this billie holiday story
ketan
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this interview with jonathan hari has a really interesting billie holiday story (and analysis of the drug war)
http://www.democracynow.org/blog/2015/4/7/johann_harri_the_hunting_of_billie
are there any good docs about her people have seen/heard?
http://www.democracynow.org/blog/2015/4/7/johann_harri_the_hunting_of_billie
are there any good docs about her people have seen/heard?
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But she did a great live in the TV studio set for CBS back in the day.
pretty cool and quick piece with photos about Billie and her dog.
Is "lady sings the blues" still respected?
I saw it back in the 70s. Liked it. But I like most all music bio movies.
Diana Ross Ross won lots of praise. Kind of thing Hollywood likes. Playing against type. Portraying an addict. Imitating a singer.
i think we need a batmon to weigh in on this....
Ross got acclaim and furthered it w/ Mahogany.
Its respected in the Local Black Exp as a film, but any true Holiday fan knows its a not the real.
2015 is Holiday's B-day anniversary and theres some tribute albums dropping.
It weird that a comprehensive doc or a Hollywood biopic considering how big Holiday USED to be to the general public.
I think they missed the boat whereas when Frida Kahlo developed her mainstream appeal they gave her a film during her heat.
There were rumors of Mary J. Blige back in the day, but I think that was just folks trying to equate Mary's personal life and occasional scatting via Anita Baker that she could portray Holiday. While Trenchcoat Soul artist Miki Howard does a modern tribute album and portrays Billie in Malcom X.
Billie's heat isnt propped up the way i saw it throughout the 80's & 90's.And that was for an icon from the damn 30's/40's.
Meanwhile the new generation is talmbout Nina Simone.
Thanks! At least that's *something*.
This is really weird to me too. She was a major figure whose legacy seems to still hold weight among older folks. She also had a really interesting life. There must be books about her, though. F*ck, I hate reading...
In the 70s (I imagine the movie had something to do with this) there were lots of reissues. Many stayed in print through the 80s. There were things you could always sell. But as has been pointed out people don't seem to care too much.
In terms of jazz vocals, and influence on other musicians/singers, Simone can not be compared to Billie.