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‘Bitter Crop’ Review: Billie Holiday’s Swan Song
The Wall Street Journal· 2 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· 3 months agoThe work of Frida Kahlo, Billie Holiday, Anna Kavan, Andrea Dunbar and Nan Goldin represents more...
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· 2 months agoToday, “Strange Fruit” by Billie Holiday, “A Change is Gonna Come,” Sam Cooke and “What’s Going On,”...
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...
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...
Happy 80th, Diana! How Miss Ross, the O.G. diva, turned pop upside down
NY Post via Yahoo News· 2 months agoFrom the Supremes to a superstar solo career to films such as "The Wiz," Diana Ross has been the...
'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.
Two New Movies Find Poetry in the Worst Form of Recorded Music
Slate via Yahoo News· 8 months agoScenes from Perfect Days and Flipside. Photo illustration by Slate. Photos by Toronto International...
