Lady Day : the many faces of Billie Holiday / Robert O'Meally ; produced by Toby Byron/Multiprises.

Format:

Book

Author/Creator:

O'Meally, Robert G., 1948-

Contributor:

Gotham Book Mart Collection (University of Pennsylvania)

Language:

English

Subjects (All):

Holiday, Billie, 1915-1959.

Holiday, Billie.

African American women singers--Biography.

African American women singers.

Singers--Biography.

Singers.

Blues (Music)--History.

Blues (Music).

History.

Genre:

Biographies.

Penn Provenance:

Gotham Book Mart (former owner) (Gotham Book Mart Collection copy)

Physical Description:

207 pages : illustrations, portraits ; 26 cm

Other Title:

Many faces of Billie Holiday

Place of Publication:

[New York] : Da Capo Press, [1991]

Summary:

"Billie Holiday deserves a biography in which her musicianship isn't overshadowed by the tragic events of her life. O'Meally has written that book", says Entertainment Weekly about this absorbing and authoritative account of the greatest jazz singer in history. O'Meally emphasizes Holiday's artistry and training rather than her personal miseries, and he uses voluminous archival material to correct common myths about Holiday. Chronicling her rigorous musical apprenticeship in Baltimore, her reception in New York by Benny Goodman and Duke Ellington, and her work with various musicians, particularly Lester Young, Lady Day is an impassioned testament to Holiday's genius that confirms her place in American jazz.

Notes:

Includes bibliographical references (pages [201]-202) and discography (pages [204]-205).

ISBN:

0306809591

OCLC:

45009756