It All Started with Billie Holiday

It All Started with Billie Holiday

Author: Gene Chronopoulos

Publisher: iUniverse

Published: 2010-04

Total Pages: 206

ISBN-13: 1450206719

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" ... Chronicles the discovery of jazz by a young Greek boy through his adult years. This is his personal odyssey revealing rewarding relationships with noteworthy jazz musicians, singers, and the many characters who inhabited the colorful jazz life"--Page 4 of cover.


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Download or read book It All Started with Billie Holiday written by Gene Chronopoulos and published by iUniverse. This book was released on 2010-04 with total page 206 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt: " ... Chronicles the discovery of jazz by a young Greek boy through his adult years. This is his personal odyssey revealing rewarding relationships with noteworthy jazz musicians, singers, and the many characters who inhabited the colorful jazz life"--Page 4 of cover.


Becoming Billie Holiday

Becoming Billie Holiday

Author: Carole Boston Weatherford

Publisher: Boyds Mills Press

Published: 2008-10-01

Total Pages: 118

ISBN-13: 1629791733

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Coretta Scott King Author Honor Award The stunning voice and hard life of legendary jazz singer Billie Holiday is revealed through evocative, accessible poetry. In 1915, Sadie Fagan gave birth to a daughter she named Eleanora. The world, however, would know her as Billie Holiday, possibly the greatest jazz singer of all time. Eleanora's journey to become a legend took her through pain, poverty, and run-ins with the law. By the time she was fifteen, she knew she possessed something that could possibly change her life--a voice. Eleanora could sing. Her remarkable voice led her to a place in the spotlight with some of the era's hottest big bands. Through a sequence of raw and poignant poems, New York Times best-selling and award-winning poet Carole Boston Weatherford chronicles the singer's young life, her fight for survival, and the dream she pursued with passion.


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Download or read book Becoming Billie Holiday written by Carole Boston Weatherford and published by Boyds Mills Press. This book was released on 2008-10-01 with total page 118 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt: Coretta Scott King Author Honor Award The stunning voice and hard life of legendary jazz singer Billie Holiday is revealed through evocative, accessible poetry. In 1915, Sadie Fagan gave birth to a daughter she named Eleanora. The world, however, would know her as Billie Holiday, possibly the greatest jazz singer of all time. Eleanora's journey to become a legend took her through pain, poverty, and run-ins with the law. By the time she was fifteen, she knew she possessed something that could possibly change her life--a voice. Eleanora could sing. Her remarkable voice led her to a place in the spotlight with some of the era's hottest big bands. Through a sequence of raw and poignant poems, New York Times best-selling and award-winning poet Carole Boston Weatherford chronicles the singer's young life, her fight for survival, and the dream she pursued with passion.


Mister And Lady Day

Mister And Lady Day

Author: Amy Novesky

Publisher: HarperCollins

Published: 2017-02-07

Total Pages: 32

ISBN-13: 1328694453

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Billie Holiday—also known as Lady Day—had fame, style, a stellar voice, big gardenias in her hair, and lots of dogs. She had a coat-pocket poodle, a beagle, Chihuahuas, a Great Dane, and more, but her favorite was a boxer named Mister. Mister was always there to bolster her courage through good times and bad, even before her legendary appearance at New York’s Carnegie Hall. Newton’s stylish illustrations keep the simply told story focused on the loving bond between Billie Holiday and her treasured boxer. An author’s note deals more directly with the singer’s troubled life, and includes a little-known photo of Mister and Lady Day!


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Download or read book Mister And Lady Day written by Amy Novesky and published by HarperCollins. This book was released on 2017-02-07 with total page 32 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt: Billie Holiday—also known as Lady Day—had fame, style, a stellar voice, big gardenias in her hair, and lots of dogs. She had a coat-pocket poodle, a beagle, Chihuahuas, a Great Dane, and more, but her favorite was a boxer named Mister. Mister was always there to bolster her courage through good times and bad, even before her legendary appearance at New York’s Carnegie Hall. Newton’s stylish illustrations keep the simply told story focused on the loving bond between Billie Holiday and her treasured boxer. An author’s note deals more directly with the singer’s troubled life, and includes a little-known photo of Mister and Lady Day!


Billie Holiday

Billie Holiday

Author: Bud Kliment

Publisher: Holloway House Publishing

Published: 1990

Total Pages: 182

ISBN-13: 9780870675614

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A biography of one of the most widely admired jazz singers of all time.


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Download or read book Billie Holiday written by Bud Kliment and published by Holloway House Publishing. This book was released on 1990 with total page 182 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt: A biography of one of the most widely admired jazz singers of all time.


Billie Holiday

Billie Holiday

Author: John Szwed

Publisher: Penguin Books

Published: 2016-03

Total Pages: 242

ISBN-13: 0143107968

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"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.


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Download or read book Billie Holiday written by John Szwed and published by Penguin Books. This book was released on 2016-03 with total page 242 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt: "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.


The Very Best of Billie Holiday Songbook

The Very Best of Billie Holiday Songbook

Author: Billie Holiday

Publisher: Hal Leonard Corporation

Published: 2015-11-01

Total Pages: 143

ISBN-13: 1495055485

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(Piano/Vocal/Guitar Artist Songbook). Two dozen songs are presented in this centenniel edition saluting jazz musician and singer/songwriter Billie Holiday. It includes piano/vocal/guitar arrangements of: Billie's Blues (I Love My Man) * Crazy She Calls Me * Don't Explain * Easy Living * God Bless' the Child * Good Morning Heartache * I'll Be Seeing You * Lady Sings the Blues * Now or Never * Stormy Weather (Keeps Rainin' All the Time) * Strange Fruit * Them There Eyes * and more.


