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‘Lady Day’ was one of the greatest jazz vocalists the world ever heard. In 1971, journalist Linda Lipnack Kuehl set out to write the definitive biography of Billie Holiday. Before her mysterious death in 1978, Lipnack Kuehl had taped over 200 hours of interviews. The tapes have never been heard. Now they form the basis of an atmospheric, multi-layered documentary that captures the many complex facets of a proud black woman, violent drug addict, loyal friend, vindictive lover and unforgettable singer of ‘God Bless The Child’, ‘Saddest Tale’ and the haunting ‘Strange Fruit’.
Keywords
jazz singer or musician
biography
singer
female singers
Casts

Billie Holiday
self

Tony Bennett
self

Count Basie
self

Charles Mingus
self
Crews
Tim Cragg
Director of Photography

James Erskine
Director
Victoria Gregory
Producer
Barry Clark Ewers
Producer

James Erskine
Producer
Laure Vaysse
Producer

James Erskine
Writer
Avdhesh Mohla
Editor
Michele Smith
Producer
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