by Paolo Parisi - £12.99 One Peace Books (2019)
paperback
ISBN 13: 9781642730210 | ISBN 10: 1642730211
Billie Holiday, one of the greatest jazz singers of all time, had a troubled life: a childhood in poverty, brothels, jail, broken love, and a dependence on alcohol and heroin. Her first performances in the night clubs of prohibitionist America was where her pioneering vocal style was born--later to become a lasting influence on jazz, pop, and modern music to this day.
Performing with jazz legends such as Lester Young, Louis Armstrong, Count Basie, and Artie Shaw, she became a true American icon. This graphic novel, told through short biographical fragments, is the story of Lady Day.
(Price & availability last checked: June 2019)
In booklists: Black, Asian and Middle Eastern Biography and Autobiography, Women in Music, Black American Women, Biography and Autobiography, Women's Biography and Autobiography, Black American Music, Graphic Novels and Cartoons - Non-Fiction, Jazz and Blues,
In categories: History & Biography, World - Asia, Black, Asian & Other Diasporas, Feminism & Women, Music & Performing Arts, World - North America, Arts & Creativity,
© News From Nowhere Co-operative Ltd IP24524R 2004-2024 | Privacy policy | Contact | return to top of page