Learn about the hard-luck life and triumphs of a woman many consider the greatest jazz singer.
Meg Greene is an independent scholar and prolific biographer. She is the author of biographies on Jane Goodall, Mother Teresa, and Pope John Paul II for Greenwood Press.
Referring to Billie Holiday (1915-1959) as the iconic female jazz
singer, an independent scholar/biographer examines her
contributions to the genre as well as the legendary aspects of her
short, troubled life. In a series for high school and public
library readers, the book includes photos of Lady Day, an index,
and references including a selected discography and the official
and unofficial Billie Holiday Web sites.
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