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[Songs

Title
[Songs / composed, recorded and made famous by Billie Holiday].
Author
Holiday, Billie, 1915-1959
Publication
1940-1972.

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Additional Authors
  • Waldron, Mal, 1925-2002.
  • Allan, Lewis, 1903-1986.
  • Harding, Buster, 1917-1965.
  • Kitchings, Irene.
  • Higgins, Billy.
  • Ross, Diana, 1944-
  • Overstreet, W. Benton.
  • Herzog, Arthur, Jr.
  • Burns, Jeanne.
Description
5 scores : ill., ports.; 31 cm. or smaller.
Donor/Sponsor
Schomburg NEH Automated Access to Special Collections Project.
Alternative Title
  • Best of Billie Holiday.
  • Billie's blues.
  • Don't explain.
  • Fine and mellow.
  • Lady sings the blues.
  • God bless the child.
Subject
  • Holiday, Billie, 1915-1959
  • Ross, Diana, 1944-
  • Laine, Frankie, 1913-2007
  • African Americans > Music
  • Jazz
  • Blues (Music)
  • Popular music > 1931-1940
  • Popular music > 1941-1950
  • Popular music > 1961-1970
  • Popular music > 1971-1980
Note
  • With piano acc.
  • By Billie Holiday, Mal Waldron, Lewis Allan, Buster Harding, Irene Kitchings, W. Benton Overstreet, Jeanne Burns.
  • Words by Billie Holiday, Arthur Herzog, Jr; and Billy Higgins.
  • Various publishers, chiefly New York: Edward B. Marks Music Corporation.
  • "Don't explain" as sung by Diana Ross in the motion picture Lady Sings the blues.
  • Photographs of Billie Holiday, Diana Ross and Frankie Laine on covers.
  • Title and first line finding aids available.
Contents
The best of Billie Holiday -- Billie's blues -- Don't explain -- Five and mellow -- God bless the child.
Call Number
Sc Scores Holiday
OCLC
NYPG091000034-C
Author
Holiday, Billie, 1915-1959 Composer. lyr.. Performer
Title
[Songs / composed, recorded and made famous by Billie Holiday].
Imprint
1940-1972.
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Added Author
Waldron, Mal, 1925-2002.
Allan, Lewis, 1903-1986. Lyricist
Harding, Buster, 1917-1965.
Kitchings, Irene.
Higgins, Billy. Lyricist
Ross, Diana, 1944-
Overstreet, W. Benton.
Herzog, Arthur, Jr.
Burns, Jeanne.
Added Title
Best of Billie Holiday.
Billie's blues.
Don't explain.
Fine and mellow.
Lady sings the blues.
God bless the child.
Research Call Number
Sc Scores Holiday
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