Billy Holiday,
Lady Sings the Blues
Billie Holiday used drugs all her life. I do not believe she would be the same musician without it, just the same as if she were born a rich white kid! Her musi...
Billy Holiday, Lady Sings the Blues Billie Holiday used drugs all her life. I do not believe she would be the same musician without it, just the same as if she were born a rich white kid! Her music comes from her experiences and her state of mind, which in most cases (as she seems to show in "Lady Sings the Blues") to be filled with pain and experience...she seems road weary if you will. Being a professional musician back then was a rough, poor, drugged experience. The music of the era seems to reflect this.
As far as her musical technical ability, so what! She's great! She has more style in her fingernail than many other musicians that have the ability. I love her music...she's going to last forever :)
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Jujubeer you stated that Billie Holiday used drugs all her life. Do you actually believe that when she was 5,6,7 years old she had a spike in her arm? You may call yourself a "fan" but alot of your fasination with her is just ignorance. You wouldn't find her as interesting if you didn't know she had a problem with drugs and alcohol.
Thanks Judie. Billy was one of the best Blues singers ever. What made her so sad and insecure which is the reason she turned to Drugs as her escape was that she never got over as a child seeing 3 of her own kind (negros) swinging from a tree where the Klu Klux Klan had strung them up and Hung them. She remain scared and sad the rest of her life. This is what made her the sensitive sad singer she became NOT the Drugs. Hugs, Robby
Yeah, BILLIE was drugaddicted and surely she NEVER had been such an ingenious singer when she had been a rich man's little spoilt girl! Its the same now with AMY WINHOUSE, just such persons live dangerous, especially women, mostly they dont get old! Anyhow, i love her kinda singing, AMAZING!!*****
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Billy was one of the best Blues singers ever.
What made her so sad and insecure which is the reason she turned to Drugs as her escape was that she never got over as a child seeing 3 of her own kind (negros) swinging from a tree where the Klu Klux Klan had strung them up and Hung them.
She remain scared and sad the rest of her life. This is what made her the sensitive sad singer she became NOT the Drugs.
Hugs, Robby
Brava la cantante
Grazie, Judie
Its the same now with AMY WINHOUSE, just such persons live dangerous, especially women, mostly they dont get old!
Anyhow, i love her kinda singing, AMAZING!!*****
Lady sings the blues is another song. Please correct that.