Billie Holiday by Stuart Nicholson
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Billie Holiday
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A biography of the jazz vocalist, Billie Holiday, who died from a drug overdose in 1959. As well as a discussion of her music, this text covers her drug addiction, masochistic promiscuity and alcoholism, and examines the racial prejudice and legal harassment she suffered all her life.
Billie Holiday Summary
About Stuart Nicholson
Reissued in stunning new cover, to match the new edition of Nicholson's Billie Holiday'This biography is a model not only of research, but of musical insight' Observer'Just to state that this book is a full account of this splendid lady's life and times barely hints at the depth and detail which the indefatigable Nicholson has unearthed . . . A triumph' Crescendo & Jazz Music'When it comes to the music Nicholson is right on' Washington PostNicholson is a shrewd critic, handling the roll-call of names from bebop and beyond with care and judgement . . . his discography is exemplary' The Times'Knocks spots o
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GOR002195735
9780575056312
0575056312
Billie Holiday by Stuart Nicholson
Used - Very Good
Hardback
Orion Publishing Co
19950330
320
N/A
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