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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…
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Corky Hale, Jazz Harpist, 2: My Interview About Billie Holiday and More
Last time I introduced you to harpist/pianist/singer/flutist Corky Hale.
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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.)
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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…
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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.
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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…
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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.
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Billie Holiday, The Arranger! Part 1: Overview
This is my ninth post presenting my previously unpublished research on Billie Holiday.
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BILLIE HOLIDAY The Improviser, Part 3: "All of Me"
With a note about women instrumentalists
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Billie Holiday: There was Never a Federal Campaign against "Strange Fruit"—Finale, Part 4 of 4
Other Falsehoods in the Movie, and Closing Thoughts
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About Updates to My Posts—with an update to Billie Holiday "Strange Fruit," Part 3 (+Bonus)
Hello Friends,
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Billie Holiday: There was Never a Federal Campaign against "Strange Fruit"--Part 3 of 4, UPDATED
The Reception of “Strange Fruit”
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