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Queens of Jazz: The Joy and Pain of the Jazz Divas Clips

  1. Trail: Queens of Jazz: The Joy and Pain of the Jazz Divas

    Duration: 00:30

  2. Gregory Porter on his belief that the queens of Jazz had a 'calling' in their lives...

    Duration: 00:27

  3. Gary Giddins talks through images of Billie Holiday

    Duration: 01:01

  4. Madeleine Peyroux on singing Billie Holiday's powerful protest song 'Strange Fruit'

    Duration: 01:11

  5. Loren Schoenberg on relationships in the bands and in particular, Ella Fitzgerald's romance with Louis Jordan

    Duration: 00:53

  6. Lisa Stansfield remembers the first time she heard Billie Holiday's music and how it made her feel...

    Duration: 00:49

  7. Holly Foster Wells on her grandmother Peggy Lee falling in love...

    Duration: 01:45

  8. George Wein tells of Billie Holiday's love for female lobster!

    Duration: 00:31

  9. Claire Martin ponders on Peggy Lee's feminine vibe despite her rough beginnings

    Duration: 00:22

  10. Carleen Anderson reflects on the inner 'pain' some singers have and how it's never forgotten

    Duration: 00:26

  11. Bob Dorough's experience of being on tour with Count Basie and his orchestra

    Duration: 01:01

  12. Barb Jungr on the changing times for women in bands today

    Duration: 00:39

  13. Annie Ross tells the story of getting her big break

    Duration: 01:11