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Download or read book The Very Best of Billie Holiday Songbook written by Billie Holiday and published by Hal Leonard Corporation. This book was released on 2015-11-01 with total page 143 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt: (Piano/Vocal/Guitar Artist Songbook). Two dozen songs are presented in this centenniel edition saluting jazz musician and singer/songwriter Billie Holiday. It includes piano/vocal/guitar arrangements of: Billie's Blues (I Love My Man) * Crazy She Calls Me * Don't Explain * Easy Living * God Bless' the Child * Good Morning Heartache * I'll Be Seeing You * Lady Sings the Blues * Now or Never * Stormy Weather (Keeps Rainin' All the Time) * Strange Fruit * Them There Eyes * and more.


Billie Holiday: Her Life and Times

Billie Holiday: Her Life and Times

Author: John White

Publisher: Omnibus Press

Published: 2012-04-10

Total Pages: 142

ISBN-13: 0857128248

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The life and times of Billie Holiday.


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Download or read book Billie Holiday: Her Life and Times written by John White and published by Omnibus Press. This book was released on 2012-04-10 with total page 142 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt: The life and times of Billie Holiday.


Lady Sings the Blues

Lady Sings the Blues

Author: Billie Holiday

Publisher: Penguin UK

Published: 2018-11-29

Total Pages: 192

ISBN-13: 0241351308

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"I've been told that no one sings the word 'hunger' like I do. Or the word 'love'." Lady Sings the Blues is the inimitable autobiography of one of the greatest icons of the twentieth century. Born to a single mother in 1915 Baltimore, Billie Holiday had her first run-in with the law at aged 13. But Billie Holiday is no victim. Her memoir tells the story of her life spent in jazz, smoky Harlem clubs and packed-out concert halls, her love affairs, her wildly creative friends, her struggles with addiction and her adventures in love. Billie Holiday is a wise and aphoristic guide to the story of her unforgettable life.


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Download or read book Lady Sings the Blues written by Billie Holiday and published by Penguin UK. This book was released on 2018-11-29 with total page 192 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt: "I've been told that no one sings the word 'hunger' like I do. Or the word 'love'." Lady Sings the Blues is the inimitable autobiography of one of the greatest icons of the twentieth century. Born to a single mother in 1915 Baltimore, Billie Holiday had her first run-in with the law at aged 13. But Billie Holiday is no victim. Her memoir tells the story of her life spent in jazz, smoky Harlem clubs and packed-out concert halls, her love affairs, her wildly creative friends, her struggles with addiction and her adventures in love. Billie Holiday is a wise and aphoristic guide to the story of her unforgettable life.


Billie Holiday

Billie Holiday

Author: Earle Rice

Publisher: Mitchell Lane Publishers, Inc.

Published: 2012-09-30

Total Pages: 52

ISBN-13: 1612283438

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Eleanora Fagan rocketed to fame like a shooting star during the two decades spanning 1937 and 1957. She soared to stardom on the wings of a unique voice and songs sung sad. As Billie Holiday, she overcame personal crises and racial bigotry to become what many consider to be America’s premier jazz vocalist of the twentieth century. Then, like a flamed–out meteor, she crashed and burned in the throes of alcohol and drug addiction. Lady Day, as Billie was known to her friends and admirers, joined a handful of jazz musicians who can truly be called legendary. Her voice was one of a kind; her lyrical interpretations, intimate—and often sensually expressive or disturbingly bitter. She profoundly influenced her fellow musicians, not only in jazz, but in every other musical genre. Billie’s life and legacy are emblematic of both triumph and tragedy: She overcame more than her share of adversities, but she could not conquer her urge to self-destruct.


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Download or read book Billie Holiday written by Earle Rice and published by Mitchell Lane Publishers, Inc.. This book was released on 2012-09-30 with total page 52 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt: Eleanora Fagan rocketed to fame like a shooting star during the two decades spanning 1937 and 1957. She soared to stardom on the wings of a unique voice and songs sung sad. As Billie Holiday, she overcame personal crises and racial bigotry to become what many consider to be America’s premier jazz vocalist of the twentieth century. Then, like a flamed–out meteor, she crashed and burned in the throes of alcohol and drug addiction. Lady Day, as Billie was known to her friends and admirers, joined a handful of jazz musicians who can truly be called legendary. Her voice was one of a kind; her lyrical interpretations, intimate—and often sensually expressive or disturbingly bitter. She profoundly influenced her fellow musicians, not only in jazz, but in every other musical genre. Billie’s life and legacy are emblematic of both triumph and tragedy: She overcame more than her share of adversities, but she could not conquer her urge to self-destruct.


Billie Holiday

Billie Holiday

Author: Meredith Coleman McGee

Publisher:

Published: 2024-01-14

Total Pages: 0

ISBN-13: 9781737884354

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Billie Holiday: Jazz Singer is a biography of Lady Day from her birth in Philadelphia, Pennsylvania through her 30-year career.


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Download or read book Billie Holiday written by Meredith Coleman McGee and published by . This book was released on 2024-01-14 with total page 0 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt: Billie Holiday: Jazz Singer is a biography of Lady Day from her birth in Philadelphia, Pennsylvania through her 30-year career.