Billie Holiday, Music and Literary Information

There are several excellent biographies about Billie Holiday: Billie Holiday, by Stuart NicholsonBillie Holiday (Music)

Billie Holiday: Wishing on the Moon, by Donald ClarkeBillie Holiday: Wishing On The Moon

Billie Holiday: The Musician and the Myth by John SzwedBillie Holiday: The Musician and the Myth

Columbia records has reissued Billie Holiday’s output in several versions.  This is probably the best compilationLady Day: The Complete Billie Holiday on Columbia (1933-1944)

Excerpts of several Billie Holiday songs were used during this podcast according to the doctrine of fair use.  These songs were “I Can’t Get Started”, “All Of Me”, “Strange Fruit”, “God Bless the Child”,  “You Go To My Head” and “You Better Go Now.”

 

 

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