![]() ![]() ![]() Taking the reader on a fast-moving journey from Holiday’s rough-and-tumble Baltimore childhood (where she ran errands at a whorehouse in exchange for the chance to listen to Louis Armstrong and Bessie Smith albums), to her emergence on Harlem’s club scene, to sold-out performances with the Count Basie Orchestra and with Artie Shaw and his band, this revelatory memoir is notable for its trenchant observations on the racism that darkened Billie’s life and the heroin addiction that ended it too soon. Lady Sings the Blues is the fiercely honest, no-holds-barred autobiography of Billie Holiday, the legendary jazz, swing, and standards singing sensation. Updated with an insightful introduction and a revised discography, both written by celebrated music writer David Ritz. With photos Originally released by Doubleday in 1956, Harlem Moon Classics celebrates the publication with the fiftieth-anniversary edition of Billie Holiday’s unforgettable and timeless memoir. You can read this before Lady Sings the Blues PDF EPUB full Download at the bottom. Here is a quick description and cover image of book Lady Sings the Blues written by Billie Holiday which was published in 1956–. Brief Summary of Book: Lady Sings the Blues by Billie Holiday ![]()
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