Lady Day: Billie Holiday

Description

A biographical documentary about the blues singer Billie Holiday that includes statements by Dizzy Gillespie, Lena Horne, Studs Terkel, and Frank Schiffman. It also contains selected readings from Holiday's autobiography "Lady Sings the Blues," read by Lillian Kinney.

Produced by Gene and Fabs Dealessi.

Presented on two compact discs.

Broadcast date

1967

Program Length

96 minutes

Archive number

BC0674a-b

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