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Songwriter (s) Billie Holiday. Herbie Nichols. " Lady Sings the Blues " is a song written by jazz singer Billie Holiday and jazz pianist Herbie Nichols. [1] It is the title song to her 1956 album, released on Clef/Verve Records (MGC 721/Verve MV 2047). The song was also chosen to be the title of the 1956 autobiography by Holiday and author ...
Lady Sings the Blues is an album by American jazz vocalist Billie Holiday released in December 1956. It was Holiday's last album released on Clef Records; the following year, the label would be absorbed by Verve Records. Lady Sings the Blues was taken from sessions taped during 1954 and 1956. It was released simultaneously with her ghostwritten ...
Lady Sings the Blues is a 1972 American biographical musical drama film directed by Sidney J. Furie about jazz singer Billie Holiday, loosely based on her 1956 autobiography which, in turn, took its title from Holiday's song. It was produced by Motown Productions for Paramount Pictures. Diana Ross, in her feature film debut, portrayed Holiday ...
The Essential Billie Holiday: Carnegie Hall Concert Recorded Live. (1961) The Essential Billie Holiday: Carnegie Hall Concert Recorded Live is a live album by jazz singer Billie Holiday that was recorded on November 10, 1956 at Carnegie Hall in New York City. The two concerts promoted Billie Holiday's autobiography, Lady Sings the Blues .
Billie Holiday. Billie Holiday (born Eleanora Fagan; April 7, 1915 – July 17, 1959) was an American jazz and swing music singer. Nicknamed " Lady Day " by her friend and music partner, Lester Young, Holiday made a significant contribution to jazz music and pop singing. Her vocal style, strongly influenced by jazz instrumentalists, inspired a ...
The first time I heard “God Bless the Child,” Diana Ross was singing it during the finale of “Lady Sings the Blues,” the 1972 Billie Holiday biopic for which she was nominated for a best ...
Lady Sings the Blues (book) Lady Sings the Blues. (book) Lady Sings the Blues (1956) is an autobiography by jazz singer Billie Holiday, which was co-authored by William Dufty. [1] The book formed the basis of the 1972 film Lady Sings the Blues starring Diana Ross. [2]
The Lady Sings. (1956) Lady Sings the Blues. (1956) The Lady Sings (DL 8215) is a compilation album by jazz singer Billie Holiday, released by Decca Records in 1956. [1] The featured songs on the album are from when Holiday was signed with Decca in the mid to late 1940s. By the time this album was released, she was on Norman Granz 's jazz label ...