Suits Me: The Double Life of Billy TiptonFor 50 years the jazz world - and three wives - believed that Billy Tipton was a man, but the musician was later revealed as a cross-dresser. This biography covers Tipton's early years in Oklahoma, the nights playing with Louis Armstrong's partner, and his/her extraordinary relationships. |
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User Review - bookwormteri - LibraryThingWhile I found this book super interesting, I definitely felt the lack of Billy's perspective in this story. An incomplete read without knowing what he was thinking and feeling and his motivation ... Read full review
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User Review - ursula - LibraryThingThis was a very interesting book about Billy Tipton, a musician in the jazz/swing era who was born a woman but passed as a man almost his entire adult life. It's both fascinating and frustrating ... Read full review
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| Title | Suits Me: The Double Life of Billy Tipton |
| Author | Diane Wood Middlebrook |
| Edition | illustrated |
| Publisher | Little, Brown Book Group Limited, 1998 |
| ISBN | 1853816582, 9781853816581 |
| Length | 326 pages |
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