tranemonk Posted July 25 Report Posted July 25 Hey... Is there a book out there that you would consider the best biography of her? I was listening to a random cut of hers on KCSM. I know the general outlines of her life (sexual abuse, bisexuality?, obviously racism, etc.), but I'd like to get more reliable info. Thanks. Quote
JSngry Posted July 25 Report Posted July 25 Donald Clarke - Billie Holliday:Wishing zon The Moon https://share.google/mLHaof3scG4hDuReS Accept no substitutes! Quote
Dan Gould Posted July 25 Report Posted July 25 3 hours ago, Rooster_Ties said: (Our own) Chris Albertson’s? Pretty sure Chris's work was on Bessie Smith and his criticism of things like Lady Sings The Blues was based on personal knowledge, not published research? Quote
Rooster_Ties Posted July 25 Report Posted July 25 1 hour ago, Dan Gould said: Pretty sure Chris's work was on Bessie Smith and his criticism of things like Lady Sings The Blues was based on personal knowledge, not published research? Oh shoot, his book was on Bessie Smith. That’s what I get for answering as I was walking out the door (hence my super short reply). Oops! Quote
jazzbo Posted July 25 Report Posted July 25 3 hours ago, JSngry said: Donald Clarke - Billie Holliday:Wishing zon The Moon https://share.google/mLHaof3scG4hDuReS Accept no substitutes! This is the best one I've read. Quote
Big Beat Steve Posted July 26 Report Posted July 26 (edited) 12 hours ago, Rooster_Ties said: Oh shoot, his book was on Bessie Smith. That’s what I get for answering as I was walking out the door (hence my super short reply). Oops! And here I was wondering why, after reading your post, a seach on the www did not yield any bio by Chris Albertson on Billie Holiday ... Edited July 26 by Big Beat Steve Quote
Fer Urbina Posted yesterday at 09:51 AM Report Posted yesterday at 09:51 AM I have a vague recollection of having heard that Stuart Nicholson was working on a new edition of his biography including Linda Kuehl's tapes, who were now owned by Toby Byron. Whether or not that's the case, I see that Kuehl's materials were gifted by Byron to Johns Hopkins University in 2022, see: https://aspace.library.jhu.edu/repositories/3/resources/1699 F Quote
bertrand Posted 20 hours ago Report Posted 20 hours ago Avoid that wretched TV movie with Andra Day. Total crap. Quote
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