Drawing on a vast amount of new material that has surfaced in the last decade, critically acclaimed jazz writer John Szwed considers how her life inflected her art, her influences, her uncanny voice and rhythmic genius, a number of her signature songs, and her legacy. jazz writer John Szwed considers how Holidays life inflected her art, her influences, her uncanny voice and rhythmic genius, a number of her signature songs, and her legacy'. But now, Billie Holiday stays close to the music, to her performance style, and to the self she created and put into print, on record and on stage. In this concise and sharply focussed critical biography, Szwed writes that Billie Holiday, at the height of her fame, seemed to erect a fourth wall. Billie Holiday Szwed, John F., 1936- 'Drawing on a vast amount of new material that has surfaced in the last decade. Nicknamed ' Lady Day ' by her friend and music partner, Lester Young, Holiday had an innovative influence on jazz music and pop singing. Most of the writing on Holiday has focused on the tragic details of her life-her prostitution at the age of fourteen, her heroin addiction and alcoholism, her series of abusive relationships-or tried to correct the many fabrications of her autobiography. Billie Holiday (born Eleanora Fagan Ap July 17, 1959) was an American jazz and swing music singer. Her voice weathered countless shifts in public taste, and new reincarnations of her continue to arrive, most recently in the form of singers like Amy Winehouse and Adele. 230 likes, 46 comments - Insomnio Discos (insomniodiscos) on Instagram: 'OFERTA VINILOS NACIONALES SELLO PROCOM 1500 c/u.- Andre Rieu Essentials ArethaFranklin G. Published in celebration of Holiday's centenary, the first biography to focus on the singer's extraordinary musical talent When Billie Holiday stepped into Columbia's studios in November 1933, it marked the beginning of what is arguably the most remarkable and influential career in ?twentieth-century popular music.

Billie Holiday by John Szwed