Billie Holiday
Nicholson, Stuart
ISBN 10: 1555533035 ISBN 13: 9781555533038
Published by Northeastern University Press, 1997
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Synopsis:
Traces the life and career of the great jazz singer, including her imprisonment for heroin possession, her struggles against racial prejudice, and an analysis of her performances and recordings
Review: "[A] sensitive, perceptive biography. . . [Nicholson] successfully portrays both the genius and the tragedy of the legendary Lady Day." --Publishers Weekly " A sensitive, perceptive biography. . . Nicholson successfully portrays both the genius and the tragedy of the legendary Lady Day." --Publishers Weekly "A worthy complement and counterpoint to Holiday's own account." --Library Journal "With perhaps more success than any biographer so far, Nicholson illuminates complexities in [Holiday's] personality, her art, and her times that made the singer a phenomenon of American culture. As good as he is in biographical detail, his greatest contribution is perspective on the singer's creative process."--Doug Ramsey, JazzTimes
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Bibliographic Details
Title: Billie Holiday
Publisher: Northeastern University Press
Publication Date: 1997
Binding: Soft cover
Condition: Good