 2015.

Content descriptions

Bibliography, etc. Note:	Includes bibliographical references (pages 203-219) and index.
Formatted Contents Note:	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.