MUSIC OR DIE #16: Billie Holiday, "Lady in Satin" (1958)

Part 16 of my 1000+ part series.
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In which I explore the works of one of the All Time Greats....and it only took me about a year and a half since my last post! At this rate, I should reach the '60s by my retirement party! Appropriate, potentially...

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MUSIC OR DIE #7–Frank Sinatra, "Songs for Swingin' Lovers!" (1956)

The original cover + the reissued extra creepy cover

Part 7 of my 1000+ part series
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When last we saw our hero, he was battling that mood indigo, but here he makes his triumphant return to the top. 

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MUSIC OR DIE #1–Frank Sinatra, "In the Wee Small Hours" (1955)

And so begins the first part of my roughly 1000 part series, MUSIC OR DIE. 

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It's an album that is described best by its cover art: moody and blue (but not The Moody Blues), and effortlessly captures that feeling of 2 a.m. sad introspection and loneliness. A classic.

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