Broadcast: March 9, 2025 at 4:00 p.m.
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Episode 5 - Three Major Themes in Billie's Song Repertoire
Three themes Billie explored throughout her career include unrequited love, abusive lovers and her being unlucky in love. In this episode, we hear Billie perform "I Cover the Waterfront", "My Man", "Stormy Weather" "Good Morning Heartache", "Lady Sings the Blues" and other songs.
There's also commentary from Dee Dee Bridgewater, Prof. Farah Jasmine Griffin, Karrin Allyson, Dianne Reeves and Adam Clayton Powell, III.
Episode 5 also features archival interviews and comments from Carmen McRae, Billy Taylor, Irene Kitchings, and Harry "Sweets" Edison.