Lady Sings the Blues (book)

Lady Sings the Blues
First edition
AuthorBillie Holiday
William Dufty
LanguageEnglish
GenreAutobiography
PublisherDoubleday
Publication date
1956
Publication placeUnited States
Media typePrint

Lady Sings the Blues (1956) is an autobiography by jazz singer Billie Holiday, which was co-authored by William Dufty.[1] The book formed the basis of the 1972 film Lady Sings the Blues starring Diana Ross.[2]

  1. ^ Hamlin, Jesse (September 18, 2006). "Billie Holiday's bio, 'Lady Sings the Blues,' may be full of lies, but it gets at jazz great's core". San Francisco Chronicle. Retrieved April 6, 2015.
  2. ^ New York Times