There are several excellent biographies about Billie Holiday: Billie Holiday, by Stuart Nicholson[easyazon_link identifier=”1555533035″ locale=”US” tag=”someveryfamou-20″]Billie Holiday (Music)[/easyazon_link]

Billie Holiday: Wishing on the Moon, by Donald Clarke[easyazon_link identifier=”0306811367″ locale=”US” tag=”someveryfamou-20″]Billie Holiday: Wishing On The Moon[/easyazon_link]

Billie Holiday: The Musician and the Myth by John Szwed[easyazon_link identifier=”0670014729″ locale=”US” tag=”someveryfamou-20″]Billie Holiday: The Musician and the Myth[/easyazon_link]

Columbia records has reissued Billie Holiday’s output in several versions.  This is probably the best compilation[easyazon_link identifier=”B00005Q47M” locale=”US” tag=”someveryfamou-20″]Lady Day: The Complete Billie Holiday on Columbia (1933-1944)[/easyazon_link]

Excerpts of several Billie Holiday songs were used during this podcast according to the doctrine of fair use.  These songs were “I Can’t Get Started”, “All Of Me”, “Strange Fruit”, “God Bless the Child”,  “You Go To My Head” and “You Better Go Now.”