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Becoming Billie Holiday
Language: en
Pages: 34
Authors: Carole Boston Weatherford
Categories: Juvenile Nonfiction
Type: BOOK - Published: 2022-01-11 - Publisher: Astra Publishing House

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Coretta Scott King Author Honor Award The stunning voice and hard life of legendary jazz singer Billie Holiday is revealed through evocative, accessible poetry.
Strange Fruit
Language: en
Pages: 44
Authors: Gary Golio
Categories: Juvenile Nonfiction
Type: BOOK - Published: 2017 - Publisher: Millbrook Press (Tm)

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Tells the story of how Billie Holiday and songwriter Abel Meeropol combined their talents to create "Strange Fruit," the iconic protest song that brought attent
Mister and Lady Day
Language: en
Pages: 36
Authors: Amy Novesky
Categories: Juvenile Nonfiction
Type: BOOK - Published: 2017-02-07 - Publisher: HarperCollins

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Billie Holiday—also known as Lady Day—had fame, style, a stellar voice, big gardenias in her hair, and lots of dogs. She had a coat-pocket poodle, a beagle,
Lady Sings the Blues
Language: en
Pages: 258
Authors: Billie Holiday
Categories: Biography & Autobiography
Type: BOOK - Published: 2006-07-25 - Publisher: Crown

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Perfect for fans of The United States vs. Billie Holiday, this is the fiercely honest, no-holds-barred memoir of the legendary jazz, swing, and standards singin
Religion Around Billie Holiday
Language: en
Pages: 219
Authors: Tracy Fessenden
Categories: Biography & Autobiography
Type: BOOK - Published: 2019-10-16 - Publisher: Penn State Press

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Soulful jazz singer Billie Holiday is remembered today for her unique sound, troubled personal history, and a catalogue that includes such resonant songs as “