Years after her death in New York City, Billie Holiday’s voice continues to captivate listeners. The mystique of the “Lady with the Gardenia” is explored by Dizzy Gillespie and Lena Horne in San Francisco, Studs Terkel in Chicago, and Frank Schiffman at Harlem’s Apollo Theater. Unexpurgated passages from her autobiography, Lady sings the blues (Doubleday), are read by Lillian McKinney, and several of Miss Holiday’s records including the banned “Gloomy Sunday,” are featured. Narrators include Lloyd Edwards, Bill Heyward, Herb Kennedy and Dan Sorkin. Produced by KPFA volunteers Gene and Fabs De Alessi. Part one.
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Lady Day : Billie Holiday (Part 1 of 2)
PRA Archive #:
BC0674A
Date Recorded On:
May 1967
Date Broadcast On:
KPFA 17 July 1967, 24 Aug 1967
Item Duration:
59:00
Total Duration (All Reels):
2 reels (96 min.) : 7 1/2 ips, mono.
Station: KPFA
View Folio: KPFA Folio, July 1967, p.15
Program: Lady Day : Billie Holiday (Part 1 of 2)
Contributors:
Producer: Fabs De Alessi
Producer: Gene De Alessi
Narrator: Lloyd Edwards
Commentator: Dizzy Gillespie
Narrator: Bill Heyward
Singer: Billie Holiday
Author: Billie Holiday
Commentator: Lena Horne
Narrator: Herb Kennedy
Reader: Lillian McKinney
Commentator: Frank Schiffman
Narrator: Dan Sorkin
Commentator: Studs Terkel
Asset Type: Program
Distributor: Distributor
Rights Summary:
RESTRICTED. Permissions, licensing requests, Curriculum Initiative, Campus Campaign and all other inquiries should be directed to: Mark Torres, Archives Director, 800-735-0230, Mark@PacificaRadioArchives.org
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Availability Notice:
RESTRICTED. Permissions, licensing requests, Curriculum Initiative, Campus Campaign and all other inquiries should be directed to: Mark Torres, Archives Director, 800-735-0230, Mark@PacificaRadioArchives.org
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- PRA Archive #: BC0674A
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- Program: Lady Day : Billie Holiday (Part 1 of 2)
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RESTRICTED. Permissions, licensing requests, Curriculum Initiative, Campus Campaign and all other inquiries should be directed to: Mark Torres, Archives Director, 800-735-0230, Mark@PacificaRadioArchives.org
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- Distributor: Los Angeles : Pacifica Radio Archives, 1967
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- Producer: Fabs De Alessi
- Producer: Gene De Alessi
- Narrator: Lloyd Edwards
- Commentator: Dizzy Gillespie
- Narrator: Bill Heyward
- Singer: Billie Holiday
- Author: Billie Holiday
- Commentator: Lena Horne
- Narrator: Herb Kennedy
- Reader: Lillian McKinney
- Commentator: Frank Schiffman
- Narrator: Dan Sorkin
- Commentator: Studs Terkel