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Description edit
This work presents the Billie Holiday story - her rise to the top from the slums and the streets, to the eventual slide down.
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- Artie
- Louis Armstrong
- Joe Glaser
- Jimmy
- John Levy
- Bobby Tucker
- Billie Holiday
- Fishman
- Henry
- Sarah
- John Hammond
- Benny Goodman
- Elsie
- Joe Guy
- Mama
- Cousin Ida
- Charlie Parker
- Buck Clayton
- Mr. Dick
- Brenda
- Jerry
- Mr. Ehrlich
- Clarke
- Alderson
- Billy
Quotes edit
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“"Sometimes it's worse to win in a fight than to lose"”
Billie Holiday -
“"I had the white gowns and the white shoes. And every night they'd bring me the white gardenias and the white junk. When I was on, I was on and nobody gave me trouble. No cops, no treasury agents, nobody. I got into trouble when I tried to get off"”
Billie Holiday -
“"I killed my great grandmother"”
Billie Holiday
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Everyone’s got to be different. You can’t copy anybody and end up with anything. If you copy, it means you’re working without any real feeling. And without feeling, whatever you do amounts to nothing.
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Authors & Contributors edit
- William F. Duffy (Author)
- Billie Holiday
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- Dewey: 782.42165'092
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