Holiday, Billie

Billie Holiday: The Truth About Her Guitarist Father's Life and Death, (2 of 2) (+Bonus Recordings)

(Paying Subscribers, jazz guitarist and historian Nick Rossi has put together for you some highlights of Clarence Holiday’s recorded work.

Jan 10 • Lewis Porter

Billie Holiday: The Truth About Her Guitarist Father's Life and Death, (1 of 2)

I’ve previously shown that Billie Holiday did indeed create the book Lady Sings the Blues, working closely with William Dufty.

Jan 4 • Lewis Porter

Billie Holiday: A Rare Short Print Conversation and Photo

I’ve already posted 15 essays with all-new information about Billie Holiday. And I’ve got plenty more research on her that I’ll be posting. For today…

Dec 17, 2024 • Lewis Porter

Corky Hale, Jazz Harpist, 2: My Interview About Billie Holiday and More

Last time I introduced you to harpist/pianist/singer/flutist Corky Hale.

Aug 25, 2024 • Lewis Porter

Corky Hale: Jazz Harpist,& Pianist with Billie Holiday,1(+Bonus)

(Paying Subscribers, again I thank you with bonus material—two rare articles about Hale are at the bottom of this essay.)

Aug 21, 2024 • Lewis Porter

Billie Holiday Was VERY Involved in Creating Lady Sings the Blues, 2

In Part 1 (see the Index), we examined some of the common arguments that are used by authors in and outside of academia to “prove” that Holiday was not…

Apr 11, 2024 • Lewis Porter

Billie Holiday, For Her Birthday: She Was VERY Involved in Creating Lady Sings the Blues, 1

As you know from my many previous posts on Billie Holiday, I am a huge advocate for her and her work.

Apr 7, 2024 • Lewis Porter

Billie Holiday, The Arranger, Part 3: "Them There Eyes" Through the Years

I’ve shown in Part 1 and Part 2 that Holiday designed many, maybe most, of her arrangements of songs, even though that has never previously been…

Jul 17, 2023 • Lewis Porter

Billie Holiday, The Arranger, Part 2: Ellington, Armstrong, and "Them There Eyes"

In the previous installment I presented evidence that Holiday was very involved in creating her versions—her arrangements—of each song.

Feb 5, 2023 • Lewis Porter

Billie Holiday, The Arranger! Part 1: Overview

This is my ninth post presenting my previously unpublished research on Billie Holiday.

Feb 1, 2023 • Lewis Porter

BILLIE HOLIDAY The Improviser, Part 3: "All of Me"

With a note about women instrumentalists

Nov 30, 2022 • Lewis Porter

Billie Holiday: There was Never a Federal Campaign against "Strange Fruit"—Finale, Part 4 of 4

Other Falsehoods in the Movie, and Closing Thoughts

Nov 15, 2022 • Lewis Porter

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