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Lady Sings the Blues. Pop star Diana Ross portrays legendary jazz singer Billie Holiday in this biographical drama. Beginning with Holiday's traumatic youth, the film depicts her early...
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Reviews. Lady Sings the Blues. Roger Ebert January 01, 1972. Tweet. Now streaming on: Powered by JustWatch. My first reaction when I learned that Diana Ross had been cast to play Billie Holiday was a quick and simple one: I didn't think she could do it.
Brief Synopsis. Billie Holliday fights drug addiction to make a name for herself as a jazz singer. Cast & Crew. Read More. Sidney J. Furie. Director. Diana Ross. Billie Holiday. Billy Dee Williams. Louis McKay. Richard Pryor. Piano man. James Gallahan. Reg Hanley. Paul Hampton. Harry. Photos & Videos. View All. Film Details. MPAA Rating. Genre.
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.
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Summaries. 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.
" Lady Sings the Blues " is a song written by jazz singer Billie Holiday and jazz pianist Herbie Nichols. [1] It is the title song to her 1956 album, released on Clef/Verve Records (MGC 721/Verve MV 2047).