Blues for Lady Day: The Story of Billie Holiday

by Paolo Parisi

Billie Holiday, one of the greatest jazz singers of all time, had a troubled life: a childhood in poverty, brothels, jail, broken love, and a dependence on alcohol and heroin. Her first performances in the night clubs of prohibitionist America was where her pioneering vocal style was born--later to become a lasting influence on jazz, pop, and modern music to this day.
Performing with jazz legends such as Lester Young, Louis Armstrong, Count Basie,...

• Format: Paperback
• Language: English
• ISBN: 1642730211
• ISBN13: 9781642730210
• Release Date: May 2019
• Publisher: One Peace Books
• Length: 112 Pages
• Weight: 1.15 lbs.
• Dimensions: 0.4" x 6.5" x 9.3"