1915-1959

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1915-1959

Billie Holiday

a biography
2007
Presents a biography of Billie Holiday, tracing the life of the famous jazz singer, from her youth in Philadelphia and Harlem to her death at the age of forty-four from complications that were the result of her heavy use of drugs and alcohol.

Don't explain

a song of Billie Holiday
1980
Presents a prose poem recounting the life of the American jazz singer affectionately known as Lady Day.

If you can't be free, be a mystery

in search of Billie Holiday
2001
Chronicles the life of jazz singer Billie Holiday and discusses how her public image was affected by society's racial beliefs.

Billie Holiday

1990
A biography of the American jazz singer whose life was changed by drug abuse and alcoholism.

Becoming Billie Holiday

2008
Jazz vocalist Billie Holiday looks back on her early years in this fictional memoir written in verse.

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