Becoming Billie Holiday

The stunning voice and hard life of legendary jazz singer Billie Holiday is revealed through evocative, accessible poetry. In 1915, Sadie Fagan gave birth to a daughter she named Eleanora. The world, however, would know her as Billie Holiday, possibly the greatest jazz singer of all time. Eleanora's journey to become a legend took her through pain, poverty, and run-ins with the law. By the time she was fifteen, she knew she possessed something that could possibly change her life--a voice. Eleanora could sing. Her remarkable voice led her to a place in the spotlight with some of the era's hottest big bands. Through a sequence of raw and poignant poems, New York Times best-selling and award-winning poet Carole Boston Weatherford chronicles the singer's young life, her fight for survival, and the dream she pursued with passion."

ISBN:	9781635925579
Publisher:	Wordsong
Imprint:	Wordsong
Published date:	07 Apr 2022
DEWEY:	811.6
DEWEY edition:	23
Language:	English
Weight:	330g
Height:	166mm
Width:	240mm
Spine width:	10mm

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