Billie Holiday: The Musician and the Myth: Audiobook
According to The Books Insider's catalog data, the Billie Holiday: The Musician and the Myth audiobook runs 8.1 hours unabridged, narrated by Karen Chilton (about 5.4 hours at 1.5× playback speed).
The instrument When will you finish it?
Based on 8.1 hours of listening.
| Your pace | You'll finish in |
|---|---|
| 30 min / day | 17 days |
| 1 hour / day | 9 days |
| 2 hours / day | 5 days |
| 1 hour / day at 1.5× | 6 days |
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What our data says
- At 8.1 hours, it runs longer than 66% of the 8,856 Arts & Entertainment audiobooks in our catalog.
More narrated by Karen Chilton
Karen Chilton narrates 162 unabridged audiobooks in our catalog, 1,555 hours in all.
About as long, on the Arts & Entertainment shelf
1,061 Arts & Entertainment audiobooks in our catalog run within 10% of this length. The most popular on the store:
Computed from 409,794 English-language unabridged audiobooks in The Books Insider catalog (store data read November 3, 2026). Lengths are the store's own running times. Methodology.
About this listen
Billie Holiday: The Musician and the Myth is an audiobook by John Szwed: a 8.1-hour unabridged recording, read by Karen Chilton, released March 31, 2015, on the Arts & Entertainment shelf.
The listen at a glance
- Length
- 8.1 hrs
- Narrated by
- Karen Chilton
- Released
- March 31, 2015
- Format
- Unabridged audiobook
- Language
- English
- Store shelves
- Arts & Entertainment
- ISBN
- 9781490680972
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Start listening freeQuestions listeners ask
How long is the Billie Holiday: The Musician and the Myth audiobook?
Billie Holiday: The Musician and the Myth runs 8.1 hours unabridged. At 1.5× speed that drops to roughly 5.4 hours.
Is the Billie Holiday: The Musician and the Myth audiobook free?
Yes, for new listeners: the trial starts you with three free audiobooks.
Who narrates Billie Holiday: The Musician and the Myth?
Billie Holiday: The Musician and the Myth is narrated by Karen Chilton.