Holiday writes candidly of sexual abuse, confinement to institutions, heroin addiction, and the struggles of. The deluxe booklet features rare photographs and extensive liner notes drawing on a new interview with blinky. Lady sings the blues by billie holiday and a great selection of related books, art and collectibles available now at. With diana ross, billy dee williams, richard pryor, james t. Blinky heart full of soul motown anthology with booklet. They bring their own unique interpretaions to these tunes and our souls ache even as we enjoy them. Only etta james stands out with some life in her voice, everyone else is so so smooth i. From the very start, billie holiday birth name eleanora fagan, born to thirteen year old sadie fagan and sixteen year old clarence holiday, had a very difficult life. Real gone music news blinky heart full of soul the.
Click download or read online button to lady sings the blues autobiografie book pdf for free now. Taint nobodys bizness if i do by blinky williams on. Lyrics for taint nobodys bizness if i do lady sings the blues soundtrack version by blinky williams type song title, artist or lyrics top lyrics community contribute business. Lady sings the blues is ostensibly billie holidays autobiography. Duftys writing style is good enough to make the reader feel they are reading lady day telling us her story. Play me love theme from lady sings the blues discogs. The first solo album release of blinky s material recorded at motown. The life story of jazz singer billie holiday told in her own words. The book formed the basis of the 1972 film lady sings the blues starring diana ross overview. I first heard blinky with her contribution to the lady sings the blues soundstrack. New blinky williams anthology release announced soul.
Roger williams play me love theme from lady sings the. We all knew ms ross could sing, but we never thought she could act as well, but the film from which this soundtrack comes, disproves that theory completely. She began singing in jazz clubs in harlem while still a teenager, never undergoing technical training or even. However, it was actually ghostwritten by william dufty. Lady sings the blues is the soundtrack to the billie holiday biopic of the same name, which starred diana ross in her screen debut in 1972. If you have the slightest spark of interest, you would be cheating yourself by passing on this wonderfully haunting book. Lady sings the blues by william duffy abebooks passion for books. Of all the artists on the illustrious motown roster, sondra blinky williams is the most mysterious.
Diana ross in lady sings the blues 1972 richard pryor and diana ross in. Lady sings the blues was a landmark for both diana ross and films about musicianssingers. Billie holiday lady sings the blues holiday, billie on. This should not distract from this wonderful collection of standard tunes by these great ladies of song. Song taint nobodys bizness if i do from lady sings the blues soundtrack artist blinky williams. Upon leaving motown blinky stopped singing secular music in favour of sacred, in other words she went back to her roots. So, i wholeheartedly recommend the film and this soundtrack does not disappoint. Lady sings the blues billie holiday with william dufty on. The song features a lyrical theme of freedom of choice and a vaudeville jazz style musical arrangement. Fessenden notes that publicity photographs show holiday at the typewriter, or in reading glasses, examining proofsdoubleday insisted she initial every pagebut holiday would later claim she hadnt so much as read the book. Everyday low prices and free delivery on eligible orders.
She can be heard on the soundtrack to the movie the lady sings the blues. Amazon uk are advertising the new blinky williams complete motown recordings anthology heart full of soul. When diana ross as billie holiday sashays down the steps of a harlem tenement wearing that bright yellow dress in lady sings the blues, we immediately know that she has graduated from scrubbing the hohouse steps to fullfledged ho. Despite recording dozens of tracks between 1968 and 1973, only a small handful saw release. The 50thanniversay edition with a revised discography harlem moon classics by billie holiday, william dufty, et al.
Lady sings the blues is an amazing chronicle of one of musics most gifted and soulful human beings. Lady sings the blues movie poster 27 x 40 inches 69cm x 102cm 1972 style b diana ross billy dee williams richard pryor james callahan paul hampton sid melton. These videos show my appreciation and to help introduce in order to watch the fullhd and complete. Nicknamed lady day by her sometime collaborator lester young, holiday was a seminal influence on jazz, and pop singers critic john bush wrote that she changed the art of american pop vocals forever. The essence of billie holiday,one of americas most loved and memorable singers,is captured brilliantly in a tourdeforce debut performance by singer diana ross. Lady sings the blues 1956 is an autobiography by jazz singer billie holiday, which was coauthored by william dufty. Lady sings the blues 1972 cast and crew credits, including actors, actresses, directors, writers and more. It was published in 1922 by porter grainger and everett robbins.
