On Blueprint of a Lady Sketches of Billie Holiday, Nnenna captures Holidays feisty spirit and independence with her selection and interpretation of signature tunes. Billie Holiday really sang what she had to say in her own way, ... Thats one of the things that was so impressive about her she was a survivor, and had an absolutely brilliant, innovative concept of her own.
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Jazz Singer Sutton Tierney puts her spin on some favorites on I'm With the Band, ... Blueprint of a Lady Sketches of Billie Holiday.
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