Two Way Street

The Highs And Lows of Billie Holiday's Life And Career


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On this edition of “Two Way Street,” we’re discussing the life and music of jazz singer Billie Holiday with actress Terry Burrell , who’s now playing her on stage , and Emory musicologist Dwight Andrews. Burrell is currently playing Holiday in a Theatrical Outfit production of the musical “ Lady Day at Emerson’s Bar and Grill .” We talk to Burrell about what it’s like to play “Lady Day” in the late stages of her addiction, just three months before her death. What led Holiday to drugs in the
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Two Way StreetBy Georgia Public Broadcasting