# Billy Strayhorn: Known and Unknown, Real and Imagined

David Hajdu, author of "Lush Life: A Biography of Billy Strayhorn", gave the keynote lecture for a symposium in celebration of Billy Strayhorn. Part of the Library's three-day "Salute to Strayhorn," Hajdu's talk brought to light aspects of Strayhorn's life that are often overshadowed by his professional relationship with Duke Ellington.

- Kind: Talk
- Year: 2023
- By: Library Of Congress. Music Division
- Archive: [Library of Congress](https://www.loc.gov/item/2025661330/)
- Licence or status: Rights statement at the Library of Congress (as the archive states it)
- Credit: Library of Congress
- Who can watch: Tweens profiles and older (the archive gives no rating; placed by Invisible Network from its collection and subjects)

[Watch now](https://invisiblenetwork.ai/watch/archive/loc/2025661330?play=1)