The dangerous jazz life of Anita O'Day

The Music Show

Aug 2, 20260:54:36Music

Anita O'Day was a jazz singer who lived 'the jazz life'. She's been compared to people like Billie Holiday and Ella Fitzgerald: an incredible singer, storyteller, and a deeply troubled drug user and alcoholic. Despite th...

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