T H E L A D Y S I N G S T H E B L U E S A p h o t o n o v e l l a b y T h a n o s K a l a m i d a s H o l i d a y Billie Holiday (born Eleanora Fagan; April 7, 1915 – July 17, 1959) was an American jazz singer and songwriter. Nicknamed Lady Day by her loyal friend and musical partner Lester Young, Holiday was a seminal influence on jazz and pop singing. Her vocal style, strongly in- spired by jazz instrumentalists, pioneered a new way of manipulating phrasing and tempo. Above all, she was admired for her deeply personal and intimate approach to singing. Critic John Bush wrote that she “changed the art of American pop vocals forever.” She co-wrote only a few songs, but several of them have become jazz stan- dards, notably “God Bless the Child”, “Don’t Explain”, and “Lady Sings the Blues”. She also became famous for singing jazz standards written by others, including “Easy Living” and “Strange Fruit.” An Ovi Magazine Books Publication 2021 Ovi Project Publication - All material is copyright of the Ovi magazine & the writer C Ovi books are available in Ovi magazine pages and they are for free. If somebody tries to sell you an Ovi book please contact us immediately. For details, contact: submissions@ovimagazine.com No part of this publication may be reproduced, stored in or introduced into a retrieval system, or transmitted, in any form, or by any means (electronic, mechanical, photocopying, recording, or otherwise), without the prior permission of the writer or the above publisher of this book. THE LADY SINGS THE BLUES Lady sings the blues Shes got them bad She feels so sad Wants the world to know Just what the blues... ...is all about! Lady sings the blues She tells her side Nothing to hide Now the world will know Just what the blues is all about The blues aint nothing but a pain in your heart When you get a bad start When you and your man... ... have to part I aint gonna just sit around... ...and cry And now I won’t die Because I love him Lady sings the blues Shes got em bad She feels so sad The world will know... Shes never gonna sing them no more! An Ovi Magazine Books Publication 2021 Ovi Project Publication - All material is copyright of the Ovi magazine & the writer C Ovi books are available in Ovi magazine pages and they are for free. If somebody tries to sell you an Ovi book please contact us immediately. For details, contact: submissions@ovimagazine.com No part of this publication may be reproduced, stored in or introduced into a retrieval system, or transmitted, in any form, or by any means (electronic, mechanical, photocopying, recording, or otherwise), without the prior permission of the writer or the above publisher of this book. The Lady Sings The Blues A photonovella Graphics: Thanos 1st edition: July 2009 2nd edition: December 2021 Ovi magazine Design: Thanos T H E L A D Y S I N G S T H E B L U E S A p h o t o n o v e l l a b y T h a n o s K a l a m i d a s