Lady Day: Body & Soul

Celebrating Billie Holiday’s glamour and legacy

Buch | Hardcover

208 Seiten

2022
Rocket 88 (Verlag)
978-1-910978-59-7 (ISBN)

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This large format, lavishly illustrated book, presents Billie Holiday as style icon & influence on countless generations of artists, singers, stylists, writers and fans, from the 1930s to present day. Created with the Billie Holiday estate, edited by Nichelle Gainer, with a foreword by Whoopi Goldberg.

It includes contributions from among others: Beverly Bond, Rebecca Ferguson, Laretta Houston, Corinne Bailey Rae, Nile Rodgers, Rebecca Ferguson, Yvette Noel-Schure, Beverly Bond, Bozoma Saint John, Laretta Houston, Chrishaunda Lee-Perez, Abdul 'Duke' Fakir, Madeleine Peyroux, Mary Coughlan, Beth Gibbons & Billie’s goddaughter Lorraine Feather.

Also includes tributes and quotes from friends, critics, poets, authors, artists and musicians, plus photos of Billie from throughout her life, including those by William P. Gottlieb, Carl van Vechten, William ‘Popsie’ Randolph, Arnold Newman, John W. Mosley and many more. -- .

Nichelle Gainer is the author of the Vintage Black Glamour books, she has contributed to many major magazines and websites, including InStyle, Essence and Glamour. She has been featured in The New York Times, the Washington Post, BBC News, the Guardian and NPR. Born and raised in New Jersey, she lives in New York.

Lady Day
Contents
6 foreword by Whoopi Goldberg
8 introduction by Nichelle Gainer, editor
12 BODY
30 Corinne Bailey Rae; The Way You Look Tonight
40 Beverly Bond; I’ve Got A Date With A Dream
48 BITTER CROP
66 Nile Rodgers; Willow Weep For Me
78 BILLIE’S BLUES
88 Beth Gibbons; Fine And Mellow
97 Chrishaunda Lee Perez; It Had To Be You
114 Laretta Houston; Me, Myself And I
116 DON’T EXPLAIN
127 Yvette Noel-Schure; On The Sunny Side Of The Street
134 Julia Blackburn; The Very Thought Of You
150 Rebecca Ferguson; You’re My Thrill
156 & SOUL
164 Bozoma Saint John; What A Little Moonlight Can Do
172 Mary Coughlan; Good Morning Heartache
183 Madeleine Peyroux; Blue Like The Sun
198 Lorraine Feather; God Bless The Child
200 FOR ALL WE KNOW
202 Sources
204 Photo credits -- .

Erscheinungsdatum	13.04.2022
Co-Autor	Nile Rodgers, Beverly Bond
Mitarbeit	Berater: Chrishaunda Lee Perez
Vorwort	Whoopi Goldberg
Zusatzinfo	100 Illustrations
Verlagsort	London
Sprache	englisch
Maße	238 x 274 mm
Gewicht	1215 g
Themenwelt	Kunst / Musik / Theater ► Musik ► Jazz / Blues
ISBN-10	1-910978-59-0 / 1910978590
ISBN-13	978-1-910978-59-7 / 9781910978597
Zustand	Neuware