Altho the disk spans 50 years of torch singing, it amazed me how all these ladies sound the same. Billie holiday reading the sides for her upcoming autobiography lady sings the blues. Diana ross, billy dee williams, richard pryor, james callahan en paul hampton. Billie holidays autobiography, lady sings the blues, begins with one of the great alltime leads. In lady sings the blues, holiday recalls some of the most resonant memories of her turbulent pastthe good, the mostly bad and the frequently ugly. The daughter of a pastor, she was active in church choirs. Inexplicably overlooked despite her obvious talent, gospeltrained vocalist sondra blinky williams recorded some very prominent songs, plus an additional pile of quality unreleased tracks for motown, with none hitting the top 100 charts although her duet album with edwin starr did yield a chart single, causing fans of her work decades later to begin clamoring free blinky from the vault. I recommend this item and will purchase lady sings the blues ii. Lady sings the blues collectors edition, special edition diana ross actor, billy dee williams actor, sidney j. The 50thanniversay edition with a revised discography. Lady sings the blues quotes share book recommendations. Despite recordings dozens of tracks between 1968 and 1973, only a handful saw release, most notably a duets album with edwin starr and a highlight on the soundtrack for lady sings the blues.
Most tracks i have never heard before but its all good. Billy dee williams in lady sings the blues 1972 billy dee williams and diana. Over the years i found the odd track and i liked what i heard but now finally a cd release, not only that but a double cd. Lady sings the blues by billie holiday, 9780767923866, available at book. Lady sings the blues, her 1956 autobiography, has been plagued by claims of inaccuracies and exaggerations. Over the years, blinky tracks would emerge on compilation releases. Billie holidays bio, lady sings the blues, may be full of lies, but it. Lady sings the blues by billie holiday 4,054 ratings, 3.
Blinky s voice was heard on television week after week, however. Jump forward to 1998 and the release of motown sings motown treasures which included blinky s previously unreleased version of the. Lady sings the blues autobiografie download lady sings the blues autobiografie ebook pdf or read online books in pdf, epub, and mobi format. By author billie holiday, by author william dufty, foreword by. Diana ross as billie holiday in the 1972 classic, lady sings the blues designed by bob mackie and ray aghayan my favorite look. The soulful singer came to motown records in 1967 following stints at veejay and atlantic, bringing her passionate and powerful deep soul sound to hitsville, usa. Lady sings the blues import books, electronics, kindle. Check out taint nobodys bizness if i do by blinky williams on amazon music. Aint nobodys business originally taint nobodys bizness if i do is a 1920s blues song that became one of the first blues standards. Lady sings the blues by billie with william duffy holiday and a great selection of related books, art and collectibles available now at. Jim gilstrap and sondra blinky williams were the singers of one of the most recognizable songs in american music historythe theme song to good times.
Mom and pop were just a couple of kids when they got. Diana ross lady sings the blues original motion picture. Ordered dvd lady sings the blues late at night, informed delivery would take 3 weeks, it arrived within ten days, was very pleased with this and the dvd was in perfect condition and played great on dvd player, fantastic value for money, will order from this site again, tank you. Ghostwritten by the late newspaperman and author william dufty, the father of san francisco supervisorbevan dufty, lady sings the blues. Blinky williams taint nobodys bizness if i do lady. Lady sings the blues is the fiercely honest, noholdsbarred originally released by doubleday in 1956, harlem moon classics celebrates the publication with the fiftiethanniversary edition of billie holidays unforgettable and timeless memoir. Description the story of sondra blinky williams has long been shrouded in mystery. Billie holiday was an american jazz singer and songwriter.
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