Anyone who loves Billie Holiday's music knows that she was troubled. That's what makes her Billie. Can you imagine a Lady Day without personal strife? She would have been… well, infinitely less interesting. A British seller is offering a copy of Billie Holiday's lyrics for a song called THIS IS IT. Her handwriting is distinctive, [...]
July 30th, 2011 | Posted in Billie Holiday | No Comments
(8:30 pm, Castro Theatre, 429 Castro Street) MUSIC: Tony Award-winner and two-time Grammy winner (among other illustrious accolades) Dee Bridgewater pays tribute to jazz icon Billie Holiday while putting her signature, re-imagined spin on classic The opening track of this album shows off its main strength and its consistent weakness: actress Angela Bassett reads from [...]
July 24th, 2011 | Posted in Billie Holiday | No Comments