from ryvre

Lady Sings the Blues is a heart wrenching account of Billie Holiday's life. It's a bit confusing at times, but overall a very interesting read.

from aleahmarie

Eleanora Fagan was born April 7, 1915. Her mother was only 13 and her father was pretty much absent. Eleanora was raised by family while her mother worked; her childhood was painful and short. At 13 Eleanora was working as a prostitute, by 14 she was singing her unique style of jazz as Billie Hol...

from Carolee888

I am a big Billie Holiday fan, I have all of her music and once I start playing it, it so difficult to stop. When I received it in the mail, the cover seemed strangely familiar. Then I read the first page three times and it hit me! I had read the first edition of this book when it first came out....

from mahallett

Translating her voice is revealing. She doesn't talk much about men and I'm sure she was a handful. She was treated so badly by whites and cops and blacks for that matter.

from meacoleman

I have been a fan of Billie Holiday's music for many years. I knew that she lead a hard life, but had no idea how hard until I read her autobiography. Her words are honest and frank--no holds barred. And it doesn't exactly have a happy ending. But now I have a greater appreciation for her work an...