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Lady Sings the Blues [Jazz]: A Fiercely Honest Jazz High Spot
by Holiday, Billie with Dufty, William
- Used
- near fine
- Hardcover
- first
- Condition
- Near Fine/Very Good
- Seller
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DeLand, Florida, United States
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About This Item
Garden City: Doubleday & Company, 1956. First Edition, First Printing. Hardcover with Dust Jacket. Near Fine/Very Good.
A Fiercely Honest Jazz High Spot
Red cloth boards with silver and black spine titles; photo-illustrated endpapers; 8.5 inches tall; 250 pages with a chronological discography. The bindings are tight and square. Text clean, light even toning. Minimal shelf handling wear. The price-clipped dust jacket has edge wear on the rear panel and spine tips, now in a new Mylar protective sleeve.. This memoir offers a candid account of jazz icon Billie Holiday's life, from her humble rough-and-tumble beginnings in Baltimore, where she ran errands in a brothel to hear music, to her rise in Harlem's club scene and to sold-out performances with renowned bands like Count Basie's and Artie Shaw's.
It delves into her experiences with racism, addiction, and brushes with the law, including her infamous song debut of 'Strange Fruit';, encounters with celebrities, and conflicts with fellow musicians like Sarah Vaughan. Written in Holiday's distinct streetwise voice, it provides a fresh and engaging perspective on her legendary career and personal struggles.
A Fiercely Honest Jazz High Spot
Red cloth boards with silver and black spine titles; photo-illustrated endpapers; 8.5 inches tall; 250 pages with a chronological discography. The bindings are tight and square. Text clean, light even toning. Minimal shelf handling wear. The price-clipped dust jacket has edge wear on the rear panel and spine tips, now in a new Mylar protective sleeve.. This memoir offers a candid account of jazz icon Billie Holiday's life, from her humble rough-and-tumble beginnings in Baltimore, where she ran errands in a brothel to hear music, to her rise in Harlem's club scene and to sold-out performances with renowned bands like Count Basie's and Artie Shaw's.
It delves into her experiences with racism, addiction, and brushes with the law, including her infamous song debut of 'Strange Fruit';, encounters with celebrities, and conflicts with fellow musicians like Sarah Vaughan. Written in Holiday's distinct streetwise voice, it provides a fresh and engaging perspective on her legendary career and personal struggles.
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- Bookseller
- Blind Horse Books [ABAA - FABA]
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- Bookseller's Inventory #
- 17948
- Title
- Lady Sings the Blues [Jazz]
- Author
- Holiday, Billie with Dufty, William
- Format/Binding
- Hardcover with Dust Jacket
- Book Condition
- Used - Near Fine
- Jacket Condition
- Very Good
- Quantity Available
- 1
- Edition
- First Edition, First Printing
- Binding
- Hardcover
- Publisher
- Doubleday & Company
- Place of Publication
- Garden City
- Date Published
- 1956
- Keywords
- Billie Holiday Holliday Biography Female Jazz Singers Eleanora Fagan Vocalists American Pop Music Artie Shaw Count Basie Band.
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