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Billie Holiday by John Szwed5/30/2023 Dufty went on to find other interviews she had done for PM, Metronome, Down Beat, and elsewhere that he could draw on. When she read what she had said ten years before, it set Billie to recalling things long forgotten. Dufty discovered that the material in it was rich enough to be the basis for the first three chapters of the book, often using what had been written verbatim or changing it slightly to standardize the narrative. "When Dufty asked her if she had ever read anything written about her that was accurate, she recalled 'The Hard Life of Billie Holiday' - an article based on an interview she had done with journalist Frank Harriott for PM newspaper in 1945. Co-written with author and journalist William Dufty at a point when much had already been written about her, it is titled Lady Sings the Blues: Legendary jazz singer Billie Holiday's autobiography is considered an American classic. Today's encore selection - from Billie Holiday by John Szwed.
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