Lush Life: A Biography of Billy Strayhorn by David Hajdu

Lush Life: A Biography of Billy Strayhorn

David Hajdu

336 pages first pub 1996 (editions)

nonfiction biography lgbtqia+ music emotional informative inspiring medium-paced
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A finalist for the National Book Critics Circle AwardBilly Strayhorn (1915-67) was one of the greatest composers in the history of American music, the creator of a body of work that includes such standards as "Take the 'A' Train." Yet all his life...

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hopeful 33%

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slow 33%

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