Billie Holiday : the musician & the myth
Szwed, John F., 1936-2015
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When 18-year-old Billie Holiday stepped into Columbia studios in November of 1933 to record 'Riffin' the Scotch' and 'Your Mother's Son-in-Law', it marked the beginning of what is arguably the most remarkable and important career in 20th-century popular music. Today, Billie Holiday is an icon - an artist whose voice has weathered countless shifts in public taste, and whose impact on contemporary music is unquestionable. Eschewing the more tragic aspects of her life, John Szwed's biography stays close to her music, to her performance style and to the self she created and put on record and on stage.
Main title:
Billie Holiday : the musician & the myth / John Szwed.
Author:
Szwed, John F., 1936-, author
Imprint:
London : William Heinemann, 2015.
Collation:
310 pages : 1 illustration (black and white) ; 24 cm
Notes:
Includes bibliographical references and index.
ISBN:
9781785150272 (hbk)9781473535275 (ePub ebook)1785150278
Dewey class:
782.4'2165'092782.4
Local class:
782.421
Language:
English
Subject:
BRN:
488395
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