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Charles Lloyd: Sharing a gift with a Greek goddess

As a child growing up in Memphis, Tennessee, Charles Lloyd would put a radio under his pillow so Billie Holiday could sing him to sleep.

Always a dreamer, he determined that he would find this beautiful woman and take her away from all the misery and heartache that filled her songs.

  • John Shand
  • The Age

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