Blackburn, Julia. With Billie; a new look at the unforgettable Lady Day.(Young adult review)(Brief article)(Book review)

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BLACKBURN, Julia. With Billie; a new look at the unforgettable Lady Day. Random House, Viking. 354p. bibliog. index. c2005.0-37570580-5. $14.95. SA

In the 1970s, a young woman named Linda Kuehl interviewed over 100 people who knew Billie Holiday for the purpose of writing a book. After collecting over 150 taped interviews, Kuehl threw herself from a hotel window and died. Blackburn gained access to the tapes, now owned by a private collector, and decided to use them to w...

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