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Oct 12, 1972 · Lady Sings the Blues: Directed by Sidney J. Furie. With Diana Ross, Billy Dee Williams, Richard Pryor, James T. Callahan. The story of the troubled life and career of the legendary Jazz singer, Billie Holiday.
Lady Sings the Blues is a 1972 American biographical musical drama film directed by Sidney J. Furie about jazz singer Billie Holiday, loosely based on her 1956 autobiography which, in turn, took its title from Holiday's song.
Aug 18, 2020 · Lady Sings The Blues (1972) Chronicles the rise and fall of legendary blues singer Billie Holiday. Her late childhood, stint as a prostitute, early tours, marriages and drug addiction are...
Feb 25, 2021 · Now available on Blu-ray The essence of Billie Holiday, one of America's most loved and memorable blues singers, is captured brilliantly in a tour-de-force debut performance by singer Diana Ross.
This was one of the great performances of 1972. And there is no building up to it. The opening scene is one of total and unrelieved anguish; Billie Holiday is locked into prison, destitute and nearly friendless, and desperately needing a fix of heroin.
71% Tomatometer 62 Reviews. 86% Audience Score 5,000+ Ratings. Pop star Diana Ross portrays legendary jazz singer Billie Holiday in this biographical drama.
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Lady Sings The Blues (1972) -- (Movie Clip) This Place Is Fantastic Taken to a plush New York club on their first night out, young Billie Holliday (Diana Ross) jousts with man-about-town Louis McKay (Billy Dee Williams) in Lady Sings The Blues, 1972, directed by Sidney J. Furie.
Mar 7, 2012 · BILLIE HOLIDAY LYRICS: Lady sings the blues She's got them bad She feels so sad Wants the world to know Just what the blues is all about Lady sings the blues She tells her side...
The story of the troubled life and career of the legendary Jazz singer, Billie Holiday. Born Elinore Harris, Billie Holiday had a difficult teen and young adulthood period, which included working in brothels, both as a cleaning woman and a prostitute, and being raped.
Chronicles the rise and fall of legendary blues singer Billie Holiday. Her late childhood, stint as a prostitute, early tours, marriages and drug addiction are featured.
