Lady Sings the Blues - Billie Holiday (with William Dufty).

Lady Sings the Blues is the inimitable original autobiography of one of the greatest jazz icons of the twentieth century, which later formed the basis for the 1972 film starring Diana Ross. Born to a single mother in 1915 Baltimore, Billie Holiday had her first run-in with the law at aged 13. But Billie Holiday is no victim. Her memoir tells the story of her life spent in jazz, smoky Harlem clubs and packed-out concert halls, her love affairs, her wildly creative friends, her struggles with addiction and her adventures in love. Billie Holiday is a wise and aphoristic guide to the story of her unforgettable life (Penguin Modern Classics, new, paperback, approx 180 pages).