‘Lady Day’ was one of the greatest jazz vocalists the world ever heard. In 1971, journalist Linda Lipnack Kuehl set out to write the definitive biography of Billie Holiday. Before her mysterious death in 1978, Lipnack Kuehl had taped over 200 hours of interviews. The tapes have never been heard. Now they form the basis of an atmospheric, multi-layered documentary that captures the many complex facets of a proud black woman, violent drug addict, loyal friend, vindictive lover and unforgettable singer of ‘God Bless The Child’, ‘Saddest Tale’ and the haunting ‘Strange Fruit’.
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- Released
- Production
- Altitude Film Entertainment, New Black Films, REP Documentary, Concord Originals
Keywords
- jazz singer or musician
- biography
- singer
- female singers
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Top Cast
Billie Holiday as self
Tony Bennett as self
Count Basie as self
Charles Mingus as self
Top Crew
James Erskine · Director, Writer
Tim Cragg · Cinematographer
Avdhesh Mohla · Editor
Victoria Gregory · Producer
Laure Vaysse · Producer
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