Few voices in recorded music are as immediately distinctive and arresting as that of "Lady Day." Billie Holiday: 'Lady Sings the Blues' A musician's musician with a radiant voice, an impeccable sense ...

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Ferguson spoke to theartsdesk about her new album of Billie Holiday songs, Lady Sings the Blues, which is released this week to celebrate the centenary of Holiday’s birth. Holiday’s life, on paper a ...

*It has been almost three decades since the film “Lady Sings the Blues” was made. The movie was Diana Ross’ debut as an actress, where she shared star billing with Billy Dee Williams. The film was ...