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Lady Sings the Blues

by Billie Holiday, William Dufty · 1956

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This work presents the Billie Holiday story - her rise to the top from the slums and the streets, to the eventual slide down.

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musicmusicMore like thisLess of thisAfrican AmericanAfrican AmericanMore like thisLess of thiswomenwomenMore like thisLess of thisartartMore like thisLess of thisaddictionaddictionMore like thisLess of this
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adult
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medium · 208 pages

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