{"product_id":"lady-sings-the-blues-billie-holiday-9780767923866","title":"Lady Sings the Blues: Lady Sings the Blues: The 50th-Anniversay Edition with a Revised Discography","description":"\u003cb\u003e\u003cb\u003ePerfect for fans of \u003ci\u003eThe United States vs. Billie Holiday, \u003c\/i\u003e this is t\u003c\/b\u003ehe fiercely honest, no-holds-barred memoir of the legendary jazz, swing, and standards singing sensation--a fiftieth-anniversary edition updated with stunning new photos, a revised discography, and an insightful foreword by music writer David Ritz\u003c\/b\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\u003ci\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\u003c\/i\u003eTaking the reader on a fast-moving journey from Billie 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. \u003cp\u003e\u003c\/p\u003eWe are with her during the mesmerizing debut of \"Strange Fruit\"; with her as she rubs shoulders with the biggest movie stars and musicians of the day (Bob Hope, Lana Turner, Clark Gable, Benny Goodman, Lester Young, Coleman Hawkins, and more); and with her through the scrapes with Jim Crow, spats with Sarah Vaughan, ignominious jailings, and tragic decline. All of this is told in Holiday's tart, streetwise style and hip patois that makes it read as if it were written yesterday.\u003cbr\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003eAuthor:\u003c\/b\u003e Billie Holiday, William Dufty\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003eISBN-10:\u003c\/b\u003e 0767923863\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003eISBN-13:\u003c\/b\u003e 9780767923866\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003ePublisher:\u003c\/b\u003e Crown Publishing Group (NY)\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003eLanguage:\u003c\/b\u003e English\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003ePublished:\u003c\/b\u003e 06\/01\/2006\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003ePages:\u003c\/b\u003e 272\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003eFormat:\u003c\/b\u003e Paperback\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003eWeight:\u003c\/b\u003e 0.59lbs\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003eSize:\u003c\/b\u003e 8.18h x 5.58w x 0.74d\u003cbr\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003eReview Citation(s): \u003c\/b\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\u003ci\u003eLibrary Journal\u003c\/i\u003e 03\/15\/2006 pg. 111\u003cbr\u003e\u003ci\u003eEssence\u003c\/i\u003e 06\/01\/2006 pg. 93\u003cbr\u003e\u003ci\u003eBlack Issues Book Review\u003c\/i\u003e 05\/01\/2006 pg. 39\u003cbr\u003e\u003ci\u003eBlack Issues Book Review\u003c\/i\u003e 07\/01\/2006 pg. 16","brand":"Billie Holiday","offers":[{"title":"Paperback","offer_id":44050104418559,"sku":"9780767923866","price":18.0,"currency_code":"USD","in_stock":true}],"thumbnail_url":"\/\/cdn.shopify.com\/s\/files\/1\/0662\/2982\/9887\/files\/img_6e43a15e-c85d-4e57-a5cc-7fa58ebbe066.jpg?v=1685005246","url":"https:\/\/www.whiterainbookhouse.com\/products\/lady-sings-the-blues-billie-holiday-9780767923866","provider":"WR Book House","version":"1.0","type":"link"}