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‘Bitter Crop’ Review: Billie Holiday’s Swan Song
The Wall Street Journal· 3 months agoIn 1959, during what would be the final months of her life, Billie Holiday was unwell. The singer—who had honed her art in the brothels of Baltimore,...
From Frida Kahlo to Billie Holiday – why do we get artistic women with addiction problems all wrong
The Telegraph via Yahoo News· 4 months agoThe work of Frida Kahlo, Billie Holiday, Anna Kavan, Andrea Dunbar and Nan Goldin represents more...
What’s Fact and What’s Fiction in the Amy Winehouse Biopic
Slate via Yahoo News· 3 weeks agoAmy Winehouse often acknowledged midcentury jazz artists like Billie Holiday, Dinah Washington, and...
From Porgy and Bess to Queen & Slim, These Are the 26 Best Black Romance Movies of All Time
Parade via Yahoo News· 1 year agoCelebrate Black History Month and Valentine's Day with an epic movie marathon. February is Black...
6 inspiring Black protest songs, from 'Strange Fruit' to Kendrick Lamar’s 'Alright'
TODAY via Yahoo News· 3 months agoToday, “Strange Fruit” by Billie Holiday, “A Change is Gonna Come,” Sam Cooke and “What’s Going On,”...
The Best Albums Of 2024 (So Far)
SPIN via Yahoo News· 1 day agoThe Bitter End: Same As It Ever Was Amid a year already filled with blockbuster releases from superstars such as Taylor Swift, Beyoncé and Billie Eilish,...
Our 20 Favorite Music Memoirs
Esquire via Yahoo News· 1 year agoOur 20 Favorite Music MemoirsSarah Kim You know their songs; you know their moves. You might even be able to recite a few of their best anecdotes from...
14 peace anthems and the stories behind them
Louder Sound via Yahoo News· 5 months agoBob Dylan, Curtis Mayfield and George Harrison portraits. Most of us could use more peace in our lives. Whether it’s ongoing conflict across the world...
'It touches my heart.' Connie Fredericks-Malone is 'Alone With My Music' at Fringe
Democrat and Chronicle via Yahoo News· 2 years agoConnie Fredericks-Malone of Canandaigua will present the music of Ella Fitzgerald, Billie Holiday and others at the Rochester Fringe Festival Sept. 17.
Tony Bennett once shared the words he told Amy Winehouse that ‘changed her life’
The Independent via Yahoo News· 10 months agoTony Bennett once shared the words he said to Amy Winehouse that, he claimed, “changed” her “whole...
