A sparkling documentary that lets us see and hear the miracle that was Billie Holiday. Features rare TV and movie clips, along with commentary by a stellar group of jazz instrumentalists and singers who knew her well. Award winning actress Ruby Dee reads excerpts from Billie Holiday's autobiography "Lady Sings The Blues." Includes performance clips of Billie Holiday's greatest hit songs.
Editor's Note
Billie Holiday is one of the most phenomenal and tragic jazz vocalists of all time. The Philadelphia-born star's life was wrought with personal turmoil and numbed (and ultimately destroyed) by drug dependency. Jazz aficionados and novices alike are given an opportunity to see and hear the legendary jazz singer through rare TV and movie footage, commentary from fellow instrumentalists and singers, and narration from Holiday's autobiography, "Lady Sings the Blues," as read by stage and screen star Ruby Dee. 25 clips of "Lady Day" performances are featured, including "God Bless the Child," "Strange Fruit," "Miss Brown to You," "St. Louis Blues," "Big City Blues," "My Man" and more.
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