Lady Day : Billie Holiday (Part 2 of 2)

PRA Archive #:

BC0674B

Conclusion of the biographical program on the “Lady with the Gardenia”. On this reel are the voices of 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.

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:
View Folio: KPFA Folio, July 1967, p.15
Program: Lady Day : Billie Holiday (Part 2 of 2)
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Contributors:
Producer: Fabs De Alessi
Producer: Gene De Alessi
Singer: Billie Holiday
Author: Billie Holiday
Asset Type:
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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Lady Day : Billie Holiday (Part 1 of 2)

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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  • pbcoreIdentifier
    • PRA Archive #: BC0674B
  • pbcoreTitle
    • Program: Lady Day : Billie Holiday (Part 2 of 2)
  • pbcoreRightsSummary
    • rightsSummary

      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

  • pbcorePublisher
    • Distributor: Los Angeles : Pacifica Radio Archives, 1967
  • pbcoreContributor
    • Producer: Fabs De Alessi
    • Producer: Gene De Alessi
    • Singer: Billie Holiday
    • Author: Billie Holiday