Lady Sings The Blues; Tain't Nobody's Bizness If I Do; All Of Me; The Man I Love; What A Little Moonlight Can Do; Love Is Here To Stay; Fine And Mellow; Lover Man (Oh Where Can You Be); Good Morning ...

Although he wrote the music for one of Billie Holiday’s most renowned songs, “Lady Sings the Blues,” the work of pianist Herbie Nichols (1919-1963) is unduly obscure. He recorded only sporadically, ...

Early April means spring events and Easter-themed family fun. Choose from several family activities Saturday from egg hunts to train rides. This week also offers several stage play openings and a ...

Bitter Crop: The Heartache and Triumph of Billie Holiday’s Last Year, by Paul Alexander. Knopf. 368 pages. $32. Early on in Billie Holiday’s 1956 memoir Lady Sings the Blues, she recalls the ...

*It has been almost three decades since the film “Lady Sings the Blues” was made. The movie was Diana Ross’ debut as an actress, where she shared star billing with Billy Dee Williams. The film was ...

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What happens when we know a blessing is being offered but hesitate to reach for it? Shewanda Riley reflects on a memorable ...

Ma Rainey was a real person. One of our earliest professional blues singers, she performed and recorded throughout the 1920s and 1930s, and her popularity and folksy style earned her the title “Mother ...

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