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Lush Life: A Biography of Billy Strayhorn

by David Hajdu

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First published
1996
Pages
313
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Lush Life: A Biography of Billy Strayhorn book is about Billy Strayhorn, an important composer in American music. It talks about his life and his collaboration with Duke Ellington in jazz. The book also looks into Strayhorn's challenges as an openly gay black man in the music industry, including his battle with cancer and struggles with alcohol.

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David Hajdu

David Hajdu approaches music history through the people and working relationships behind familiar songs. Lush Life: A Biography of Billy Strayhorn restores the composer, pianist, lyricist, and arranger to the foreground of a career long associated with Duke Ellington.

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First published
1996
Reading time
About 8 hours
Pages
313
Language
English
Formats
PDF, EPUB, MOBI, Read online