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In her autobiography Lady Sings The Blues, Holiday recalled how, in the course of the row, she uttered the old proverb, "God bless the child that got his own." The singer's anger over the incident led her to turn that line into a starting point for this song. The song was recorded on May 9, 1941, in New York.
Feb 12, 2021 · My mom inspired my DIY work ethic, and Billie Holiday’s inspired her to write her best-known song, the classic “God Bless the Child.” The jazz and blues legend also known as Lady Day shared ...
Aug 29, 2016 · For a song that has become something of a secular hymn, it’s strange that Billie Holiday’s plaintive “God Bless the Child” grew out of a row with her mother. But then, as Tony Bennett said ...
