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Jay Weston Dies: ‘Lady Sings The Blues’ Producer Who Gave Al Pacino Broadway Break Was 93
Deadline via Yahoo News· 1 year agoJay Weston, who was working as a publicist when a chance meeting with Billie Holiday at the 1958...
Jay Weston, ‘Lady Sings the Blues’ Producer, Dies at 93
Variety via Yahoo News· 1 year agoJay Weston, producer of films like “Lady Sings the Blues” and “Buddy Buddy,” died of natural causes...
How I Learned the Truth About Billie Holiday
Town & Country via Yahoo News· 4 months agoHow I Learned the Truth About Billie HolidayBill Spilka - Getty Images Since Billie Holiday's death in 1959, an image of her has emerged based mainly on...
Viola Davis, Andra Day, and Black ladies continue to sing the Oscar blues
Entertainment Weekly via Yahoo News· 3 months agoIn the last of this seven-part series, a little bit of history repeating, a controversial Best...
'Jazztastic' brings works of Billie Holiday and Cape Verdeans to Cotuit stage
Cape Cod Times via Yahoo News· 3 months agoIn celebration of Black History and Women’s History Month, Amplify POC Cape Cod and the Cotuit...
Billie Holiday tribute concert to benefit Portland non-profits
KOIN via Yahoo News· 2 months agoBillie Holiday, also known as "Lady Day," is known as one of the best American jazz...
‘Life Is Funny That Way’ by Fay Victor Review: The Timeless Songs of Herbie Nichols
The Wall Street Journal· 3 months agoMUSIC REVIEW Although he wrote the music for one of Billie Holiday’s most renowned songs, “Lady...
Happy 80th, Diana! How Miss Ross, the O.G. diva, turned pop upside down
NY Post via Yahoo News· 3 months agoFrom the Supremes to a superstar solo career to films such as "The Wiz," Diana Ross has been the...
Billy Dee Williams Says He Never Dated Diana Ross — 'But I Loved Kissing Her On-Screen' (Exclusive)
People via Yahoo News· 4 months agoIn the latest issue of PEOPLE, Williams recalls working on 'Lady Sings the Blues' with Ross — and...
11 Rare Photos of Diana Ross Early In Her Career
Biography via Yahoo News· 9 months agoRare Photos of Diana RossGetty Images Ever since she burst onto the scene in the early ‘60s, Diana Ross has become quite an icon. From her voice to her...