Lady sings the blues
- ISBN-10
- 6064308702
- ISBN-13
- 9786064308702
- Series
- Lady Sings the Blues
- Language
- English
- Published
- 2020-04-28
- Publisher
- Nemira Publishing House
- Author
- Billie Holiday
Description
Billie Holiday este una dintre cele mai cunoscute cântărețe de blues, jazz și swing. În autobiografia ei, Billie oferă cititorului o lecție dură despre sinceritate, pornind de la copilăria cumplită, petrecută la Baltimore (unde făcea comisioane pentru un bordel ca să-i poată asculta pe Louis Armstrong sau Bessie Smith), și ajungând până pe scenele din Harlem și în sălile arhipline unde a susținut spectacole alături de Count Basie Orchestra. Artista vorbește deschis despre rasismul care a urmărit-o la tot pasul și despre dependența de droguri, care i-a răpit ani buni din viață. În episoadele pe care le rememorează, apar cele mai mari staruri ale vremii (Lana Turner, Clark Gable, Coleman Hawkins), dar nu sunt omise nici încercările grele prin care a trecut, cum ar fi închisoarea sau prostituția. Totul într-un stil autentic, frust, care convinge mai ales prin puterea adevărului și a simplității.
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Other editions
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- 2011-03-02
- 256 pages
- Ebook
- Crown
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