Wishing on the Moon: The Life and Times of Billie Holiday

This biography delves behind the myths that surround Billie Holliday, the woman who has been described as the most influential singer of the century. The author has had access to unpublished interviews with people who knew Billie from her illegitimate birth through the years of her fame and up to her death at the age of 45. Donald Clarke is the editor and principal author of "The Penguin Encyclopedia of Popular Music".