Billie Holiday: The Musician and the Myth

by John Szwed and John F. Szwed

Book Overview

* ?Kirkus Best Books of 2015 selection for?Biography? * Published in celebration of Holiday's centenary, the first biography to focus on the singer's extraordinary musical talent When Billie Holiday stepped into Columbia's studios in November 1933, it marked the beginning of what is arguably the most remarkable and influential career in twentieth-century popular music. Her voice weathered countless shifts in public taste, and new reincarnations of...

• Format: Hardcover
• Language: English
• ISBN: 0670014729
• ISBN13: 9780670014729
• Release Date: March 2015
• Publisher: Viking
• Length: 240 Pages
• Weight: 0.97 lbs.
• Dimensions: 1.1" x 6.3" x 9.0"
• Age Range: 18 years and up
• Grade Range: Grade 12 and higher