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Writer Suzan-Lori Parks and director Lee Daniels present Lady Day as an early civil rights activist in “The United States vs. Billie Holiday,” starring Andra Day.
Feb. 25, 2021
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July 25, 2011
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Oct. 13, 1987
Lifestyle
What if Josephine Baker and Billie Holiday opened a SoCal dispensary? Wonder no more.
Nov. 10, 2021
This attempt to squeeze yet another documentary out of an endlessly reworked subject suffers from three problems: It’s too little, too late and too short.
Sept. 29, 1991
To convey the sadness of blues singer Billie Holiday’s last months, Loretta Devine, a star on the ascent, has to dig deep into her past for some painful memories.
April 25, 1990
American jazz has been enticing classical composers for more than a century--and beyond that if one includes such antecedents as ragtime, spirituals and traditional music.
June 28, 2002
Music
CARMEN McRAE “For Lady Day” RCA Novus * * * 1/2 “I’m merely here,” says Carmen McRae in her spoken introduction to this marvelous tribute to Billie Holiday, “to remind you of her taste in tunes, which I thought was phenomenal.”
May 14, 1995
Afterword
Sept. 14, 2010
Viola Davis, Andra Day, Chadwick Boseman and Leslie Odom Jr. will vie for Oscars for their portrayals of Black jazz and soul musicians.
April 22, 2021